Mark Woods
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Israel: After 1,500 years, rare Christian mosaic reveals ancient city plan
The mosaic, depicting a map with streets and buildings, was exposed about two years ago in archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority.
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Billy Graham: Hell is a 'hideous reality' and God wants us to be saved
Graham believes that while our culture shows an interest in the afterlife, few people take it seriously enough to think about where they will spend 'forever'.
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Water on Mars: What it says about God's great universe
If we found life on another planet, what would it mean for Christian theology?
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Israel's Christian school strike ends, but funding threats remain
The strike has lasted more than a month and was sparked by cuts that Christian leaders said were discriminatory.
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Syria: Why leaving a brutal dictator in power might be the right thing to do
Vladimir Putin has made a potentially game-changing intervention in Syria on the side of President Bashar al-Assad.
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True biblical holiness: It's not about what you don't do
Holiness runs all the way through scripture. What does it really mean?
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America is not a Christian country. So why is religion so important in the Presidential election?
More people go to church in America, but if you want to know what a Christian country looks like, it's just across the Atlantic.
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Thomas Merton: The Catholic mystic who opened new horizons for souls
Merton's spirituality was intensely mystical, drawing not just on Christian traditions but on Eastern religions as well.
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Dorothy Day: Why Pope Francis thinks so highly of her
In his historic address to Congress yesterday Pope Francis mentioned two American Catholics â Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton.
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Why the Qur'an might not be what you thought, and why it matters
In many ways, far more interesting is the way the discovery highlights Islamic origins â and the attitude of Muslims to the Qur'an today.
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Saudi Arabia prepares to behead and crucify young protester
Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr, a member of Saudi Arabia's Shi'ite minority, was said by the UN to have been tortured by the Saudis.
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Pope Francis through Republican eyes: Sound on abortion, dodgy on climate change
While conversatives have lapped up his support for the family and opposition to homosexuality and abortion, they have had a metaphorical choking fit regarding his call for action on climate change.