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Cannibal tribe transformed by the gospel

Theme It is God’s purpose to restore, rescue and redeem His broken world through His Son Jesus. Turn on the news and the full impact of the fall will hit you. We hear of terrorist attacks, wars, famine, poverty, torture Read more

By Mark Roques, 10 yearsJanuary 12, 2016 ago
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Efficient scholarship

Please help us to measure the value of this research output! You can demonstrate quantifiable public benefit and impact by liking or sharing this blog post on social media. On a scale of 1 to 10, how transformative has it been Read more

By Anthony Smith, 10 yearsJanuary 11, 2016 ago
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Social virtues for academics

Q: Why did the social scientist talk to her colleague?A: To reveal her ontological security OK, the one about a broken drum being the best Christmas present is a better cracker joke – in fact you just can’t beat it. Read more

By Richard Dunning, 10 yearsJanuary 4, 2016 ago
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Making good progress

Continuing our series on values for scholarship, David Hanson looks at God’s calling for humans to innovate. Scholarship is subject to cultural-formative norms. Humans never fabricate ex nihilo – only God does that. Yet the bringing of ‘new things’ into existence reflects God’s creative power in Read more

By Faith-in-Scholarship, 10 yearsDecember 29, 2015 ago
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Festive Zeal and Earthly Hope

I wonder why you praise God for sending his son at Christmas. Is it because of the forgiveness that Jesus’ later death and resurrection would afford? Is it because Jesus was the means by which we can have a restored Read more

By Thom Atkinson, 10 yearsDecember 23, 2015 ago
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Amar’s Painful Vow

Theme Jesus claimed on several occasions that He had the authority to forgive sins. For many this is a deeply offensive thing to say. The uniqueness of Jesus Christ is challenged by many people today. It is very instructive to Read more

By Mark Roques, 10 yearsDecember 20, 2015 ago
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The Forming a Christian Mind Conference

Cambridge has long been a stimulating home for Christian minds. Devout doctors, monks and other medieval scholars helped birth the world-famous university in 1209, key figures in the English Reformation studied, taught and preached in the town, and God-fearing pioneers Read more

By Richard Gunton, 10 yearsDecember 7, 2015 ago
RealityBites

Serving God as a Diplomat

Rachel is a young Christian woman and she is thinking about becoming a diplomat in the Foreign Office. She is challenged by a Christian friend who tells her that she will be wasting her life by going into such a Read more

By Mark Roques, 10 yearsDecember 2, 2015 ago
Faith-in-Scholarship

Christian postgrad groups in action: Manchester and Vancouver!

Continuing our series on local groups, Alan Chettle shares his experiences with us. Alan did his PhD in Manchester and has now gone back to Canada (where he’s spent most of his life) to take up an internship with the Graduate Student Ministry of InterVarsity Read more

By Eline van Asperen, 10 yearsNovember 30, 2015 ago
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Christian postgrad groups in action: Nottingham

This week we return to our series on local Christian postgraduate groups with a contribution from the Nottingham group. This group has been running for quite a number of years, with ups and downs. Alison Woodward and Esther Mokori tell Read more

By Faith-in-Scholarship, 10 yearsNovember 23, 2015 ago

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  1. 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

  2. Tim on The Inspiring Story of Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)October 30, 2025

    All prime ministers start with high ideals (alright, most, that’s you I’m thinking of, Keir Starmer) but are then overwhelmed…

  3. Kevin Keefe on The Inspiring Story of Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)October 25, 2025

    Thanks again for another interesting and thought-provoking article. I knew very little about Abraham Kuyper prior to reading this.

  4. Jim Skillen on The Inspiring Story of Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)October 25, 2025

    You've presented a good introduction to Kuyper and his work, Mark. Thank you. I would suggest that you might re-read…

  5. Dave Hopwood on The Inspiring Story of Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)October 24, 2025

    Thanks Mark - what an incredible leader and example. I love the quote about no part of life being beyond…

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