If you read the passages about wisdom in the Bible as I do, you probably have a sense of a vibrant, intriguing personality whose presence is to be found in all kinds of exciting places. She was there rejoicing at the Creator’s side as he made the Earth, unfurled the Read more
The post two weeks ago by Richard described the inspiration found in C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man for a fresh research direction. As a companion piece, and in the spirit of the upcoming TFN event which seeks to learn from Lewis, I want to reflect on the vocation which Read more
This Friday sees the launch of a series of lunchtime webinars about a topic that affects all of us: sustainable food systems. From farm to fork, what does it mean for our food to be sustainably produced, processed, distributed and consumed? As consumers, what kinds of products and ingredients are Read more
I was very pleased with how the RealityBites sixth form conference went down yesterday at Emmanuel College in Gateshead. There were about 150 students from two schools present and for the first time I presented two RealityBites talks. I spoke about Celebrity Culture, Human Trafficking and Responsible Citizenship before lunch Read more
I am really looking forward to working with vicar Guy Donegan-Cross and the congregation at St Mark’s, Harrogate next month. We will be exploring how to integrate Christian faith with our daily work and the church has asked RealityBites to craft some sermons on the topic. Fantastic! A few brief Read more
I was thrilled to get this feedback to one of our lectures at the ITEC conference in Melbourne, Australia. Hello Mark, We met at the end of the ITEC conference. I spoke to you to thank you for your ‘Cannibalism, Faith in Progress and 20th Century Mass Murder’ talk at the Read more
This June RealityBites director, Mark Roques, was invited to deliver his workshop on Celebrity Culture, Human Trafficking and Christian Faith in a mission week at Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College in Leeds. Mark delivered four one hour lessons to about 100 sixth formers and the feedback from both staff Read more
Thanks so much to the Light Church in Bradford which invited me to speak about Celebrity Culture, Discipleship and Evangelism at their Café Theology. Gareth Jones was a superb Master of Ceremonies. I love working with ‘Taffy’. About fifty people attended and we got some great feedback. Gareth and I believe Read more
In the past few weeks, RealityBites director Mark Roques has partnered with Whistling Frog Productions (Bradford) and St George’s church in Leeds to bring RB stories and teaching to thousands of people in West Yorkshire. On Christmas day Mark delivered six football monologues on the Pulse of West Yorkshire radio Read more