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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 Read more…

By Mark Roques, 1 yearMay 13, 2024 ago
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Elizabeth Fry, Prison Reform and how the BBC tells her Story

Elizabeth Gurney was born in Norwich on the 21st May, 1780. She was the daughter of John Gurney, a Quaker and an owner of a woolstapling and spinning factory. Elizabeth’s mother, Catherine Gurney was also a devout Quaker. She was Read more…

By Mark Roques, 1 yearApril 22, 2024 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

A Reformational perspective on manuscript studies?

This year, I’ve been doing my research at a noted respository of medieval manuscripts – the Parker Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. This location has affected my research practice in lots of ways. While I was in Canada last Read more…

By Alicia Smith, 1 yearMarch 26, 2024 ago
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Augustine on Psalm 137 and How Platonism Corrupted the Christian Faith

I remember talking to a non-Christian friend several years ago. I tried to talk to her about God and Jesus in the spirit of the Great Commission (Matthew 28) but she spurned me disdainfully and told me that Christianity belonged Read more…

By Mark Roques, 1 yearMarch 18, 2024 ago
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Faith-in-Scholarship

Having an Alma Mater

This is the text of a sermon I preached at our university chapel recently (with slight modifications for context). What do Moses and Daniel have in common? Reading the account of the birth and upbringing of Moses in Exodus chapter Read more…

By Richard Gunton, 1 yearMarch 18, 2024 ago
A big statistical equation
Faith-in-Scholarship

No Statistics in the Kingdom of God?

I’d like to share a great blog post by Adam Mastroianni at Experimental History. Entitled “There are no statistics in the Kingdom of God“, it naturally caught my attention, and held it even once I realised that it wasn’t seeking Read more…

By Richard Gunton, 1 yearMarch 6, 2024 ago
RealityBites

Doreen, the Altruist, is attacked by a Doberman Pinscher

Doreen was a very selfless woman and she had devoted her life to the service of others. She was the kind of saintly creature who denied herself every pleasure. No chocolate. No cheese. No dancing. No fun. She was completely Read more…

By Mark Roques, 1 yearFebruary 20, 2024 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

‘Men of ability’ and the incarnate Christ

I’ve recently been trying to learn more poetry off by heart. We were required to do this once or twice during my undergrad degree, by a wonderful postgraduate tutor who introduced us to a huge range of modern poets, many Read more…

By Alicia Smith, 1 yearJanuary 29, 2024 ago
RealityBites

George Cadbury, Jim Skillen and Christian Responsibilities

The Christian political thinker Jim Skillen has spent many years unpacking how Jesus Christ is Lord of every area of life and culture. In his many books he has shown us how all kinds of Christians can serve God in Read more…

By Mark Roques, 1 yearJanuary 18, 2024 ago
RealityBites

The Parable of Jack Leonard and his Hollywood Buddhist Faith

Jack Leonard was one of the most famous Hollywood A listed stars in the world. He had starred in some truly memorable movies and it was estimated that his fortune was somewhere in the region of $500 million. He was Read more…

By Mark Roques, 1 yearDecember 20, 2023 ago

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  1. Tim Bowman on Kim Kardashian and how her family was rescued from the Armenian GenocideMay 29, 2025

    Wow, what a story of deep faithfulness. To leave everything because of a prophecy. Truly inspiring. I visited Kim Kardashian's…

  2. James Skillen on The Incredible Story of the Slave who became a Famous ScientistApril 30, 2025

    Thanks very much Mark and Steve for this touching story. Doreen and I now live in Alabama and have visited…

  3. Kevin Keefe on Challenging Dualism: Serving God as an EngineerApril 13, 2025

    Thanks Mark, for sharing another interesting and thought-provoking article.

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    Thanks for this piece and this reminder Mark, I'm grateful for the way the web has enabled me to daily…

  5. Dr Philip Thomas on Challenging Dualism: Serving God as an EngineerMarch 20, 2025

    Thanks for this piece, Mark. Yes, we should strive to conduct ourselves, however we use technology, with one central purpose…

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