by Andy Roland | Jun 28, 2020 | Apostles and their Letters, Bible, Post-modern times, Religion
THE DA VINCI CODE In 2003 a mystery thriller, “The Da Vinci Code” appeared and swept the world. Over 80 million copies were sold worldwide. Three years later it was made into a film, which grossed $734 million. As a result many of its claims about...
by Andy Roland | Jun 20, 2020 | Bible, Religion
WHEN IS A BOOK NOT A BOOK? The smallest Bible in the world One possible answer is, when you need an electron microscope to read it, like the Nano Bible in which all 1.2 million letters have been etched on to a disc the size of the tip of a pen. (I saw it in the...
by Andy Roland | May 22, 2020 | Bible
Introduction In the 1990’s a famous Argentinian Pentecostal pastor, Juan Carlos Ortiz, caused offence at an Evangelical conference. He held a Bible high in the air and proclaimed, “The Bible is not the word of God! Jesus is!” I hope to show that Juan Carlos is both...
by Andy Roland | May 1, 2020 | Bible, Church, Easter, Holy Week, Newsletter, Psalms, Religion
WORSHIPPING PUBLISHING LIVING Don’t miss 7pm Wednesday 6th May “The Church in Lockdown – how are we doing?” https://us02web.zoom.us/j/72543129362? The password is 262239. See the eventbrite link: https://tinyurl.com/ybrfge58 HOLY WEEK ON ZOOM...
by Andy Roland | Apr 21, 2020 | Bible
HOW CAN I SHAPE MY DAY when time in lockdown is so shapeless? Is it just mealtimes that frame the day, or can we find a simple pattern for us to grow spiritually? Monasteries and other Christian communities use a fourfold pattern of daily prayer – morning, noon,...
by Andy Roland | Mar 25, 2020 | Apostles and their Letters, Bible, Easter, Post-modern times, Religion
With the fear generated by the coronavirus pandemic shutting down the world, I think it is a good time to reflect on what we think about death. Here are seven thoughts. 1 It’s inevitable. Some years ago the British film director Nicholas Roeg...
