All articles by Jane Knoop
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ArticleFrom cerebral palsy to complete healing: One mother’s extraordinary story
Jane Knoop spoke to Rita Baroni about the devastating diagnosis that left her daughter facing a lifetime in a wheelchair, and the remarkable events that followed. Rita shares how, in her darkest moment, she stopped pleading for a miracle and simply asked God for the grace to keep going.
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ArticleFrom one child to 50,000 lives: Becky Murray’s extraordinary mission
Jane Knoop spoke to Becky Murray, founder of the global anti-exploitation charity One By One, about how a single, shocking encounter with a vulnerable child on the streets of Sierra Leone ignited a lifelong mission to fight human trafficking and injustice.
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Article"God called me into the prison service for 24 years"
When prison governor Nikki Marfleet wanted to walk away from the pressure of leadership, God spoke with unmistakable clarity. That moment shaped more than two decades of service in one of the toughest environments imaginable, proving that calling is often found not in comfort, but in costly obedience
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ArticleRachel Hughes: Finding God in the ‘radical middle’
Rachel Hughes, senior pastor of Gas Street Church, Birmingham, and co-founder of women’s ministry The Orchard, speaks about bringing Spirit-filled purpose through our suffering and failure as well as our joy
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ArticleEx-Reiki master says: ‘I thought I was helping others and healing myself, but it was all so dark’
Once a master in reiki and psychic readings, Lucia Thompson today brings God’s light to the people of Bangor through Open Heavens Christian café
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ArticlePolitician Carolyn Harris admits, 'I was so angry with God'
During her campaigns to better understand women’s health, Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour and Member of Parliament for Neath and Swansea East, Carolyn Harris, had a health crisis of her own – the physical and mental effects of weight gain. She shares her story of transformative weight loss using the weight-loss jab, Mounjaro
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Opinion‘How did I get to 33 as a Christian woman and not know this about miscarriage?’
As Baby Loss Awareness Week begins, writer Jane Knoop urges Christian women to break the silence around miscarriage. She calls for greater honesty and compassion in sharing these hidden experiences with younger generations.
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ArticleNon-profit = good; business = bad?
Successful entrepreneur and venture capitalist investor, Sarah Dusek, reveals that business is not the ‘dark side’ that needs redeeming, as she once thought, but the very vehicle for growing God’s kingdom she had been looking for
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Article‘Unlearning and relearning my history’
Kirsten Rees is an American-born mother of three and founder of All Being Wellness, which helps women to explore their body’s unique health story. She is married to Marvin Rees, mayor of Bristol from 2016-2024 and now a Labour peer in the House of Lords. She shares honestly about her journey away from American Republicanism to embracing a faith and life that is open to grappling and questioning
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ArticleBeing blind in business
Liz Jackson MBE, co-owner of Initium Corporate Finance, kickstarted her thriving career in business by launching her own marketing company at the age of 25, the same year she went blind
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ArticlePower and obedience - Fola Komolafe MBE talks about following God’s grace through her career as a female business leader.
Social entrepreneur and business leader Fola Komolafe MBE, is the first female and first black CEO of World Vision, the largest child-focused charity in the world
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ArticleDiscovering ‘clean beauty’
Makeup artist and clean beauty specialist, Amy Dyas told Jane Knoop about her insight into sustainably sourced, natural beauty products and reflects on the interconnectedness of her faith and her passion for makeup
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ArticleDrug addiction nearly cost me my life
On the floor of a prison cell, following decades of drug use, Callie Groom encountered the Holy Spirit. Transformed from the inside out, she is now the founder of Rainbow Promise, a haven for women and girls who have experienced addiction, exploitation and homelessness
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ArticleSentenced to death for her faith
Iranian born Marziyeh Amirizadeh was imprisoned in Tehran after encountering God in a dream and courageously telling others about the love of Jesus. But holding onto Matthew 10:19, Marziyeh speaks of a faith beyond fear
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ArticleIf you've got questions about gender and sexuality, don't be afraid to ask God
Ashleigh Hull shares her experience of falling in love with someone of the same sex and how that led to her work with Living Out, an organisation helping people, churches and society talk about faith and sexuality
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ArticleAre you caring for your neighbour?
Kezia Neusch is the creator of The Whole Home, an online space where she explores attainable low-impact living. Should all Christians be doing this?
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ArticleFostering is a calling for the whole Church
From 2018 to 2021 Jo and Steve Squires, along with their three children, fostered multiple babies in quick succession. Jo shares the unexpected realities of responding to God’s call upon their family, and the need for the entire body of Christ to play a part in supporting and raising children in care
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ArticleWendy Grisham's books that kick up the dirt
Wendy Grisham, deputy CEO of SPCK Publishing (and sister to author John Grisham), gives us insight into her progressive, radically inclusive faith, which fuels her passion for non-fiction books that bridge gaps and widen our conversations to reflect the expansiveness of God
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ArticleDesigning gardens with God
Award-winning garden designer Grace Rogers shares her top tips for planting in June
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ArticleFrom trauma to God’s glory
When Jenny Gilpin discovered she was the product of gang rape, it started her on a huge journey of healing in which she discovered the true fatherhood of God
