Mark Woods

Australia: Anti-terror laws designed to stop ISIS recruitment will curb free speech, leaders warn
Laws aimed at stopping recruitment to Islamic State could hit the innocent, imams warn.

Number of migrants drowning in the Mediterranean has doubled, church calls on EU to act
The plight of thousands of refugees making the dangerous Mediterranean crossing needs a better response, say churches.

Theologian Stanley Hauerwas withdraws from lectures at GTS because of faculty row
Ethicist Stanley Hauerwas has pulled out of an engagement to deliver the prestigious Paddock Lectures at the strife-torn institution

A case for war: bombing Iraq may be the only way to stop ISIS
There is a moral imperative to engage in military action against Islamic State, writes Mark Woods.

How the wrong principles have ended up driving the devolution debate
What lies behind the devolution debate? Mark Woods is uneasy.

Scottish Referendum: Why I'm hoping and praying for a No vote tomorrow
Mark Woods thinks a move towards independence is contrary to the gospel.

Will the new Iraqi government stop Islamic State massacre?
The US say the appointment of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi represents a "major milestone" and a crucial step towards defeating the terrorist militias.

Comment: Why Evangelicals can't support Israel's land grabs
As Israel begins the biggest appropriation of West Bank land in 30 years, Mark Woods asks where Christian sympathy should lie.

Nine-year-old girl shoots and kills instructor - time for a rethink of gun laws?
On Monday a nine-year-old girl shot and killed her shooting instructor. Mark Woods asks whether it's time for Christians to take a different view on gun ownership.

The one thing almost everyone who preaches gets wrong
They're different activities, writes Mark Woods â and we sell both of them short if we confuse them

A Student in Arms: Lessons from one Christian who died in the Somme
The moving testimony of a Christian who died on the Somme still speaks to us today, writes Mark Woods

What chaplains did in wartime...
The First World War saw the beginning of modern chaplaincy, writes Mark Woods. What was it like for those who served?

Better apart? Why all age services might not be helping anyone
Mark Woods thinks the unthinkable about children in worship

How churches responded to the outbreak of war
The churches truly believed that it was right to fight, writes Mark Woods.

Remembering the Great War: Seven lessons we must learn 100 years on
A hundred years after the conflict, it still speaks to us today, writes Mark Woods

David Cameron's immigration policies which 'put Britain first' are not Christian
Mark Woods on the true meaning of love thy neighbour.