by Andy Roland | Feb 2, 2021 | Bible, Law, Psalms & Wisdom
How Psalms can help us get our prayers off the ground One reaction Last week I sent my ‘Discovering Psalms as Prayer’ to a fellow- retired priest, Canon Robin Morrison (author of ‘Love’s Energy’*). He sent me back a long reflective piece about it. Here are...
by Andy Roland | Jan 22, 2021 | Bible
WELCOME to the WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY – 2 18 – 25/1/21 Introduction Here beginneth the second instalment of my account of Christian Unity Week in Jerusalem which I attended in 2017. All the extracts come from my book ‘A Week of Prayer in...
by Andy Roland | Jan 20, 2021 | Christian Unity, Church, Church’s Year, Prayer, Religion
18 – 25/1/21 Introduction Four years ago I celebrated Christian Unity Week in Jerusalem. There they have a service every evening at 5.00 in a wide variety of churches. Although I am starting a day late, here are some thoughts from seven different churches for...
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 | Jan 1, 2021 | Bible
Writing at Caffe Nero What a year! Two and a half months of normality then lockdown struck. How fortunate I was to have Linda, a beautiful flat, wonderful communal gardens and cafés and shops in easy reach. Here’s how it affected my writing. HAS THE CHURCH...
