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Go analogue for Lent

Attiah profile

A cry for freedom from Iran

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What the BAFTA debate has taught me as a Black Christian living with mild Tourette’s

Gisele P

Shame must change sides: Tamar, Gisèle Pelicot, and the courage to bring injustice into the light

Hannah Spencer

Faithful in the small things: from plumbing to parliament

Grandma Judith and Brooke

‘Woman Alive featured the faith story of my grandmother in 1996, and it inspired my own relationship with God’

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How understanding attachment theory helped me to ‘love my neighbour’

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A question of conscience in the RE classroom

  • Go analogue for Lent

  • A cry for freedom from Iran

  • What the BAFTA debate has taught me as a Black Christian living with mild Tourette’s

  • Shame must change sides: Tamar, Gisèle Pelicot, and the courage to bring injustice into the light

  • Faithful in the small things: from plumbing to parliament

  • ‘Woman Alive featured the faith story of my grandmother in 1996, and it inspired my own relationship with God’

  • How understanding attachment theory helped me to ‘love my neighbour’

  • A question of conscience in the RE classroom

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You CAN sit with us! What I learned from the first Woman Alive audience podcast recording about sisterhood

2026-03-06T11:37:00+00:00By

Yetty Afolabi recounts her experience attending the recording of the International Women’s Day special episode of the Woman Alive podcast. Through this invitation to join the WA community, Yetty reflects on the transformative power of authentic sisterhood in both celebration and vulnerability.

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‘A “Christian cult” group targeted me on LinkedIn’

2026-03-06T05:45:00+00:00By

Alem Derege reflects on two unsettling encounters with the secretive religious group Shincheonji, which both The Church of England and Alpha’s Nicky Gumbel have named a ‘cult’. She shares a personal warning about spiritual manipulation, online recruitment tactics and the importance of discernment.

Grandma Judith and Brooke

‘Woman Alive featured the faith story of my grandmother in 1996, and it inspired my own relationship with God’

2026-03-05T05:06:00+00:00By

Brooke Singleton traces how her grandmother’s radical obedience to God, captured decades ago in Woman Alive, shaped her own life of faith.

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‘If we focused on what we’d lost, we’d be overwhelmed’

2026-02-22T14:39:00+00:00By

Ciara Dierking faced a sudden and life-threatening illness in December 2024, which resulted in the amputation of all four limbs. She spoke with our deputy editor Jemimah Wright about her journey through suffering, faith and learning to choose gratitude during unimaginable loss

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I had a baby at 49!

2026-02-22T14:38:00+00:00By

Katie Barringer shares how God grew her family in unexpected ways

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Bethel, Shawn Bolz, and the question of accountability

2026-01-28T14:25:00+00:00By

In the wake of recent revelations surrounding Shawn Bolz and Bethel Church, Redding, Emilia Fuller reflects on this moment through the lens of her own past experience within the church. Having previously written about the impact of spiritual and emotional harm, she now considers what accountability, repentance, and hope can look like when leadership failures are brought into the light — and how believers are called to respond.

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Attiah profile

A cry for freedom from Iran

2026-03-04T09:55:00+00:00By

Iranian Christian, Attieh Fard shares the anguish and hope surrounding Iran’s uprising, calling for urgent action and solidarity with those fighting for freedom.

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Bethel, Shawn Bolz, and the question of accountability

2026-01-28T14:25:00+00:00By

In the wake of recent revelations surrounding Shawn Bolz and Bethel Church, Redding, Emilia Fuller reflects on this moment through the lens of her own past experience within the church. Having previously written about the impact of spiritual and emotional harm, she now considers what accountability, repentance, and hope can look like when leadership failures are brought into the light — and how believers are called to respond.

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Rachel Hughes: Finding God in the ‘radical middle’

2026-01-28T05:14:00+00:00By

Rachel Hughes, senior pastor of Gas Street Church, Birmingham, and co-founder of women’s ministry The Orchard, speaks about bringing Spirit-filled purpose through our suffering and failure as well as our joy

BUSINESS

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Starting my business, one page at a time

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‘You need to make God your CEO’

‘We’re all about dating wisely’

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Equipping exploited women for a brighter future

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‘Nobody wants to organise a funeral’

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‘Fragrance, faith and the power of story’

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Non-profit = good; business = bad?

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From Granny’s knitting needles to global impact - the story of Gogo Olive

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Building resilience in order to flourish

  • Starting my business, one page at a time

  • ‘You need to make God your CEO’

  • ‘We’re all about dating wisely’

  • Equipping exploited women for a brighter future

  • ‘Nobody wants to organise a funeral’

  • ‘Fragrance, faith and the power of story’

  • Non-profit = good; business = bad?

  • From Granny’s knitting needles to global impact - the story of Gogo Olive

  • Building resilience in order to flourish