Mark Woods

Why Christians Should Support The Right To Blaspheme
Why Christians Should Support The Right To Blaspheme

Forget that blasphemy and mockery directed against the God in whom we believe hurts and stings. This is something all Christians should support, for three reasons.

Iraqi Monk Serving Christians Who Fled ISIS: \'God Needs Me To Be Here\'
Iraqi Monk Serving Christians Who Fled ISIS: 'God Needs Me To Be Here'

An Iraqi monk has spoken of how his experiences of life under invasion by the US and by Islamic State have brought him closer to Jesus.

When The Right Goes Bad: Why Christians Shouldn\'t Be Fooled By The \'Declaration Of Dependence \'
When The Right Goes Bad: Why Christians Shouldn't Be Fooled By The 'Declaration Of Dependence '

The religious right has been eager to ditch every principle it ever possessed in a desperate quest for power.

Should Christians Practise Yoga?
Should Christians Practise Yoga?

Should Christians practise yoga? For some it's a non-question, for others yoga is a compromise to Christian witness or a gateway to demonic powers. How can we navigate the conversation?

Too Many Demons, Not Enough Exorcists: US Priests Overwhelmed By Demand
Too Many Demons, Not Enough Exorcists: US Priests Overwhelmed By Demand

During the last 10 years the number of Roman Catholic priests in America officially designated as exorcists has quadrupled from 12 to 50.

How Can We Stop People Losing Their Faith?
How Can We Stop People Losing Their Faith?

People leave Church, for all sorts of reasons – and that's Church, not just their local church.

Why John Piper\'s View Of Christian Hierarchy Is Fundamentally Secular
Why John Piper's View Of Christian Hierarchy Is Fundamentally Secular

Piper was challenged on a statement he'd made implying a "hierarchy of human action", describing frontline missionary work as "the second greatest human activity in the world".

Kidnapped Priest Found Dead In Mexico; Third Killing In A Week
Kidnapped Priest Found Dead In Mexico; Third Killing In A Week

The priest, identified as Jose Alfredo Lopez Guillen, was found on a highway between Puruandiro and Zinaparo, the state attorney general's office said.

Christians And Mercy Killing: Is It Really Just Killing?
Christians And Mercy Killing: Is It Really Just Killing?

Should people in persistent vegetative states be kept alive, at considerable expense, or should their families be able to decide to let them go?

Could Orthodox Churches Recognise The Pope? It\'s No Longer Completely Unthinkable
Could Orthodox Churches Recognise The Pope? It's No Longer Completely Unthinkable

After a significant meeting between theologians from the two sides, there are signs that change is in the wind.

\'Our Lives Have Become Miserable\': The Indian Christians Ostracised For Their Faith
'Our Lives Have Become Miserable': The Indian Christians Ostracised For Their Faith

Christian families in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh have been ostracised by their village because they have refused to renounce their faith.

Christians fear state control of religion in Zambia
Christians fear state control of religion in Zambia

Zambian president Edgar Chagwa Lungu Lungu appointed Rev Godfridah Sumail as head of the new ministry of religious affairs last week.

Christian boy in Pakistan jailed for blasphemy over Facebook \'like\'
Christian boy in Pakistan jailed for blasphemy over Facebook 'like'

A 16-year-old boy in Pakistan has been jailed for a Facebook "like", according to World Watch Monitor.

5 New Testament passages your pastor has (probably) never preached on
5 New Testament passages your pastor has (probably) never preached on

There are parts of the Bible which, if they're honest, preachers tend to shy away from.

Methodist exhibition \'demonises\' Israel, says former Archbishop George Carey
Methodist exhibition 'demonises' Israel, says former Archbishop George Carey

The exhibition entitled 'You Cannot Pass Today' sparked a furious response from the Board of Deputies of British Jews.

Pastor Steven Anderson deported from Botswana after calling for death of gays and lesbians
Pastor Steven Anderson deported from Botswana after calling for death of gays and lesbians

The president of Botswana said yesterday he had ordered the arrest and deportation of anti-gay US pastor Stephen Anderson.