All Faith articles
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OpinionWhy are women more religious than men?
Church leader Hannah Stephenson-Kelly considers how social roles, lived experience, and the use of time and space may help explain this perceived gender gap in religiosity.
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Opinion‘I prayed for 365 days to overcome the loneliness and challenges of raising a newborn’
This Lent, Cristina Turlacu reflects on the quiet power of daily prayer and how it can gently transform your day-to-day life. Through her personal journey of motherhood, she invites you to be encouraged to pray and discover how even the simplest words whispered in faith can bring strength, peace, and lasting change.
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Opinion‘A “Christian cult” group targeted me on LinkedIn’
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.
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Opinion‘Woman Alive featured the faith story of my grandmother in 1996, and it inspired my own relationship with God’
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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OpinionHow understanding attachment theory helped me to ‘love my neighbour’
Writer Katie Gauden reflects on how our attachment patterns shape the way we see ourselves and others. She explores how growing in security can help us live out Jesus’ call to love more fully.
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OpinionGreat Sexpectations: How do I become a Christian?
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, the Woman Alive team responds to someone looking for God.
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Article‘If we focused on what we’d lost, we’d be overwhelmed’
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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ArticleLife Lessons: Faith can handle your questions – but sometimes people can’t
Author Lavinia Byrne shares insight into her life as a nun, and what caused her to leave the community
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ArticleLetter to the Next Generation on justice
Rev Katherine Chow unpacks the verse that has shaped her life
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ArticleLet’s not be fooled - thoughts on the 'divine feminine'
Kate Orson unpacks where the term the ‘divine feminine’ comes from and states her case as to why it is not compatible with Christianity
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ArticleWhat’s our image of God?
Veronica Zundel believes we should be free to explore the ‘divine feminine’ – but to stay clear of what is being espoused by New Agers
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ArticleGet your ‘mojo’ back!
Premier Radio’s Inspirational Breakfast presenter, Esther Higham is involved with Ministers of Jesus Out There (mojo), a ministry that provides space for people to grow their spiritual muscles and practise using the gifts of the Holy Spirit to share Jesus
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ArticleStarting my business, one page at a time
Lydia Hughes shares the story of how she built her stationery business, Faithful Pages, to encourage us to document and remain faithful in our walk with God
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ArticleThree times God gave me the same message
Signs & Wonders in everyday life - Your stories of God’s intervention
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Opinion‘I am about to turn 50, and looking back over my life I wish I had worried less, because God has looked after me miraculously’
Writer Samantha Bailie-McMurdock discovers that the very moments she once feared most were often the clearest demonstrations that God was firmly in control all along.
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OpinionMy brother died in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999 and I wrestled with God, but I still trust him
Ashley Glader shares the unimaginable story of losing her brother in the Columbine High School shooting — and how that tragedy shattered her faith before ultimately reshaping it. Through profound loss, unanswered prayers, and years of wrestling with God, she explains why she still chooses to trust him.
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OpinionFrom witchcraft to new life in Jesus
Born into trauma, addiction, and deep spiritual confusion, Charlene Humphrey’s life began marked by pain, loss, and a relentless search for identity, love, and belonging. This is the story of how God met her in the depths of brokenness and transformed her ashes into beauty, leading her from darkness into freedom, purpose, and redemption through Jesus Christ.
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OpinionWhen you reach Lent empty: the quiet power of speaking life anyway
Lent begins on the 18th February, and writer Ayoola Bandele reflects on it not as a spiritual performance, but as a gentle invitation to return to God with honesty and emptiness. Drawing from personal history, faith, and the practice of speaking Scripture aloud, Bandele explores how God meets us not when we are full of strength, but when we have little left to offer.
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OpinionFaith lessons from literature - The Secret Garden
Writer Danielle Finch reflects on the surprising spiritual wisdom she found in The Secret Garden. Through this much-loved classic, she explores how stories beyond Scripture can still point us toward truth, beauty and God’s transforming work in the world.
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OpinionI wanted to end my life until Jesus saved me
Hetti Harper documents her journey from involvement in spiritualism and the occult to faith in Jesus Christ. She reflects on the experiences and events that led to her conversion, deliverance, and the lasting impact this transformation has had on her life and family.
