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...
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...
