by Andy Roland | Dec 19, 2022 | Advent, Bible, Church, Church’s Year, Religion
THE HISTORY OF HELL The Four Last Things I knew a priest went to buy some tobacco from a small tobacconist near St Paul’s on Christmas Eve. All the other shops were blazing with lights but not this one. The priest asked if he was not putting up any...
by Andy Roland | Aug 4, 2022 | Bible, Church, Psalms
Bishop Tor and me JULY 2022 PSALMS AND PILGRIMAGE SPECIAL DAYS The end of teh month was all about psalms and pilgrimage. The first two and a half weeks had several special days in them. Our son Peter and his girlfriend Helen stayed with his grandfather for a...
by Andy Roland | Jun 6, 2022 | Church, Newsletter
NOT MUCH WRITING! Not much writing this month. What with seventeen days’ holiday and a five day long weekend for a family wedding, I only had six working days. Instead, Linda and I explored Northumberland and Somerset. I went to four different...
by Andy Roland | Jan 20, 2021 | Christian Unity, Church, Church’s Year, Prayer, Religion
18 – 25/1/21 Introduction Four years ago I celebrated Christian Unity Week in Jerusalem. There they have a service every evening at 5.00 in a wide variety of churches. Although I am starting a day late, here are some thoughts from seven different churches for...
by Andy Roland | Dec 27, 2020 | Christmas, Church, Prayer, Religion
Straight after Christmas the Church celebrates a whole string of saints – mostly a tale of difficulty, disaster and death. I have never celebrated them day by day, but this year seems an excellent time to start. So here goes: Saturday 26th Boxing Day...
by Andy Roland | Dec 20, 2020 | Christmas, Church, Church’s Year, Prayer, Religion
PRAYERS AROUND THE WORLD FOR THE BIRTH OF CHRIST SUNDAY 20th December A Christian prayer Almighty and everlasting God,Who stooped to raise fallen humanityThrough the child-bearing of blessed Mary;Grant that we, who have seen your gloryrevealed in our human nature,may...
