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OpinionA nation in grief: A faithful response to the Bondi tragedy
In the wake of the Bondi shooting earlier this week, Australians are grappling with shock, grief, and searching questions after violence shattered a place synonymous with joy and freedom. In this reflection, Rev. Dr. Tania Harris offers a faith-filled response, inviting us to pause, listen for the Holy Spirit, and consider how God’s light meets us in the darkness.
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OpinionFaith running in the family - a tribute to Joanna Trollope
Following the death of author Joanna Trollope in December 2025, writer Ruth Leigh reflects on the legacy of the Trollopes; exploring faith, family and the enduring power of honest, character-driven fiction.
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OpinionJane Austen at 250: Seeing Jesus in her stories
On the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, writer Sarah Street reflects on how the light of Jesus shines through Austen’s timeless stories of love and grace.
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OpinionWhat does the future hold for religious teaching in schools?
Jenny Sanders explores the impact of recent legal decisions on religious education in Northern Ireland, examining how faith is taught in schools. She highlights the challenges of delivering inclusive, objective, and pluralistic religious education in today’s society.
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OpinionWhy we need Strictly Come Dancing and the valuable tool it can provide Christians
Writer Lauren Windle explains why a united society benefits from the big, unifying effect of popular TV shows.
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OpinionA call back to Christian charity in a divided age
Singer-songwriter Alex Kate reflects on one of the most corrosive forces shaping our era: the way division has seeped into everything from our screens to our relationships. Polarisation is one of our modern-day travesties, she argues, not just because it pits us against each other, but because it steals our capacity for curiosity, empathy, and grace.
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ArticleBake Off winner Jasmine on praying in the tent
Jasmine Mitchell, the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2025 spoke with our deputy editor, Jemimah Wright, about becoming a recognised TV star overnight and what she has learned through the process
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ArticleWe can’t avoid politics – Jesus didn’t
Veronica Zundel urges us all not to leave the political sphere to those without faith
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Article‘Most of us aren’t tasked with running for government’
With the rise of Christian nationalism in mind, Kate Orson urges us to proceed with caution as we engage with politics
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ArticleReal love is sacrificial
Hope Bonarcher looks at the Christmas story from God’s perspective, and urges us to show the same extravagant, drastic love to those who can’t – or won’t – reciprocate
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OpinionRosalía's album LUX and the search for the sacred in a distracted age
Writer Alex Noel argues that Rosalía’s LUX isn’t just an album but a rare modern work reaching for the sacred. In a distracted age, she sees it as a call back to wonder, devotion, and light.
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OpinionStanding in faith: Making gender-based violence a national disaster in South Africa
Writer Jenny Sanders addresses a deeply sobering reality, urging us not to look away from the gender-based violence devastating South Africa. Her words call us to compassion, vigilance, and a faith-filled response to those who suffer.
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OpinionHaving a rib removed to get the perfect waist is becoming popular - what would Eve say about that?
Jenny Sanders explores the growing trend of rib removal surgery in pursuit of the perfect waistline. She asks what Eve — and God — might say about our obsession with physical perfection.
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OpinionWhy I believe Ukraine’s daily one minute of prayer is a miracle
Sharyn Borodin shares how a single minute each morning unites war-torn Ukraine in silence, remembrance, and hope. In those sixty seconds, an entire nation lifts its eyes heavenward, finding strength not in power, but in prayer.
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OpinionCharlotte Church and her love of Adam’s mythological first wife, Lilith
Writer Kate Orson explores singer Charlotte Church’s fascination with Lilith, the mythical first wife of Adam. Kate traces how Lilith evolved from an ancient demon to a modern feminist icon—and what that says about our search for spiritual truth.
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OpinionDying well: upholding the sacred value of life in a culture of choice
Ann-Louise Graham reflects on the Assisted Suicide Bill through the lens of her faith and her experience caring for her dying father, exploring what it truly means to die well.
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OpinionWhat Glamour Magazine taught me about Jesus’ Greatest Commandment
Ruth Leigh considers what it truly means to love others as Jesus commanded. Prompted by a Glamour UK feature honouring nine trans women, she challenges readers to look past prejudice and remember that Christ’s call to love leaves no one out.
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OpinionWhen culture redefines womanhood: how Christians can respond with love and clarity to Glamour Magazine’s Woman of the Year
Bobbi Kumari responds to Glamour Magazine’s Women of the Year feature with both love and biblical conviction. She invites Christians to hold fast to God’s unchanging design for womanhood while extending Christlike compassion to those navigating confusion and pain in today’s culture.
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OpinionAlan Carr’s Shocking Victory: Betrayal and Redemption in The Celebrity Traitors 2025
Alex Noel unpacks the shocking twists of the celebrity spin-off, where Alan Carr’s secret betrayal crowns him the winner and exposes deeper truths about trust and human nature.
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OpinionDid you know Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring is thought to be an imaginary representation of Mary Magdalene in the Bible?
Woman Alive deputy editor, Jemimah Wright explores a fresh theory about Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring — could this enigmatic masterpiece actually depict Mary Magdalene at the moment she recognises the risen Christ?
