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 [email protected] 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...
by Andy Roland | Dec 16, 2018 | Bible, Christmas, Jesus
Introduction We all have lots of ideas about Christmas. What evidence is there of any of the story? In the film “Love Actually” (2003) Karen’s young niece Daisy was delighted to have a key part in the local Nativity Play – she was First Lobster! Were...
by Andy Roland | Nov 27, 2018 | Newsletter, Prayer
REV ANDY’S NEWS NOVEMBER 2018 www.bibleinbrief.com [email protected] Marketing is spelt p-e-o-p-l-e. I have been doing a lot of thinking about marketing over the last couple of months and have come to an amazing conclusion: Marketing is about people. It might be...
by Andy Roland | Nov 6, 2018 | Apostles and their Letters, Bible
PAUL AND THE SPIRIT Introduction At first sight Paul’s teaching about the Spirit presents no problems. What he writes was not contentious then and is relatively uncontentious now. But the Spirit was so central to Paul’s understanding of his faith that it is worth...
