by Andy Roland | Jan 8, 2021 | Bible, Post-modern times, Prayer, Psalms, Religion
BORIS’S BAD NEWS Cromwell Road, the A4 towards London On Monday 4th Boris announced we were all going into Tier 5 – effectively a lockdown – and ordered us all to stay at home. Up till then I had had quite a good lockdown, able to work on my laptop...
by Andy Roland | Dec 27, 2020 | Christmas, Church, Prayer, Religion
Straight after Christmas the Church celebrates a whole string of saints – mostly a tale of difficulty, disaster and death. I have never celebrated them day by day, but this year seems an excellent time to start. So here goes: Saturday 26th Boxing Day...
by Andy Roland | Dec 20, 2020 | Christmas, Church, Church’s Year, Prayer, Religion
PRAYERS AROUND THE WORLD FOR THE BIRTH OF CHRIST SUNDAY 20th December A Christian prayer Almighty and everlasting God,Who stooped to raise fallen humanityThrough the child-bearing of blessed Mary;Grant that we, who have seen your gloryrevealed in our human nature,may...
by Andy Roland | Dec 20, 2020 | Bible, Religion
One of the divides between the major faiths is ignorance, which then feeds prejudice. These blogs aim to help us pray and appreciate bow members fo other faiths pray. The theme this week is ‘Foundations’ – those prayers which as members for faith communities we...
by Andy Roland | Aug 9, 2020 | Bible, Religion
TOBIT an historical romance Introduction – Where’s Tobit? The Book of Tobit used to be one of the best loved books of the Bible. It has pathos, threat, money, love and a happy ending. Ideal holiday reading! It was probably written in...
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...
