Mark Woods

• Missguided backs down over 'Send me nudes' sign

  Missguided's store in the giant Bluewater shopping centre caused outrage when it put up a neon sign saying 'Send me nudes'.

• South Carolina bishop on 'grievous' court decision in favour of TEC

  Leaders of the breakaway South Carolina Diocese in the US are meeting today with the diocese's lead legal counsel in the wake of the adverse decision by the state's Supreme Court last week.

• Bishop's anger at middle-class Church: 'The poorer you are, the less we value you'

  The Church of England's approach to mission is 'almost entirely focused on the needs and aspirations of the wealthy', according to the Bishop of Burnley.

• 'An eye for an eye': What the Bible tells us about revenge

  'An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind,' said Gandhi.

• Praising God in everything: Horatius Bonar, pastor and hymn writer

  One of the great 19th century hymn writers was Horatius Bonar, who died on this day in 1889.

• Shane Claiborne challenges Jerry Falwell to debate Trump and Jesus

  Radical Christian Shane Claiborne has challenged Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jnr to a public debate following the defeat in the Senate of a bill aimed at repealing Obamacare.

• Biblical Canaanite descendants are still living in Lebanon, say geneticists

  The descendants of the biblical Canaanites are still living in Lebanon today, according to a new genetic study.

• Reprieve for Iranian Christian who threatened to starve himself to death

  An Iranian Christian who threatened to end his life by starving himself to death after he was sentenced to 15 years in jail has been released on bail.

• Trump and transgender military: The real problem for conservative Christians

  Donald Trump's apparently unilateral decision to bar transgender people from serving in the US military has been much criticised for the shakiness of its reasoning.

• Monuments to courage: England's Great War memorials listed on eve of Passchendaele commemorations

  The Battle of Passchendaele, or Third Ypres, saw British troops make repeated attacks on heavily-defended German positions across a battlefield rendered virtually impassable because of deep mud.

• Radical feminist group claims responsibility for Mexico bishops HQ bombing

  A radical feminist group has claimed responsibility for the bombing of the headquarters of Mexico's Catholic Council of Bishops.

• The wisdom of John Stott: 9 quotes from a giant of 20th century evangelicalism

  John Stott, who died today in 2011, was one of the great figures in 20th century evangelicalism.