Mark Woods

Too much information... how graphic images of death and destruction make us care less
Graphic pictures from crash sites and battlefields desensitise us to the reality of suffering, writes Mark Woods.

Thinking Christianly about Gaza - three responses which don't help at all, and one which might...
Is it possible to formulate a Christian response to Israel and Gaza which is not blindly partisan? Mark Woods has a go.

Why I'd ban Christianity from school assemblies
It's to protect the gospel, not marginalise it, says Mark Woods

Women in ministry: why equality is still a long way off
Even for denominations which claim to have embraced women in ministry are finding reasons not to practise what they preach, writes Mark Woods

Methodists lose nearly 100,000 members in ten years. What can be done?
Membership of the Methodist Church has dropped by a third in ten years. Can anything be done to reverse this?

The rise of extreme politics: accident, protest or disillusionment?
Politicians need to speak a new language, writes Mark Woods, and so does the Church
How British Baptists have sort of allowed gay marriages, but still aren't all that keen on the idea
Are UK Baptist ministers now allowed to conduct gay weddings?

Templeton Prize winner Tomáš HalÃk: 'The world is full of Zacchaeuses but Jesus is calling them by name'
Roman Catholic priest Tomáš HalÃk was once classed as an enemy of the state