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Business and the Kingdom 2020

Watch the main addresses from 2020’s Business and the Kingdom conference. Business and the Kingdom: Integrating faith and work Our work takes the biggest share of our energy and time, while worship expresses our heart and soul. The bible has Read more

By LifeMatters, 6 yearsNovember 7, 2020 ago
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Lottery Winners Conference

Yesterday I delivered my conference on Lottery Winners, Money and Religious Faith in a school in Doncaster. I was delighted that Joel Cribbin, a gifted youthworker came with me to observe the conference. I had to squeeze a 90 minute Read more

By Mark Roques, 6 yearsOctober 16, 2020 ago
RealityBites

Sumo Wrestling and Colossians 2:15

Sumo wrestling is a Japanese form of wrestling that challenges many aspects of Christian discipleship. Here are some of the reasons why I could never become a rikishi (sumo wrestler). Firstly I am not fat enough. Good friends tell me Read more

By Mark Roques, 6 yearsSeptember 23, 2020 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

Science and Revelation

My post on Revelation and Science has raised quite a lot of interest. Even before I finished it I thought of some further important things to say, and further conversations with friends have revealed (if that’s the word) other important points. One basic point Read more

By Richard Gunton, 6 yearsSeptember 1, 2020 ago
RealityBites

Black Lives and Dangerous Ideologies

Delighted that the Baptist Times has published my article on Black Lives and Dangerous Ideologies. Follow the link to read it on their site.

By Mark Roques, 6 yearsAugust 26, 2020 ago
RealityBites

Human Trafficking and Discipleship

I am currently working on a course for RealityBites on how slavery and trafficking can help us in both evangelism and discipleship so I wanted to blog about ‘Tarzan’. In a debate with atheists I once met an American entrepreneur Read more

By Mark Roques, 6 yearsAugust 10, 2020 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

Technology, inclusion, community

Image: my laptop – I’ve been spending a lot of time here lately… Over the past term, I have been joining educators around the country in getting to grips with new ways of teaching. I’ve been learning the skills of Read more

By Mark Hutchinson, 6 yearsJuly 27, 2020 ago
RealityBites

Beau Brummell and the Dandy Faith

If we are to engage in credible and intelligent mission we have to understand worldviews. Let’s examine the dandy mindset. Beau Brummel (1778-1840) was an English dandy who was obsessed with beauty, fashion and the cult of self-worship. He would Read more

By Mark Roques, 6 yearsJuly 22, 2020 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

Revelation and Science

Where does scientific knowledge come from?  Today I want to share some thoughts on this and to reflect on the surprisingly widespread view among Christian thinkers that science is a form of divine revelation.  God is the sole sustainer of His creation, Read more

By Richard Gunton, 6 yearsJuly 13, 2020 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

A Prayer for the Year

As this strange and troubling academic term comes to an end, I can think of no better way of finishing it than by turning to God in prayer—in adoration for his grace, confession and thanksgiving for what’s past, and supplication Read more

By Georgina Bartlett, 6 yearsJune 22, 2020 ago

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  1. Dr P Thomas on Two Ladies on the TitanicSeptember 2, 2026

    Hello Mark. Interesting story, though quite depressing if that was all there was to this life! It is sad that…

  2. t_bowman on Two Ladies on the TitanicAugust 30, 2026

    I have a Buddhist friend who finds Schopenhauer bracing and invigorating. Can't see it myself. The World as Will and…

  3. t_bowman on Blasphemy and EvangelismAugust 13, 2026

    Fascinating stuff, Mark, but I'm not sure how much money you'll make [the bottom line, right?]. If you could learn…

  4. hugh.grear on Blasphemy and EvangelismJuly 30, 2026

    Mark, this is really good. It’s simple and concise, and people can adapt the basic stories, putting them into their…

  5. hugh.grear on Serving God and Idols in FootballJune 29, 2026

    Loved this. Such an idolatry can cost you everything! As a husband, as a Father, and probably as a normal…

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