Mark Woods

$Kong Hee and City Harvest Church: How a music \'ministry\' led to a megachurch pastor\'s downfall$
Kong Hee and City Harvest Church: How a music 'ministry' led to a megachurch pastor's downfall

The Kong Hee case appears to epitomise most of what can go wrong with megachurch ministries.
The Good Book? Why we still believe the Bible, in spite of all the bloodshed

One of the things that strikes any thoughtful reader of the Bible is the sheer quantity of blood that soaks its pages.
Dawkins and damnation: Is our faith compromised by fear of punishment?

The doctrine of eternal punishment hovers over our evangelistic efforts as a bird of prey hovers over a field vole.
US evangelicals soften their line on death penalty

The National Association of Evangelicals' resolution backs away from its previous strong support for capital punishment.
$Demons keep out: \'Magic\' used at Tower of London to ward off evil$
Demons keep out: 'Magic' used at Tower of London to ward off evil

Archaeologists working on London's iconic Tower of London have found dozens of marks aimed at warding off the forces of evil carved into the timbers of one of the buildings in the fortress.
$Gospel for Asia board was \'kept in the dark\' about financial dealings, says former member$
Gospel for Asia board was 'kept in the dark' about financial dealings, says former member

The admission comes after GFA was removed from membership by the ECFA after multiple breaches of its code of conduct.
Good disagreement: Can the CofE hold it together?

The only way to imitate Christ in our conflicts is to invest trust, love and time in the people from whom we are currently divided, says Mark Woods.
$The Government\'s blind spot: Why it doesn\'t get Islam$
The Government's blind spot: Why it doesn't get Islam

The Government has not yet succeeded in finding the right tone in which to speak either to Muslims, or about them.
Is Pope Francis right? Is it wrong for Christians to be ambitious?

The Bible replaces the ambition to dominate with the ambition to serve.
What God does when we pray: How quantum theory helps us understand intercession

We all wonder sometimes exactly what prayer achieves.
$If you don\'t have to go to church to be a Christian, why bother?$
If you don't have to go to church to be a Christian, why bother?

People today are deeply individualistic, reluctant to commit, prize personal freedom above everything and don't join things.
Pakistan: Why are we sending Â£400 million to a country that kills Christians?

So why are we paying so much to prop up a system which is fundamentally rotten?