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Gathering together at summer festivals positively impacts our churches
John and Anne Coles led New Wine for many years. Anne spoke with Abi Roff about her experience of Christian festivals, and why she believes they benefit the Church
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People crave God, which is why they go to Glastonbury
Dr Belle Tindall explores how attending a festival reflects our inherent need for awe and wonder – and says we shouldn’t avoid such places even if they are full of misogyny
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I quit social media when the Holy Spirit revealed the damaging way I interacted with it
Woman Alive editor, Tola Doll Fisher first left Facebook, then Twitter, and finally Instagram. She defends her choice to go against the majority and shares why the decision has proved beneficial.
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Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice has given her life to Jesus, but her social media followers don’t like it
’So many people have rejected God because they think Christianity is just a belief system for people that need some kind of spiritual comfort,’ says Kate Orson reflecting on the response to Stephanie Rice giving God glory for her blessings in life. She says we need to work on translating Jesus to those people, so they don’t discard him.
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Why the mistreatment of Diane Abbott demands our attention
Diane Abbott MP has been in the press recently because of a Conservative Party donor’s racist words towards her. Bukunola Adekolu explains what happened, and says as Christians, we cannot keep silent.
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‘Sisterhood’ is not just a label that ties together a group of women in a 90s sitcom!
Hannah Stephenson-Kelly writes about the gift of having sisters, and brings to mind the sisters Jesus knew - Mary and Martha.
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No Geri, you don’t have to “stand by your man”
Spice Girl Geri Halliwell’s marriage has been in the press recently, and while love does pull together and persevere through tough times, Sally Hope wonders, what are the behaviours we can expect - and excuse - within marriage?
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'It is literally impossible to be a woman' - Barbie
’Are women truly breaking barriers in Christian leadership, or are prejudices still holding them back?’ Deanna Fletcher suggests five questions we should be asking for a more inclusive Church.
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Did Madonna hear from God during a near-death experience?
At Madonna’s The Celebration Tour, she told fans that her first word after coming out of a coma and a ‘near-death experience’ was… ‘no’.
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Here is what I think of the Pro-Life Manchester students
As an advocate of unborn babies, Ruth Rawlins was shocked by the treatment of Manchester University’s Pro-Life Society members. She looks into what happened, and what it means for us
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Is Scary Spice Mel B a Christian?
Speaking on her podcast, former Spice Girl Mel B told author Elizabeth Day that she spends time praying. Does the former Spice Girl have a faith?
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AI responds to questions on workplace discrimination for International Women's Day
A UK based tech-for-good company is celebrating International Women’s Day by giving free access to its AI chatbot trained on the UK Equality Act. Here’s what that means for women in the workplace…
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Why should adults care about World Book Day?
’The benefits of reading are well documented,’ says publisher, Nicki Copeland. She shares why she loves to read and why ‘stories stimulate our imaginations’, long after childhood.
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The rise of Raye - the singer and her Christian faith
’This is not a neat and tidy tale of finding faith,’ says Alex Noel of multiple Brit Award-winning singer Raye, and her seven year journey to become an independent artist.
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Do we need Christian hip-hop?
Maxine Harrison says Lecrae is a key player in the Christian hip-hop scene, and asks if it is that far-fetched to think that God could transform a traditionally non-Christian genre into music that glorifies him?
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God’s brand of inclusion
Hope Bonarcher reveals what she believes is a harmful disconnect between our culture and the word of God in the areas of inclusion and identity
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Should Christians be more like JK Rowling?
We live in a culture where people are regularly ‘cancelled’ for speaking out against the wider or more popular opinion. Woman Alive’s deputy editor, Jemimah Wright looks at JK Rowling’s experience, and wonders what those of us in the body of the Church can learn from her.
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Opinion
Crazy about The Chosen
Julie Wickenden is one of many Christian fans of TV series The Chosen. Not yet caught up? Be prepared for what she describes as a ’roller coaster of emotions’.
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Do men have it harder than women in 2024?
Writer Costello Crozier asks how we can promote ’Christian masculine virtues’ in a world where the toxic masculinity of men like Andrew Tate is praised, and feminism is thought to have caused harm.
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AI can be great but with Taylor Swift falling victim to deepfakes, how can the rest of us protect ourselves?
Taylor Swift’s globally recognised face was recently superimposed onto pornographic pictures. And as advertising copywriter Lizzie Hutchinson rightly warns, if it can happen to her, it can happen to anyone.