All articles by Elaine Storkey
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ArticleThe encounters three women had with Jesus in the Gospel of John
Elaine Storkey unpacks the encounters three women had with Jesus in the Gospel of John, highlighting their vital roles in revealing who Jesus was to those around them
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ArticleIs Titus 2 meant as a blueprint for biblical womanhood?
Elaine Storkey unpacks the passage to show what it does – and doesn’t – mean
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ArticleBible Study: Be open to learning about God from your children
Elaine Storkey unpacks scripture to show us the ‘enormous value’ God places on young people
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ArticleWhat made Jesus angry?
Elaine Storkey unpacks New Testament passages to show us that Jesus’ anger went hand in hand with His compassion – and so must ours today
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ArticleA warning against idolatry: the story of Jezebel
Elaine Storkey unpacks the notorious woman’s life, and urges us not to miss the lessons it has for us today
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ArticleSheerah’s unique legacy
Elaine Storkey considers 1 Chronicles 7:21-24 to unpack who Sheerah was, and her significance for us today, urging us not to waste what we have been given
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ArticleWeeping for what?
Elaine Storkey looks at what Jesus said to the wailing women in Luke 23, and what his words might mean for us today
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ArticleThree women from the Bible in waiting
Elaine Storkey looks at Luke 1 and 2, where Elizabeth, Mary and Anna all had to wait for God’s plans and purposes to be outworked
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ArticleAre all the ‘bad women’ of the Bible really bad?
Elaine Storkey unpacks the story of Queen Vashti, to show how our views of some of the women in the Bible have been influenced far more by legend than truth
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ArticleAdoption and fostering in the Bible
Elaine Storkey unpacks three biblical characters’ stories to show that God has a heart for those cut off from their birth families
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ArticleWe are responsible for defending the cause of the oppressed
Violence against women was occurring in biblical times – and still is today. Elaine Storkey urges us to realise that God’s intervention comes through other human beings
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: My boyfriend has been divorced - can I marry him?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, theologian Elaine Storkey explains what the Bible says about divorce.
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ArticleIs the Holy Spirit the female part of God?
Elaine Storkey looks at some of the ways women have tried to emphasise God’s female attributes, but asserts he cannot be described by our understanding of gender
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ArticleThe persistent widow: ‘not manipulation, but trust’
Elaine Storkey believes too many preachers have interpreted this parable wrongly, and reveals what it teaches us today
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ArticleMary's powerful prophetic song
Elaine Storkey unpacks one of the most powerful and often-repeated passages in the Bible, which came from the lips of a young woman
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ArticleHidden figures: Women in the early Church
While many assume church leadership has always been male, Elaine Storkey reveals there have been many women actively working in positions throughout the Church right from the start
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ArticleA hidden heroine in a bloodthirsty history
Study passage: 2 Kings 11, 2 Chronicles 22 We all know the story of baby Moses hidden in a basket among the bullrushes in the river Nile by his mother and sister, and how their determined action rescued him from the genocide of Hebrew male babies by the ruthless Egyptian ...
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ArticleThe quest for happiness
Elaine Storkey unpacks what the word ‘blessed’ means through Jesus’ words in the Beatitudes and reminds us of the positive impact we can all have on the world around us when we live by his values
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ArticleThis is what Jesus said about marriage and divorce
Elaine Storkey unpacks Matthew 19, and reminds us that our relationships should be faithful, safe and loving
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ArticleHow to handle complaints with justice
Elaine Storkey unpacks Acts 6, revealing the principles that enabled the early Church to move forward after a dispute and which she urges us all to live by today
