Mark Woods
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The floodgates of heaven: How a biblical famine teaches about grace
2 Kings 6-7 contains a heart-rendingly bleak story of famine and death that becomes an illustration of the grace of God.
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Who was Judas Iscariot and what does his story tell us today?
When we've put everything we know about Judas together, we're still left with a shadowy figure.
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Defender of faith and family: Why GK Chesterton is still a prophet for our time
CS Lewis is often considered the greatest defender of the faith in the 20th century, but he always paid tribute to his predecessor, GK Chesterton.
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How a revolution that killed 20 million people is still shaping China's view of Christianity
The growth of Chinese Christianity is one of the most remarkable gospel stories of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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When is Easter Sunday in 2016? Key dates for Easter this year
Easter is the day on which Christians celebrate Christ's rising from the dead.
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Burned at the stake, racked and drowned: Why did everyone hate the Anabaptists?
The Anabaptist Balthasar Hubmaier died today in 1528, burned at the stake in Vienna for his views on baptism.
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Worldwide growth for Catholics... will soon be one fifth of world's population
Roman Catholicism is growing around the world, according to the latest figures released by the Church.
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Yemen nuns killed by gunmen knew they faced martyrdom, says superior
The Mother Teresa sisters killed in Aden knew the risks they faced in remaining in the country, according to the Catholic Vicar Apostolic for Southern Arabia.
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Pressure grows for release of jailed Christian human rights lawyer in China
Release International has launched a petition calling on China's president Xi Jinping to release the jailed Christian human rights lawyer Zhang Kai.
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Egypt: Questions over authorities' claim of Christian army conscript's 'suicide'
An Egyptian Christian army conscript has died in what his family believe are suspicious circumstances.
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Islamic State is targeting children to secure the future of the 'caliphate'
Islamic State is deliberately targeting children for indoctrination in Iraq and Syria, according to counter-extremism think-tank the Quilliam Foundation.
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Germany: Congregation backs priest driven out by death threats for defending refugees
Local people have rallied to the support of the Congolese-born priest in Bavaria who resigned after receiving death threats for speaking up for refugees.