Mark Woods
You can get blessed by a robot priest. What's not to like?
Robots have been the future for a long time. Now they're the present, and they're making their presence felt in the most unlikely places.
The 'Deathless Sermon': How one preacher changed the world
Today marks one of the most significant events in Baptist history and ought to be marked every year, at least â realistically â when it falls on a Sunday.
What should Britain's pastors say about the election this Sunday? 6 ideas and a prayer
Britain's general election next week is more significant than most of them have been. Brexit has given us the diplomatic challenge of a generation.
How your church can use the Reformation anniversary as a gospel opportunity
Is the 500th anniversary of the Reformation interesting only to dusty Church history enthusiasts? Surely events from so long ago can't have any relevance to life and mission today?
Battle for Number 10: Why last night's debate has left Labour quietly gleeful
Are the Conservatives panicking? Not quite yet, perhaps, but a little tense? They should be.
Finland's Lutherans mull same-sex marriage in tense debate
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland is to return to a discussion of same-sex marriage in November after an 'intense' debate on the subject at its May synod meeting.
Thy Kingdom Come: Why it's important to say sorry
The Archdeacon of Hackney has spoken of the need for repentance and forgiveness in the midst of the 'busyness' of life.
Martin Luther: 'Barking archvillain' or latter-day prophet?
Catholics and Protestants, by the nature of the case, have always had an uneasy relationship.
Church of Scotland apologises for discrimination against gay people, moves toward accepting gay marriage
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has approved an apology to gay people for the history of discrimination they have faced in the Church.
Billy Graham chaplains respond to Manchester bombing
Among the Christian responders to Monday's Manchester bombing are trained chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
What's really wrong with what Katie Hopkins said about Manchester
Katie Hopkins is a TV personality and newspaper columnist of a kind more common in the States than in Britain.
The one thing we need to pray for after Manchester
As things stand, it appears to have been a suicide bombing. Someone thought so little of his own life and the lives of his victims that he saw them as disposable.
Children among 22 dead in Manchester Arena suicide attack
Greater Manchester Police said the lone male attacker, who died in the blast, was carrying an improvised explosive device which he detonated.
500 years of Reformation: Luther's home town launches anniversary celebrations
The ancient city of Wittenberg in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt, home of Martin Luther, hosted the launch of the official celebrations marking 500 years since the Reformation at the weekend.
How Martin Luther changed the world: 500 years of Protestantism
Luther came to a different understanding altogether: it wasn't the Church that dispensed forgiveness at all. Salvation was by faith alone. It was personal, between the believer and God.
Murdered missionary's widow felt 'empty' after his death
The widow of a German missionary murdered in Turkey by Islamist extremists has described feeling 'empty' after his death.