Mark Woods

• When Spurgeon died: How a life of faith prepared him for its end

  Charles Haddon Spurgeon had suffered from ill-health for many years, tormented by gout, rheumatism and Bright's disease.

• Does everything happen for a reason? Cancer and the prosperity gospel

  When trouble strikes someone, the urge to share it is irresistible. Friends, family – we need to talk about it, and many of us have been deeply blessed by having those who'll listen to us when we do.

• Mysterious Voynich manuscript is in HEBREW, say scientists using AI

  An ancient manuscript that has baffled scholars for centuries is on the verge of being deciphered after computing scientists discovered it was written in Hebrew.

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  'Every Baptist is a missionary': How Johannes Gerhard Oncken evangelised Europe

  By his immense energy, organisational skills, commitment to evangelism and sacrificial faith Oncken was responsible for the founding of hundreds of churches and the saving of thousands of souls.

• The only people shocked at the Presidents Club debacle are the ones who don't read their Bibles

  I'm as revolted as anyone by the thought of so many rich men abusing women 'bought as bait', in Labour MP Jess Phillips' resounding phrase. But surprised? No.

• Ursula Le Guin: What the atheist writer taught this Christian

  One of the frustrating things about the way many Christians argue against atheists is how they often project their own worries on to people who just don't see it it that way.

• What Elisha's strange miracles say to the church today

  What unites all these stories is how they actually work

• Are Anglicans and Methodists really about to unite after 200 years of schism?

  It's crunch time for the Church of England and the Methodist Church. They are facing a crucial decision this year – the CofE in February and the Methodist Church, assuming all goes well at the General Synod meeting, in July.

• MEP Jonathan Arnott resigns from UKIP, saying he's freer to speak out as a Christian

  Another UKIP Member of the European Parliament has resigned from the party, saying it has 'significantly shifted its position on religious and cultural issues' .

• What's it like to be lonely? A lesson from Genesis

  Right at the beginning of the Bible, there's a bald statement about the nature of human beings: God creates Adam, but almost immediately says, 'It is not good for man to be alone.'

• World Evangelical Alliance responds to charges it has a secret 'ecumenical agenda'

  The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has responded to charges from three of its member bodies that it has an 'ecumenical agenda' inconsistent with its historic evangelical roots.

• Why ex-Muslims might not be the best guides to Islam

  Pope Francis is under fire again, this time from Muslim converts to Catholicism who can't understand why he is, as they believe, soft on Islam.