by Andy Roland | Mar 11, 2024 | Jesus, Post-modern times, Religion
MY WRITING LIFE FEBRUARY 2024 Spring in Earls Court Or not! Because frankly my February had a LOT of church stuff, plus struggling with marketing and very little writing. CHURCH I definitely got my dog collar out of mothballs this month. This was for two Sunday...
by Andy Roland | Feb 15, 2024 | Bible, Holy Week, Jesus, Lent
WHAT DID HE ACTUALLY DO? Thoughts on Holy Week – 1 LENT IS COMING! Easter is early this year (March 31st). So Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent is equally early. So here is a reminder of what I believe was the real story of Holy Week. It...
by Andy Roland | Jan 28, 2024 | Bible, Jesus, Pentecost
WHY WAS JOHN THE BAPTIST? INTRODUCTION John the Baptist (or rather Yohanan as in his home language of Aramaic), is a familiar figure in Christian churches. He is particularly revered for pointing to Jesus (or Yeshua in his home language). No one asks why...
by Andy Roland | Jan 4, 2024 | Christmas, Newsletter, writing
A short month. On 18th, Christmas took over! PUBLISHING Most of my mental energy went on trying to get my books published and available. I wrestled with Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Print) and managed to get the e-book out on Kindle on 14th, but the book version...
by Andy Roland | Dec 4, 2023 | Newsletter
NOVEMBER 2023 Holland Park Not much writing they smooth, apart from a blog of daily readings on John the Baptist for December. WAITING GAMES I spent most of the month waiting for a) a file for ‘Daily Prayers from the World’s Faiths’ with all the latest...
