by Andy Roland | Jan 20, 2023 | Easter, Jesus, Post-modern times, Religion
THE PSYCHIC REALM From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night, Good Lord deliver us. (Traditional Scottish prayer) As we think about death and what if anything might come after we need neither blind belief nor blind...
by Andy Roland | Apr 19, 2022 | Bible, Easter, Jesus
THE SOURCES The story of Easter is well-known: the empty tomb, Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene in the garden, and later to his disciples. There are five sources for the story, the four gospels and Paul’ s letter to Christians in Corinth. The...
by Andy Roland | Mar 17, 2022 | Bible, Jesus, Post-modern times
THE GOOD MAN JESUS AND THE SCOUNDREL CHRIST In 2010 Philip Pullman published his novel about Jesus. The original back cover had the sublimely simple message “This is a story.” The novel is a strange mixture of complete imagination and biblical accuracy. ...
by Andy Roland | Feb 21, 2022 | Bible, Holy Week, Jesus
INTRODUCTION On September 24th 2020 I started writing my historical novel ‘Jesus the Troublemaker’ and published it a year ago. It did not make my fortune! However, I learnt more about Jesus during Holy Week through writing a fictional account than I had...
by Andy Roland | Jan 12, 2022 | Bible, Christmas, Jesus, Religion
Do all Christians believe in the Virgin Birth? Probably not. How many Christians do believe that Jesus born of Mary while she was still a virgin? In a real biological miracle? Apparently 80% of Christians in the West do so. But 20% do not. ...
by Andy Roland | Sep 21, 2021 | Jesus
INTRODUCTION I have started reading through the Gospel of John very slowly, one thought at a time. For me it opens up the gospel in a new way, raising all sorts of interesting questions. Looking at the story of the wedding at Cana in Galilee (John 2.1-11)...
