Superstition can lead to Murder

​Story Residents of Anomabo, a fishing community in the Central Region of Ghana, have revealed that two of their gods insist that they defecate on their local beaches. Apparently the gods use the stools in order to produce fish for the fishermen. These two gods, who delight in the brown Read more

By Mark Roques, ago

Secularism, Blockbusters and Soaps (3)

Films seduce and indoctrinate us in the same way as soap operas, but there is greater variety and the opportunity to discern the difference between the real and unreal worlds. Consider this sequence of films: The films based on CS Lewis’s Narnia stories (2005 and ongoing), and The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003) Read more

By Arthur Jones, ago

Secularism, Blockbusters and Soaps (2)

Soap operas (soaps for short) are radio or television drama series following people’s daily lives. They were so named because they were first sponsored in the US in the 1930s by soap manufacturers. In the UK, of course, I mean Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, Doctors, and the Australian-produced Neighbours and Home and Away. And of course the Read more

By Arthur Jones, ago

Non-Cheesy Way of Doing Mission

A simple and effective way to talk about the Christian faith is to craft speech acts about heroes and villains. For example, I was talking recently to a financial adviser about investing money in a variety of portfolios and my wife, Anne and I became bothered about the dodgy nature Read more

By Mark Roques, ago