Mark Woods
Egypt: Muslim MP wants to build a church honouring Coptic pope
A Muslim MP in Egypt has submitted the first request to build a new church under a controversial law passed last week by the country's parliament.
The real reason we shouldn't blame God for tragedies
Jesus shifts the emphasis away from explanation to action: given that this has happened, how is it to be made to manifest God's glory?
Rethinking Hell: What happens to non-Christians when they die?
The doctrine of hell as eternal conscious torment is one that is being increasingly criticised by modern evangelicals who are uncomfortable with the ethics of this position and unconvinced by the scriptural arguments for it.
Can Christians have sex if they aren't married? Yes, says a US pastor
Rev Bromleigh McCleneghan says single Christians can have sex as long as it's "mutually pleasurable and affirming".
US missionary's work ended by Russia's anti-evangelism law
The American missionary who fell foul of Russia's draconian anti-evangelism law is bringing his ministry there to a close.
China: Canadian Christian Kevin Garrett jailed for spying will be treated fairly, says PM
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang promised yesterday that a Canadian Christian jailed on suspicion of spying two years ago would be treated humanely and lawfully.
Why God's greatest gift is a sense of shame
One of the most moving stories in the gospels is told in Luke 7:36-50.
Mother Teresa and her critics: Should she really be made a saint?
Mother Teresa's work has not been without its critics, some of them fiercely antagonistic to her and everything she stood for.
Michele Bachmann: God raised up Trump for US president
Senior Republican politician and former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has said she believes God raised up Donald Trump to win the US presidential election.
Confession: Why God doesn't want to hear why we sinned
Don't bother telling God why you sinned. He isn't interested, says Mark Woods.
Atheist legal challenge could devastate National Baptist Convention gathering
The largest African-American denomination in the US is facing a funding crisis on the eve of its annual gathering next week because of a lawsuit filed by an atheist group.
Why Indian nationalists object to Mother Teresa being made a saint
In India, where Mother Teresa ministered for most of her life and founded the Missionaries of Charity order to take forward her work, her beatification is not universally welcomed.
Argentina: Mother Teresa nuns beaten and robbed
Nuns belonging to the Missionary Sisters of Charity order founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta have been attacked and beaten in their home in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Three ways churches can get money wrong
Money is often a sore subject for churches. We're often not sure how to talk about it in an honourable way, so we don't talk about it at all.
Race tops agenda at Southern Baptist conference
Racial reconciliation was top of the agenda for the third annual conference of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.
US Christian among first victims of Russia's anti-evangelism law
The first known victims of Russia's new anti-evangelism laws have been convicted and fined, according to the Forum 18 news service.