by Andy Roland | Feb 25, 2019 | Newsletter
Me on a sunny day www.bibleinbrief.com aoroland@gmail.com facebook.com/revandybooks Hi Friends, WRITING Considering that I describe myself as a writer on my business card, I have not done much writing this month. I have made a little progress with my survey of...
by Andy Roland | Feb 15, 2019 | Bible, Church, Jesus
Can we trust the gospels of Matthew, Mark & Luke? There are five crucial questions when we consider how reliable any historical document is, including the Bible. 1 Who wrote it? 2 How near to the events was it written? 3 Does the author intend to be...
by Andy Roland | Jan 29, 2019 | Bible, Newsletter, Post-modern times
Working at Caffe Nero, Earls Court www.bibleinbrief.com aoroland@gmail.com Hi Friends, Talking and blogging January has been quite full, but again actual writing has taken a back seat. The theme of the month for me has been the big issue of...
by Andy Roland | Jan 19, 2019 | Bible, Creation to Commandments, Post-modern times
In the beginning… Genesis 1 is a hot potato in the debate between Science and the Bible. It all started with the sermon which Caccini, a Dominican friar, preached in Florence in 1614 against Galileo’s assertion that the earth moved round the sun: “Ye men of...
by Andy Roland | Dec 28, 2018 | Christmas, Newsletter
www.bibleinbrief.com aoroland@gmail.com Hi Friends December is a crescendo of activity right up to Christmas. I am afraid that for Linda and me preparations have taken a bit of a back seat due to Brexit (Linda) and all my para-writing activities, see below: Talk...