by Mark Woods | Feb 17, 2011 | Opinion
The number of members in our Baptist churches in Great Britain is down, but not by much. The number of baptisms is down, too, by rather more proportionately, but again not by much. Figures for children and young people, on the other hand, are up, so that’s good...
by Mark Woods | Dec 30, 2010 | Opinion
We look back on 2010 with some satisfaction. With a small but dedicated staff at The Baptist Times, we have made many good contributions to our denominational life in Great Britain over the year. We are, though, only a newspaper, and our job is primarily to report on...
by Mark Woods | Dec 20, 2010 | Opinion
The saga of WikiLeaks continues to intrigue. It is not so much what is revealed, though no doubt various intelligence agencies around the world have teams on standby to trawl through the latest list of people and places, or to sort the wheat from the diplomatic chaff....
by Mark Woods | Dec 1, 2010 | Opinion
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. The royal family has been “absent” from the front pages for some time now. When Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their engagement recently, feelings of good will toward the royal family were re-awakened – a...
by Mark Woods | Nov 17, 2010 | Opinion
The call by Archbishop Athanasios Dawood for Christians to leave Iraq and be given asylum in Britain is likely to be heard far more clearly in Iraq than it is here. The recent terrible events – the attack that left 50 dead at Our Lady of Salvation Catholic Church in...
