Mark Woods

Why Christians need to be taught Christianity

If someone really wants to be a Christian, there's no substitute for meeting with God in the company of believers, but a new book might be a helpful place to start.
Judges 11: What can a Bible story about human sacrifice teach us about leadership?

Judges 11 tells the story of one of the Old Testament's most puzzling and most terrible characters.
Evangelical victimhood: Why we should challenge the narrative

Among many evangelicals the gospel has become identified with a socially conservative, imperialistic agenda that's perceived as seeking to impose a particular set of behaviours on an entire society.
Trump expected to name conservative Catholic as VP running mate

Indiana governor Mike Pence is regarded as a safe pick for Trump, whose unpredictability and frequently outlandish statements have alarmed the Republican establishment
$PokÃ©mon Go players: How the CofE aims to catch \'em all$
PokÃ©mon Go players: How the CofE aims to catch 'em all

The CofE has issued advice to its parishes about the game craze.
Perry Noble says he will check into alcohol treatment centre

Noble said he was "serious about fighting for my wife and for my daughter, and I'm serious about following Jesus, and that has not changed".
Shared Conversations: Why the Church of England still has a long way to go on sexuality

Will the Conversations help the Church of England avoid utter shipwreck over the issue of human sexuality, or are they just a way of avoiding hard theological thinking in favour of feelgood encounters?
$Outrage at Russia\'s \'unconstitutional\' crackdown on religion, evangelism$
Outrage at Russia's 'unconstitutional' crackdown on religion, evangelism

Russia's President Vladmir Putin has signed a package of new anti-terrorism measures into law amid protests that they will be used to crack down on religious freedom.
$What was Paul\'s \'thorn in the flesh\', and why was it so important?$
What was Paul's 'thorn in the flesh', and why was it so important?

Paul asked God three times to take away the "thorn in the flesh", with no result: he remained damaged and weak.
$\'Go in confidence,\' Justin Welby tells Synod after sexuality conversations$
'Go in confidence,' Justin Welby tells Synod after sexuality conversations

"At the heart of it is to come back to the fact that together we seek to serve the God who raised Jesus Christ from the dead."
$\'I hope Ark Encounter closes soon,\' says Bill Nye after Ken Ham invited him to visit$
'I hope Ark Encounter closes soon,' says Bill Nye after Ken Ham invited him to visit

Popular US science presenter Bill Nye has toured the Ark Encounter theme park in Kentucky with its founder Ken Ham.
Mark Driscoll is hosting a conference on building healthy churches. Seriously.

The temptation to make comparisons like, say, inviting King Herod to address a childcare conference or Donald Trump to give the keynote speech at a Friends of the Earth meeting is irresistible.