All articles by Claire Musters – Page 3
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OpinionThis Marriage Week: the seven things to remember when working on your relationship
During Marriage Week, Claire Musters encourages us with tips on how to stay the course in our marriages – even as we navigate huge changes.
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OpinionOur book club host shares her top ten books of 2022
Author and avid reader Claire Musters shares the ten books that have had her gripped this year.
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ArticleWA Bookclub: This month I’m reading…
A Place at the Table: Faith, hope and hospitality by Miranda Harris and Jo Swinney
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ArticleWA Bookclub with Claire Musters: This month I’m reading…
I Guess I Haven’t Learned that Yet by Shauna Niequist (Zondervan, 978-0310355595)
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OpinionI’m a marriage counsellor but the best marriage advice I’ve been given was hard to swallow
Alongside her husband, Claire Musters offers pre-marital classes to engaged couples and marriage ‘check-ups’ to those in their local church, and together they have also written a book on marriage. However, Claire says the best piece of marriage advice she was given was something it took her years to accept.
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ArticleJuly Book Club
Before I turn to the book I have been reading, I want to begin by saying what a privilege it is to be hosting the book club.
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OpinionIt wasn’t until my husband and I separated that we realised we’d been complacent, now we’re stronger than ever
During Marriage Week UK, May 10-16, writer Claire Musters shares how the most painful period in her marriage actually strengthened it.
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ArticleWomen have always been central to the story of Christianity
Professors Joan Taylor and Helen Bond talk about the women they discovered when researching early Christianity, and the book that contains their findings, Women Remembered
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ArticleGod’s ways are not our ways
New York Times bestselling author Ann Voskamp is also a farmer’s wife and mum of seven. Seeing her sister killed in front of her eyes gave her unimaginable trauma. Here she speaks about the beauty and pain of life and how her writing draws her closer to the healing power of God
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OpinionFive ways to support your child through their exams, from a mum who’s been there
As GCSE, A level and general end-of-year exam season is nearly upon us, Claire Musters shares some practical ways to be there for the young people in your household who are sitting exams this term
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OpinionMUM’S THE WORD: Mum-of-babies and mum-of-teens compare notes on keeping on top of the mess
Every stage of parenting poses its unique challenges. Each fortnight mum-of-babies Rachel Pearce and and mum-of-teens Claire Musters compare notes on the ups and downs of everyday life. This time: tackling the mess.
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OpinionRelationships are three times more likely to succeed if you marry compared to informal cohabitation, survey reveals
The latest research from the Marriage Foundation that shows that even those who aren’t Christian are more likely to work on a relationship if they have cemented it in marriage.
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OpinionMUM'S THE WORD: Mum-of-babies and mum-of-teens compare notes on their disastrous attempts at having a date night
Every stage of parenting poses its unique challenges. Each fortnight mum-of-babies Rachel Pearce and and mum-of-teens Claire Musters compare notes on the ups and downs of everyday life. This time: date nights.
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ArticleThe “invisible” women
In a culture that idolises youth, Claire Musters investigates the experiences of women who are past the age of 50
