All articles by Jane Knoop

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    Fostering is a calling for the whole Church

    2024-09-23T09:39:00Z

    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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    Wendy Grisham's books that kick up the dirt

    2024-06-25T14:41:00Z

    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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    Designing gardens with God

    2024-05-28T11:19:00Z

    Award-winning garden designer Grace Rogers shares her top tips for planting in June

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    From trauma to God’s glory

    2024-04-22T11:22:00Z

    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

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    We need to start talking about young-onset dementia

    2024-03-19T14:44:00Z

    Janet Wyatt is the director of JW Care Group, one of the only care providers in the country specialising in young-onset dementia. She shares her story with us and the wisdom she’s gleaned through over 30 years devoted to dementia sufferers

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    Nurtured in the hidden places

    2024-02-26T09:34:00Z

    Jill Duff, Bishop of Lancaster and former director of St Mellitus College, North West, spoke with Jane Knoop about the topsy-turvy nature of God’s kingdom

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    How I decided to tackle food waste, and made it into a business

    2024-01-25T14:57:00Z

    Jenny Costa, the visionary behind award-winning brand Rubies in the Rubble has an accessible message of hope and empowerment  

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    My life for God’s glory

    2024-01-25T14:40:00Z

    Christina Tucker, otherwise known as ChrissyT, is a singer-songwriter and head of creative missions for The Message Trust in Cape Town, South Africa. She has witnessed God transform young people’s sense of identity and belonging…starting with her own

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    'I survived abortion'

    2023-11-20T09:47:00Z

    Melissa Ohden, wife and mother to two girls, is a pro-life advocate, author and speaker. She gives us a glimpse into her experience of discovering she survived an abortion, and her resulting quest for truth

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    Deconstructing faith is trending – but hold on to your Bibles

    2023-10-23T16:25:00Z

    Author, worship leader and respected apologetics speaker, Alisa Childers addresses the topic of deconstruction head on, giving us insight into her upcoming book, The Deconstruction of Christianity 

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    The animated gospel

    2023-09-25T07:39:00Z

    Rita Mbanga, a producer with Sunrise Animation Studios, talks about growing up in a politically turbulent Zimbabwe and why freedom of speech and authentic storytelling is in her blood

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    Mama got faith!

    2023-09-01T10:27:00Z

    Author, podcast host and founder of award-winning teen girls platform Girl Got Faith, Emma Borquaye, wife of rapper ‘Guvna B’ speaks with Jane Knoop about the highs and lows of motherhood, and the realities of being married to a famous rapper

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    ‘I was face to face with a former IRA terrorist’

    2023-08-31T11:34:00Z

    For decades Sara-Louise Martin lived with loss and battled with unforgiveness related to her father’s death. Then, in the summer of 2022, she was faced with a challenging opportunity to step into freedom and healing

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    Embracing doubt

    2023-07-27T10:29:36.690Z

    When the simple Pentecostal faith she inherited cracked under pressure, Dr Selina Stone’s faith evolved into a spacious, generous theology. She spoke with Jane Knoop about how this has changed her life 

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    Slowing down can help to change the course of the climate crisis

    2023-05-25T14:38:00Z

    Environmental campaigner Hannah Eves is the policy coordinator for A Rocha UK, Britain’s only Christian conservation charity. Here she shares her belief that we are intimately connected with God, his earth and each other 

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    Parents, do not despair - there is hope for our young people!

    2023-04-27T12:39:00Z

    Alongside all the current crises they are facing – mental health challenges, societal pressures, and an epidemic of faith deconstruction that is leading some to walk away from Jesus – Liz Bewley is convinced that the Holy Spirit is moving

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    I put God at the centre of my birth experience

    2023-04-27T12:23:00Z

    Kierra Blaser shares her story of learning to ‘co-labour’ with God, and started the Kingdom Childbirth Class to prepare women both physically and spiritually for birth

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    Our children were born to heroin addicts

    2023-02-27T12:16:42.150Z

    A reader shares her and her husband Jeremy’s journey of adoption and what it showed them about the heart of God

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    'I was single when God told me to speak out about Kingdom marriage'

    2023-01-24T16:17:00Z

    For ten years, Anja Gibson has prophesied about marriage, decreeing the centrality of Christ and the couple as the pillar for the restoration of the earth. Eventually, in 2020, following a cascade of God-ordained circumstances, Anja entered into her own kingdom marriage

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    Is egg freezing biblical?

    2023-01-24T16:09:00Z

    Two women in their 40s share their experience of freezing their eggs