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Apologetics, Jesus Dreams and Eric Cantona

In the Bible there are many stories of God speaking to people in dreams. In Genesis chapter 41 God spoke to Pharaoh in a dream about fat and ugly cows. In Daniel 4 God spoke to king Nebuchadnezzar in a dramatic tree dream that made him terrified. In Matthew 2 Read more…

By Mark Roques, 11 monthsJanuary 23, 2023 ago
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Magi, Tiberius, Astrology and Murder

During this advent season we often think about the Magi who came to worship Jesus. We don’t know if they were astrologers but we do know about the dark astrological faith of the emperor Tiberius (42 BC – 37 AD) who reigned during the final years of our Lord and Read more…

By Mark Roques, 12 monthsDecember 20, 2022 ago
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Cannibalism really works for us

I remember going to the doctor twenty years ago. I was suffering from panic attacks. I told the doctor that my breathing was a bit of a nightmare. I was very distressed. I couldn’t sleep. I was even watching obscure Argentinian football games on the gogglebox at 3 in the Read more…

By Mark Roques, 1 yearNovember 18, 2022 ago
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How Hollywood Films Evangelise us

Hollywood films are great to enjoy over a carton of popcorn. Enjoy but be discerning. They often promote a popular and pervasive form of secular faith. Don’t be mugged by the Enlightenment thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). Let me explain. At the beginning of the 2001 movie Legally Blond Elle Woods Read more…

By Mark Roques, 1 yearOctober 25, 2022 ago
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Expressive Individualism and Genghis Khan

In the past many believed in the Bible and God’s Word. A few still do. Then secularism destroyed this faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. Some replaced God with the Nation. Nietzsche proclaimed that God was dead and the elite Supermen (Übermenschen) would take his place. Communists preferred the ‘Working Read more…

By Mark Roques, 1 yearSeptember 22, 2022 ago
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Zen and the Art of Forest Conservation

Tokusan (780 – 865) was a tough and cantankerous Chinese Zen master. He wielded a menacing bamboo stick. His Zen pedagogy was known as ‘Tokusan’s thirty blows’. Tokusan would say to his disciples: “If you speak rightly I will give you thirty blows. If you speak wrongly, I will also Read more…

By Mark Roques, 1 yearAugust 15, 2022 ago
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Playlets with Purpose

RealityBites’ lively new theatre-in-education project plans to bring Christian perspectives and a focus on worldviews to GCSE and A-Level Philosophy, Ethics and Religious Studies students. Building on the rich resources Mark Roques has developed over many years, we aim to take actors and workshop leaders into schools and colleges to Read more…

By Thinking Faith Network, 1 yearAugust 7, 2022 ago
RealityBites

How to worship trees today

You might have heard of the expression ‘touch wood’. It is a popular saying in the UK. It is a relic of tree worship that ruled the roost in pagan times. By touching wood we invoke the protection of a tree spirit. It is a pagan ritual. Often unnoticed. This Read more…

By Mark Roques, 1 yearJuly 18, 2022 ago
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Trees, Forests and Worldviews

I’ve been thinking a lot about trees recently. I love them. We have some great trees where we live in Horsforth in Leeds. My favourite tree is the Great Boab tree (Oz). What’s yours? We are all aware of how trees are being chopped down all over the world. We Read more…

By Mark Roques, 1 yearJune 29, 2022 ago
RealityBites

The Inspiring Story of August Francke who transformed a German City

Story August Francke (1663 – 1727) was a German preacher and social reformer who established an orphanage and inspired George Muller. One day he had to pay the construction workers but he did not have any money and so he prayed to God for provision. At the end of that Read more…

By Mark Roques, 2 yearsMay 31, 2022 ago

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  1. Tim Bowman on Evangelism Without the Cringe FactorNovember 26, 2023

    Hi Mark, I've been preaching in Broadmead Shopping Centre in Bristol for years. I always make sure my clothes are…

  2. Dr Philip Thomas on Evangelism Without the Cringe FactorNovember 25, 2023

    You know, I will always spare a moment to hear the views of someone whom I have judged to be…

  3. Duncan Stow on Evangelism Without the Cringe FactorNovember 25, 2023

    I have learnt a lot from Rocky's story telling style. A good story draws people in, helps people think and…

  4. Roy Clouser on Evangelism Without the Cringe FactorNovember 24, 2023

    I think most Christians have had the same worries about evangelism, and have cringed at the fellow who wears sandwich…

  5. Jim Skillen on Evangelism Without the Cringe FactorNovember 24, 2023

    Mark: your stories, as I have read them over the past few years, have already convinced me of your approach,…

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