Mark Woods

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  Lib Dem leader Tim Farron resigns: 'It's a choice between party leadership and Christ'

  'Imagine how proud I am to lead this party. And then imagine what would lead me to voluntarily relinquish that honour. 'In the words of Isaac Watts it would have to be something "so amazing, so divine, (it) demands my heart, my life, my all".'

• 4 things I love about a small church

  I recently led worship in a church not far from my own. Like the one where I worship regularly, it's small ­– between 30 and 40 adults – and that can present problems.

• What cancelling a John Hagee conference over terrorism fears says about Christian Zionism

  It's a dangerous place, London. The air quality leaves a lot to be desired, there are parts where the crime rate is altogether too high, and there's the occasional murder or stabbing.

• Slow photography: How your camera phone can bring you closer to God

  Some of us take it really seriously and indulge in high-end and expensive equipment, but for most of us photography is just an extension of a glance – we look, we photograph and that's all there is to it.

• Is Islam really the most evil religion in the world?

  Is Islam the most evil religion in the world? Richard Dawkins said so at the Cheltenham Science Festival yesterday. But was he right?

• Richard Dawkins: Islam is the most evil religion in the world

  'If you look at the actual impact that different religions have on the world it's quite apparent that at present the most evil religion in the world has to be Islam.'

• Pray for us, say Qatar's Christians as crisis deepens

  The Qatar crisis is deepening – and Christians in the Middle Eastern nation are calling for prayer for their country.

• Gunmen attack Iran's parliament and Khomeini mausoleum

  Armed men launched two attacks in Iran's capital on Wednesday morning, killing a guard at the parliament and wounding several people in the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in southern Tehran, state media reported.

• How the Parable of the Great Banquet speaks to Christians in an age of terror

  The public shaming of the rich man was deliberately designed to humiliate him and break off relations between them forever.

• Should I feel guilty about not going to church?

  Let's face it – we don't always feel like going to church, and there even times when, for good reasons, we just can't face it.

• Saying it with flowers: How a Manchester church reached out to its local mosque

  One church in the city's Levenshulme district was determined to make sure Muslims in the area knew they were accepted and loved.

• Dear America: A letter to the US about the London attack

  First, thank you for caring about the latest terrorist attack in London. There's been a outpouring of love and support that's been really heartening, and we're grateful.