Mark Woods
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Blue Monday: Why God doesn't want you to be happy
It's Blue Monday, apparently the most depressing day of the year.
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6 cute pictures of pets being blessed on St Anthony's Day in Spain
Spanish animal lovers flocked to church yesterday for the Feast of St Anthony, the patron saint of animals â and they brought their pets with them.
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Patrick Sookhdeo's victim set for payout from Barnabas Fund after charity agrees to settle tribunal
Barnabas Fund and Barnabas Aid International (BAI), with BAI's former international director Patrick Sookhdeo, have settled an employment tribunal case brought against them by the victim of Sookhdeo's sexual assault out of court.
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Southern Baptist mission board laying off staff to cut costs
The International Mission Board of the giant Southern Baptist Convention is to close its communications centre in Richmond, Virginia at the end of April .
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Primates Meeting: What you need to know about why gay marriage could still split the Church
The Primates Meeting at Canterbury yesterday suspended the US Episcopal Church from membership for three years because of its endorsement of same-sex marriage.
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Primates act against US Episcopal Church over homosexuality
The move marks a victory for conservatives from the Global Anglican Future or GAFCON grouping
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After years of spiritual abuse, a Brentwood church is still struggling to deal with its past
An unofficial report is even more damning and does what the official version fails to do: it names names and is very specific about responsibility.
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Primates Meeting: Archbishop of Uganda walks out over 'torn fabric' of Anglican Communion
The meeting was called by Archbishop Welby in an attempt to find a way to hold the Anglican Communion together in the face of entrenched divisions over issues of human sexuality.
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Ghana's religious leaders battle over taking in ex-Guantanamo prisoners
Khalid al-Dhuby and Mahmoud Omar Bin Atef have each been held for more than a decade without being charged.
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After 500 years, can Catholics and Lutherans at last make peace?
The two bodies have issued joint guidelines for celebrating the occasion in ecumenical services.
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Sabbath: Why keeping a day of rest is an act of revolution
At the heart of the identity of God's people is the assertion that the purpose of life is not just to survive.
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Five pieces of advice for struggling pastors
Just as important as personal support might be the sort of attitude pastors bring to the task of ministry, says Rev Mark Woods.