by Andy Roland | Jun 10, 2019 | Apostles and their Letters, Bible, Pentecost
WHO/WHAT? WHEN? WHY? Who?/What? Language questions In the Old Testament the same word ‘ruach’ means both wind and spirit. So Genesis 1.3 can be translated, “the spirit of/from God was moving over the waters”, or “a wind from God was moving over the waters”....
by Andy Roland | May 30, 2019 | Bible
MAY 2019 www.bibleinbrief.com aoroland@gmail.com facebook/revandybooks twitter.com/rev_andy_books CALL TO GRENFELL As you know, two years ago there was a horrifying fire at Grenfell Tower, North Kensington. The church and...
by Rev Andy | May 20, 2019 | Bible
by Andy Roland | May 15, 2019 | Bible, Easter, Jesus
Examining the Evidence The central plank of the Christian faith is the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Which makes it all the more surprising that the actual written evidence in the New Testament, unlike that for the crucifixion, is quite meagre. Here I want to...
by Andy Roland | Apr 8, 2019 | Bible, Holy Week, Jesus
Introduction From at least the 4th century Christians have commemorated the last week of Jesus’ life. In the past I have used Mark’s gospel to walk through these days with Jesus. Here I include passages from John and Luke. Why? Here’s what I now...
by Andy Roland | Mar 30, 2019 | Bible, Jesus, Newsletter
www.bibleinbrief.com aoroland@gmail.coma Hi Friends, It’s been a mind-bending month! It started before the start with a radio interview on February 27th. Fr John Dickson College Island Discs aka Shipwrecked At the end of January I went to St Philip’s, Earls...
