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Mark Roques

Mark taught Philosophy and Religious Education at Prior Park College, Bath, for many years. As Director of RealityBites he has developed a rich range of resources for youth workers and teachers. He has spoken at conferences in the UK, Holland, South Korea, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. Mark is a lively storyteller and the author of four books, including The Spy, the Rat and the Bed of Nails: Creative Ways of Talking about Christian Faith. His work is focused on storytelling and how this can help us to communicate the Christian faith. He has written many articles for the Baptist Times, RE Today, Youthscape, Direction magazine and the Christian Teachers Journal.
RealityBites

Challenging Dualism: Serving God as an Engineer

Steve Bishop and I are writing a book about Christians who serve God outside the church sphere. We would like to introduce you to the inspiring work of Egbert Schuurman. What does technology have to do with Christianity? In a world where artificial intelligence and genetic engineering are transforming our Read more

By Mark Roques, 12 monthsMarch 18, 2025 ago
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Mysticism and Pagan Philosophy

Steve Bishop and I are delighted that the journal Foundations has just published our article: THE “CHRISTIAN” MYSTICISM OF MEISTER ECKHART AND TERESA OF ÁVILA To be really frank I am very concerned how so many Christians are plunging into mysticism without knowing its dark, pagan background! In this article Read more

By Mark Roques, 1 yearFebruary 24, 2025 ago
RealityBites

The Poignant Story of Jack Clemo, the Deaf and Blind Cornish Poet

The deaf and blind poet Jack Clemo was born in 1916 in the beautiful county of Cornwall. His father, Reginald, was killed at sea in the First World War and he was raised by his mother Eveline who was a committed Christian. Eveline cried out to God that He would Read more

By Mark Roques, 1 yearJanuary 9, 2025 ago
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The Inspiring Faith of Harriet Tubman (1822-1913)

Last week my wife, Anne and I watched the film Harriet which is based on the true and very inspiring story of Harriet Tubman. Harriet was an illiterate, black woman who escaped from slavery and dedicated her life to rescuing many enslaved people as a conductor on the famous Underground Read more

By Mark Roques, 1 yearNovember 25, 2024 ago
RealityBites

The Inspiring Story of Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn (1500 – 1536) is famous because she was married for three years to Henry the 8th. We all know what happened to her. She didn’t die peacefully in old age. Her husband, Henry, was one of the most ruthless and tyrannical rulers in English history. In a British Read more

By Mark Roques, 1 yearOctober 28, 2024 ago
RealityBites

The Crazy Adventures of a Scottish Missionary in a Cannibal Land

James Chalmers was born in Scotland in 1841. He loved adventure, messing about in boats and on several occasions rescued friends from drowning. He loved danger and a good punch-up was always welcome on a Saturday night. He attended Sunday school for a number of years and on one occasion Read more

By Mark Roques, 1 yearSeptember 28, 2024 ago
RealityBites

I urge you to follow the Jedi Faith

My name is Don and I’m drinking lager in my local pub. I believe that individual choice is sacred. Follow your heart in everything you do. Be true to yourself and you’ll be alright. Trust in your instincts. You can’t go wrong. I love all the Star Wars films. Yoda Read more

By Mark Roques, 2 yearsAugust 20, 2024 ago
RealityBites

The Inspiring Story of George Muller and the Orphans

George Muller was born in Prussia (now Germany) in 1805. As a young man he was a real tearaway. He was a thief, a liar, a bounder, a cad, a womaniser and a committed playboy who used and abused his friends. When his mother lay dying he was found roaming Read more

By Mark Roques, 2 yearsJuly 25, 2024 ago
RealityBites

The Inspiring Story of Catherine Booth and the Model Match Factory

Catherine Booth was born in Derbyshire in 1829. When she was a young girl the family moved to the East End of London. She was a committed Christian and by the age of twelve she had read the Bible eight times! She was particularly concerned for the weak and the Read more

By Mark Roques, 2 yearsJuly 1, 2024 ago
RealityBites

REtoday publishes this article on Windows on Worldviews

I am delighted that REtoday has just published this article about our Worldview film resource. It has 20,000 readers. It cannot be read on the internet so here it is. ‘Nobody Stands Nowhere’ is the title of an excellent two-minute animation from the Theos think-tank (2021) which aims to unpack Read more

By Mark Roques, 2 yearsMay 13, 2024 ago

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  1. Mark Roques on Review: Attensity! A Manifesto of the Attention Liberation MovementMarch 3, 2026

    Excellent blog Alicia. I really enjoyed reading this.

  2. Richard Gunton on Can Language Remain Human in the Age of Large Language Models?March 2, 2026

    Paulo has sent this as a follow-up to his post: "From a Reformational perspective, particularly that of Herman Dooyeweerd, language…

  3. Kevin on The Adventures of a Cornish Christian SlaveFebruary 28, 2026

    Thanks for this article Mark. It was interesting and horrifying at the same time!

  4. kevin on UCB Interview with Vicky GibbensJanuary 30, 2026

    Enjoyed your excellent interview on UCB Mark.😊

  5. t_bowman on The Story of Fred Lemon who met Jesus and Two Angels in PrisonNovember 26, 2025

    Fred Lemon was a diamond geezer. Top banana for digging this one out. Buy that man a beer, guv'nor. Tim

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