Mark Woods

Four more Christians sentenced by Iran for \'missionary activities\'
Four more Christians sentenced by Iran for 'missionary activities'

Iran has sentenced four more Christians to jail for 'missionary activities', according to World Watch Monitor.

Don\'t believe his defenders: George Carey was right to resign
Don't believe his defenders: George Carey was right to resign

Was it right that Carey should resign under pressure and that his life as a CofE bishop should be ended so peremptorily?

Why Christians should thank God for \'Broken\'
Why Christians should thank God for 'Broken'

Poldark offers a stupid caricature of faith. So thank God for Broken, the best portrayal of religion on screen for years.

If Jesus was sinless, why was he baptised?
If Jesus was sinless, why was he baptised?

why did Jesus, who was sinless and had nothing of which to repent, believe it was necessary to be baptised?

Kurdistan opens huge church for Iraqi, Syrian refugees
Kurdistan opens huge church for Iraqi, Syrian refugees

One of the largest churches in the Middle East has been consecrated in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Luther 1517: How you can see the Reformation through Martin Luther\'s eyes
Luther 1517: How you can see the Reformation through Martin Luther's eyes

Among the most extraordinary sights is one that's thoroughly modern, though it brings the past to life in an extraordinary way.

What Donald Trump can learn from King Salman of Saudi Arabia

The songs Christians sing are really important. They don't just express our faith, they form it too.

\'Doubting\' Thomas?: Why the label isn\'t fair to a great apostle
'Doubting' Thomas?: Why the label isn't fair to a great apostle

The Apostle Thomas, whose life the Church celebrates today, has had the label 'doubting' around his neck for the last 2,000 years.

Can the Methodist Church pull out of its nose dive? \'We need God to do something,\' Conference told
Can the Methodist Church pull out of its nose dive? 'We need God to do something,' Conference told

This week's Methodist Conference was faced with figures showing a staggering decline in the numerical strength of the denomination.

Rage for Grenfell Tower?: It\'s very Christian
Rage for Grenfell Tower?: It's very Christian

A Day of Rage for Grenfell Tower? How unChristian. We should be about prayer and positivity, not anger.

\'Catastrophe\' threatens East Africa as rains fail again
'Catastrophe' threatens East Africa as rains fail again

East Africa is on the brink of a 'monumental catastrophe' because the global community has failed to provide the funds needed to help starving people, according to Christian Aid.

What does the choice of Wheaton College for a consecration say about GAFCON\'s new \'missionary bishop\'?
What does the choice of Wheaton College for a consecration say about GAFCON's new 'missionary bishop'?

The conservative Anglican GAFCON grouping will consecrate its new 'Missionary Bishop for Europe' at Wheaton College at the end of this month.

Vatican draws up plans to excommunicate mafia
Vatican draws up plans to excommunicate mafia

The Pope has told a Vatican commission to work on a new process for excommunicating Catholics convicted of corruption or mafia-related crimes.

Finsbury Park: Terror strikes again. And we shouldn\'t call it anything else
Finsbury Park: Terror strikes again. And we shouldn't call it anything else

The attack on worshippers outside Finsbury Park Mosque is just as appalling as the attack on passers-by on Westminster Bridge, concert-goers at the Manchester Arena and evening drinkers in Borough Market.

SBC\'s alt-right vote is \'strongest statement yet\' condemning racism, say African American pastors
SBC's alt-right vote is 'strongest statement yet' condemning racism, say African American pastors

African American pastors have welcomed the resolution passed by the Southern Baptist Convention condemned the racism associated with the so-called alt-right movement.

\'To love thee more dearly\': The 13th-century prayer that inspired a hit song
'To love thee more dearly': The 13th-century prayer that inspired a hit song

What links a 1970s hit musical and a 13th-century English saint? The answer is, a prayer.