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Glenn Hoddle Story – Karma or Grace?

The Story Glenn Hoddle was born in the suburbs of London in 1957. He became one of the most exciting and gifted footballers ever to play for England. In 1998 he was sacked from his job as the manager of the England team because of the following comments he made Read more…

By Mark Roques, 9 yearsMay 24, 2016 ago
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Agnostic? I don’t think so!

Is it possible to be an agnostic? Many would say yes! I say – no! The idea of being an agnostic goes completely against the idea of ‘worldview’. Worldviews are not intellectual ideas. Worldviews are the ‘Big Stories’ that can mug us and captivate our lives and imaginations. These stories are Read more…

By Mark Roques, 9 yearsMay 11, 2016 ago
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Twenty false gods/idols invite you to follow them!

Follow me Sobek, the crocodile god. I am a fertility god and far more powerful than Heqet, the ugly frog god. I am virile beyond belief… Follow me Baal! I am a Canaanite fertility god and I promise to bless your harvests if you will only give me your children… Read more…

By Mark Roques, 9 yearsApril 21, 2016 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 think deeply about people who believe that they can find Read more…

By Mark Roques, 9 yearsDecember 20, 2015 ago
RealityBites

Outcastes, Karma and Plato

David’s blog on Dalits and the caste system is well worth exploring in terms of worldviews. Why are so many Dalits / untouchables believed to be cursed from birth? The following true story is illuminating. A Dalit woman living in India was asked why she wouldn’t take her baby son to Read more…

By Mark Roques, 10 yearsSeptember 4, 2015 ago
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Talking About Faith – a new course

Why is talking about faith often awkward and filled with clichés? Why do our conversations about faith rarely grip people and intrigue them? Mark Roques has spent his life tackling this issue and is convinced that our evangelism can be transformed if we ‘do an Apostle Paul’ and learn to understand and engage with Read more…

By Mark Roques, 10 yearsJanuary 15, 2015 ago
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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, 10 yearsJanuary 9, 2015 ago
RealityBites

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, 10 yearsDecember 18, 2014 ago
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Secularism, Blockbusters and Soaps (1)

We live in an age when the Western world is dominated by secularist worldviews, secularist big stories. The dominant secularist big stories are those of materialism in both senses of that key word: that physical nature is all there is, and that enjoying material possessions is all that matters. However, Read more…

By Arthur Jones, 11 yearsDecember 2, 2014 ago
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‘Pick-up’ artist Julien Blanc and how we are failing our young people

Men pay upwards of £1000 to listen to the ‘wisdom’ and ‘insight’ of ‘pick-up’ artist Julien Blanc. His worldview boils down to this: objectify women and use them for your pleasure. Videos of Blanc preaching and ranting can be found online under the hashtag #ChokingGirlsAroundtheWorld. This is, of course, shocking but it is Read more…

By Mark Roques, 11 yearsNovember 14, 2014 ago

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  1. Tim Bowman on Kim Kardashian and how her family was rescued from the Armenian GenocideMay 29, 2025

    Wow, what a story of deep faithfulness. To leave everything because of a prophecy. Truly inspiring. I visited Kim Kardashian's…

  2. James Skillen on The Incredible Story of the Slave who became a Famous ScientistApril 30, 2025

    Thanks very much Mark and Steve for this touching story. Doreen and I now live in Alabama and have visited…

  3. Kevin Keefe on Challenging Dualism: Serving God as an EngineerApril 13, 2025

    Thanks Mark, for sharing another interesting and thought-provoking article.

  4. Dave Hopwood on Challenging Dualism: Serving God as an EngineerMarch 29, 2025

    Thanks for this piece and this reminder Mark, I'm grateful for the way the web has enabled me to daily…

  5. Dr Philip Thomas on Challenging Dualism: Serving God as an EngineerMarch 20, 2025

    Thanks for this piece, Mark. Yes, we should strive to conduct ourselves, however we use technology, with one central purpose…

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