by Andy Roland | Aug 14, 2023 | Bible
HOME This month was Linda’;s birthday, so I took her away for a week in our favourite spot – North York Moors.  Weather mixed, but we had a lovely time. Two major domestic tech stuff.  We gad a smart electricity meter instaled, and change d our broadband...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Andy Roland | Jul 8, 2023 | Newsletter, Religion, writing
  KIRCHENTAG The main event this month was undoubtedly the four day Kirchentag in Nuremberg.  But you have already heard about that.  What else happened? WRITING I made a lot of progress on ‘Daily Prayers from the World’s Faiths’.  At the beginning of the...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Andy Roland | Jun 19, 2023 | Newsletter, Post-modern times, Religion
WHERE AND WHEN From Wednesday 7th June to Sunday 10th 2023 the ancient imperial city of Nürnberg/Nuremberg welcomed 100,000 people of all ages to the great biennial Protestant church festival.  Kirchentag means Church Day or Church Conference.  This was my...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Andy Roland | Jun 2, 2023 | Bible, Newsletter, Pentecost, writing
  Wisdom in Earls Court CORONATION  To be honest, I did not expect the coronation weekend to be so memorable.  It started a day before with two splendid double page article on Charles and Camilla in the Evening Standard.  On the day itself, I...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Andy Roland | May 29, 2023 | Pentecost
WHY DOES THE CHURCH IGNORE THE HOLY SPIRIT? From 1980 to 2000 the Church of England celebrated the feast of Pentecost by having a complete week of Bible readings on the Holy Spirit.  But in 2000 the new service book, ‘Common Worship’ abandoned that inspiring...