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Kim Kardashian and how her family was rescued from the Armenian Genocide

Efim Klubnikin was an inspiring prophet who heeded God’s warnings to leave his homeland and journey to Los Angeles in the USA. This prophecy saved the lives of thousands who listened to his ominous message. The American celebrity Kim Kardashian’s Read more

By Mark Roques, 1 yearMay 26, 2025 ago
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Flowers not flavours in AI: How large language models resonate with the beauty of creation

What is artificial intelligence? The rapid spread of ChatGPT and its competitors is accompanied by a widespread view that AI is an artificial form of intelligence. This phrase might seem innocuous, but I believe it’s both misguided and dangerous. We Read more

By Richard Gunton, 1 yearMay 19, 2025 ago
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The Incredible Story of the Slave who became a Famous Scientist

George Washington Carver was born in about 1864. He is perhaps best known as the “peanut man” because he discovered over 260 uses for the humble peanut. His innovations in agricultural science, crop rotation and soil enrichment techniques, revolutionised agriculture Read more

By Mark Roques, 1 yearApril 26, 2025 ago
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Artificial thinking?

The revolution being brought about by generative artificial intelligence (“genAI”) is a profound one. The advent of writing tools like ChatGPT is having far-reaching impacts in many areas of the economy and our societies. Workers can now generate the text Read more

By Richard Gunton, 1 yearApril 2, 2025 ago
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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 Read more

By Mark Roques, 1 yearMarch 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 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 Read more

By Mark Roques, 1 yearJanuary 9, 2025 ago
Saints Anne and Mary with the Christ Child, The Master of Liesborn (1480). Image by Jim Forest 2009:, https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimforest/3271968279.
Faith-in-Scholarship

Childlike faith?

As we enter the last few days of Advent, those with good memories may recall that this time last year my four-month-old daughter was starring in our church’s immersive Nativity scene, and I was led to reflect on the enormity Read more

By Mark Hutchinson, 1 yearDecember 18, 2024 ago
RealityBites

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 Read more

By Mark Roques, 2 yearsNovember 25, 2024 ago
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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 Read more

By Mark Roques, 2 yearsOctober 28, 2024 ago

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  1. t_bowman on Who put a curse on World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit?May 28, 2026

    Most enlightening, Mark. The 'amused to death' reflection is spot on. The high priest of giggling post modernism, in my…

  2. Dr P Thomas on Serving God as a Soldier in AfricaApril 18, 2026

    Thank you for taking the time to write this piece, Mark. You have nicely juxtaposed the lives of General Lothar…

  3. t_bowman on Serving God as a Soldier in AfricaApril 4, 2026

    Thanks for this sobering story, Mark. It's so important to hold Darwin to account for his appalling racism and the…

  4. t_bowman on The Adventures of a Cornish Christian SlaveApril 4, 2026

    The words 'we don't know we're born' spring to mind. Interesting to read about the bloodthirsty sultan on wikipedia, where…

  5. t_bowman on The Adventures of a Cornish Christian SlaveApril 4, 2026

    The words 'we don't know we're born' spring to mind. Interesting to read about the bloodthirsty sultan on wikipedia, where…

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