Mark Woods

• Does Romans 13 give Donald Trump authority to 'take out' Kim Jong Un?

  Jeffress appears to have particularly in mind Paul's commendation of 'the one in authority': 'He is God's servant, an angel of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.'

• Does your church need a mission statement? Why you're better off without one

  Church mission statements. You've got to have one because – well, you just do. Everyone's got one, so it must be right.

• Discerning the demonic: How to tell when bad things are Satanic

  What about 'deliverance'? Do people really need delivering from the powers of darkness, and if so when?

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  It got Clinton's pastor into trouble for plagiarism, but who first preached 'It's Friday, but Sunday's coming'?

  Bill Shillady, who sent Hillary Clinton daily devotionals during her election campaign, has found himself in hot water because one of them used uncredited material from another pastor.

• Devotional sent after Clinton defeat was plagiarised, author Bill Shillady discovers

  The pastor who has published a book of devotionals emailed to Hillary Clinton during her election campaign unwittingly plagiarised text from another pastor's work, CNN has reported.

• What does the violence in Charlottesville say about Trump's America?

  What happened in Charlottesville, where one person was killed and 19 injured when a car ploughed into a group of people protesting against a white nationalist, right-wing rally, has shocked America.

• Joy and tears as freed Pastor Lim tells church of his sufferings

  Pastor Lim, who had made frequent humanitarian visits to the country, was imprisoned two years ago but released suddenly in what he believes was a gesture of goodwill.

• Hillary's pastor sent her this email the day after the election

  Bill Shillady sent Clinton daily devotionals throughout her presidential campaign and has compiled them in a book at her suggestion.

• John Henry Newman: 9 quotes from the saint and thinker

  John Henry Newman, who died on this day in 1890, was one of the greatest figures in English Christianity in the 19th century.

• Korean Christians beg Trump, Kim to step back from the brink

  Korean Christians have warned of the risk of war on the peninsula because of rising tensions between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's President Kim Jong Un.

• 'Welcome to our church': It's a lot harder than you think

  It's a standard bit of Christianese and surely every congregation ought to be able to sign up to it – especially nowadays, when getting people to attend at all is a bit of a struggle.

• It's Nagasaki Day: Have Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un noticed?

  The world has probably not been closer to nuclear war for decades. Given the temperaments of the two men responsible for the crisis, no one can see a good outcome.