Mark Woods

Trump, Cruz, Rubio: What the evangelical vote means to them, and how they\'re trying to get it
Trump, Cruz, Rubio: What the evangelical vote means to them, and how they're trying to get it

The word "evangelical" is a slippery one, not because it doesn't describe a particular constituency, but because it doesn't adequately describe them.

Karl Barth: 10 things you didn\'t know about a great 20th century thinker
Karl Barth: 10 things you didn't know about a great 20th century thinker

Swiss theologian Karl Barth (1886-1968) was one of the most important figures in 20th century theology.

Morris Cerullo plans huge Christian theme park in San Diego
Morris Cerullo plans huge Christian theme park in San Diego

The resort will include 127 timeshare suites, a spa, tennis courts and other luxury amenities.

Did Eve really eat an apple in the Garden of Eden?
Did Eve really eat an apple in the Garden of Eden?

Eve ate the apple and gave Adam the core – everyone knows that's what the story in Genesis 3 says.

Should Christians get tattoos?
Should Christians get tattoos?

We want to know how to live in the world in a way that's distinctively Christian, so is it okay to get a tattoo?

Can a dead man pray? How the Catholic Church makes saints
Can a dead man pray? How the Catholic Church makes saints

The Vatican is investigating reports that the Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman has been responsible for another miracle.

Hijab-wearing professor Larycia Hawkins backed by Wheaton colleagues
Hijab-wearing professor Larycia Hawkins backed by Wheaton colleagues

The Wheaton College professor facing termination for alleged theological unorthodoxy has won the backing of the college's faculty council in her fight to stay.

Patience: 10 Bible verses to help us as we wait for God
Patience: 10 Bible verses to help us as we wait for God

Patience is one of the great Bible virtues. It means waiting in hope and trust, even when it's hard.

The whole of Christendom wants to fix the date of Easter, except this Yorkshire town
The whole of Christendom wants to fix the date of Easter, except this Yorkshire town

Moves by the world's major Churches to agree a common date of Easter, setting aside centuries of division, have been widely welcomed – but not in the small Yorkshire town of Whitby.

The mark of the beast: What does it mean for the Church today?
The mark of the beast: What does it mean for the Church today?

People have always wondered about the "mark of the beast" and the "number of the beast" mentioned in the Book of Revelation, but what could it say to the 21st Century Church?

Prejudice or principle? Why the UMC banned Intelligent Design from its annual conference
Prejudice or principle? Why the UMC banned Intelligent Design from its annual conference

The United Methodist Church has rejected a request by a group promoting so-called Intelligent Design to have a display at its General Conference in Oregon in May.

Should Christians embrace a secular society?
Should Christians embrace a secular society?

France's much-vaunted principle of laïcité [secularism] is not fit for purpose in the modern world, according to one of its most senior ministers.

Colombian church claims pastor was saved from knife-wielding attacker by \'power of God\'
Colombian church claims pastor was saved from knife-wielding attacker by 'power of God'

A Pentecostal church in Colombia is claiming that a knife-wielding attacker was stopped in his tracks by the power of God.

India: 8,000 Christians targeted by violence and persecution in 2015, report says
India: 8,000 Christians targeted by violence and persecution in 2015, report says

An Indian Christian organisation has claimed there were more than 200 major incidents of anti-Christian hate speech and persecution in the country last year.

Lord Weidenfeld, who helped save Middle Eastern Christians, dies aged 96
Lord Weidenfeld, who helped save Middle Eastern Christians, dies aged 96

Tributes have been paid to Lord Weidenfeld, whose death at the age of 96 has been announced.

Gospel for Asia may be  probed by UK Charity Commission following financial mismanagement claims
Gospel for Asia may be probed by UK Charity Commission following financial mismanagement claims

The charity has been hit by a string of revelations about its treatment of staff and volunteers and unanswered questions over its financial accounting.