All articles by Hope Bonarcher
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ArticleHow to embrace festival season – if that’s your thing
A native New Yorker, Hope Bonarcher’s formative experience of festivals centered on drug-fuelled “raves”. Now a Christian and mum, she has learned to enjoy mainstream music events on a different level
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OpinionThe women from our history books who knew that without Christ, we can do nothing
Hope Bonarcher remembers some amazing women whose unshakeable faith demonstrates that when Christ is our foundation, we can move mountains.
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Article‘Who cares what she’s selling? What the heck has she done to her face?!’
Hope Bonarcher looks at our culture’s obsession with youth, and reveals the age-defying beauty that Jesus offers each one of us
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ArticleGod’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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ArticleWhat are your expectations on Valentine’s Day?
Hope Bonarcher takes an honest look at our expectations for this much romanticised day
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Article‘People want to cancel what they can’t stand’
In a new column on popular culture, Hope Bonarcher looks at why we insist on shunning people we don’t agree with
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OpinionWith headlines about Meghan and Kate in Omid Scobie’s new book, how should we as Christian women react to female rivalry?
Writer, Hope Bonarcher looks at female rivalry and why it seems so prevalent in our culture, but says, since becoming a Christian, thankfully she has not experienced it in church.
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OpinionBlack History Month: Presenter and author Cynthia Garrett helped me believe that, with God, I can overcome anything
The theme of this Black History Month is ‘Saluting our Sisters’ and writer Hope Bonarcher explains why she’s inspired by presenter and author Cynthia Garrett.
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OpinionAs Britney reveals she aborted Justin Timberlake’s baby - I’m surprised by how mainstream media welcomes terminations
Christian writer Hope Bonarcher reflects on the messaging that mainstream media puts out about abortion and suggests that Jesus offers a better solution.
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OpinionAs a Christian I steer clear of outfit shaming and you definitely should too
Writer Hope Bonarcher concedes that some of the outfits around today make her wince but here she explains why she refuses to 'outfit shame'.
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OpinionChristian women shouldn’t look to worldly influencers for marital wisdom
Hope Bonarcher says the current trend in relationship advice is seducing a generation of women straight into bondage.
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OpinionLizzo's alleged behaviour is awful - celebrities have been getting progressively worse and they need the gospel
Writer Hope Bonarcher despairs at the "one up manship" of celebs and their outrageous behaviour.
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OpinionIn the Barbie movie, men are buffoons - as a Christian, it didn’t sit well with me
Writer Hope Bonarcher shares her thoughts on the way men and Ken are portrayed in the latest Barbie release.
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OpinionI suffered abuse in the Church, but we mustn’t confuse the acts of Christians with the acts of Christ
Writer Hope Bonarcher shares her experience of abuse in the Church and how she turns to Jesus for her faith rather than the example of flawed people.
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OpinionDiversity, equity, and inclusion martyrdom has no place in the world or the Church
Writer Hope Bonarcher argues that we have become too ‘woke’ for our own good.
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OpinionI’m trying to decide how, as a Christian woman, I should age - and Madonna is teaching me a lot
Writer and model Hope Bonarcher reflects on growing older and how the likes of the Bible’s Solomon and popstar Madonna, have taught her what to do and what not to do.
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OpinionI was the ‘poster child’ for sin as a teenager - here’s what I said when someone asked me: ‘Is sin more fun?’
Writer Hope Bonarcher was no stranger to sin. She gave her life to Christ and turned things around, but is her life more boring now?
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OpinionWhen talking about LGBTQI+ issues, I think it’s important to look at the Bible’s complete story - not just a few verses
Writer Hope Bonarcher explores the biblical response to LGBTQI+ identifying people in the Church.
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Article‘I struggle as a Christian mum’
Hope Bonarcher threw herself into motherhood, trying to do everything perfectly. But, as she became more and more exhausted, God began to teach her a better way
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OpinionAfter multiple suicide attempts - I've learned how I need to engage with God to overcome the darkness
Writer Hope Bonarcher explains how God's word delivered her from the extreme hopelessness that led her to attempt to take her own life.
