Mark Woods

• Why did Judas betray Jesus?

  We don't know how long he had been with Jesus, but the core group of disciples seems to have been long-established. Something caused him to turn on Jesus right at the end.

• The crucifixion and the widow's mite: Mark 12 and the journey to the cross

  In his last few days on earth, Jesus debated with some of the finest theological minds of the time.

• Is Mark Zuckerberg the antichrist?

  Those cat videos are the sweet and furry face of power.

• What is Palm Sunday and what does it mean?

  This was the moment at which his crucifixion and death became inevitable, because he was entering a very dangerous environment.

• How to explain the Bible without explaining it away

  Explaining difficult passages sounds like explaining them away. At its worst, it makes the biblical writers out to be idiots.

• Why J John is wrong about the BBC

  The British Broadcasting Corporation is one of those national treasures, like the NHS or the Proms, that generate a sort of proprietory feeling. It is, after all, British, and we fund it through the licence fee, so it's 'ours'.

• John Piper says egalitarianism is responsible for sexual abuse – but is he right?

  John Piper has released an extraordinary podcast in which he appears to say sexually abusive behaviour is because of an 'egalitarian' approach to relations between men and women.

• Angels unawares: How should we welcome visitors to church?

  Some churches go the whole hog, with greeters, information desks, cards in the pews and follow-up visits. Others go to the other extreme, conveying an atmosphere like the lonely pub in An American Werewolf in London, where every eye swivels toward the hapless visitor/victim.

• Stephen Hawking believed we don't need God to account for the universe. Was he right?

  Stephen Hawking is widely spoken of as a genius. He was also lots of fun, with cameo appearances in popular comedies like 'The Big Bang Theory'.

• What we get wrong about the story of Zacchaeus

  It's a classic story of repentance, and we like that. Only it isn't, not quite.

• Did Stephen Hawking believe in God?

  Was Stephen Hawking an atheist by the end of his life? Probably, though that answer might not be the whole story.

• Mary Magdalene review: Jesus through a woman's eyes

  Everyone knows who Mary Magdalene is – the repentant prostitute who became one of Jesus' most devoted disciples.