All Life lessons articles
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ArticleLife Lessons: Dot Butler’s incredible journey from nightclub dancer to Christian leader
From a childhood marked by loss to a life she could never have imagined, Dot Butler has learned to take the limits off God. Now, as an award-winning Christian leader, former journalist and champion for vulnerable children and families, she reflects on the extraordinary journey that began when a 21-year-old nightclub dancer surrendered her life to Jesus.
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ArticleLife Lessons: She lost her childhood caring for her mum – then God wrote a different story
Jemimah Wright spoke with Catherine Grant, co-founder of The Entertainer, to hear the remarkable story of a childhood marked by hardship, caring responsibilities and loss. From leaving school at 13 to helping build one of Britain’s best-known toy retailers, Catherine reflects on the faith that has sustained her through every chapter of her life.
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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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ArticleLife Lessons: ‘OK, Lord, it’s you and me’
Alison Ruoff, 83, has led a full and adventurous life!
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ArticleLife Lessons: Living in hope of a reunion
Angie Jones shares the indescribable pain of losing two of her children, alongside the joy of seeing God bring something good out of the sorrow
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Article‘I dealt with racism every day’
Rejected from church because of her skin colour, unsupported by her father for being a woman, and surviving a suicide attempt has not stopped grandmother, Babi Dixon, 70, from seeing God at work in her life
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ArticleSpreading hope in the House of Lords
Baroness Caroline Cox, 84 has been a nurse, social scientist, and now a humanitarian. She shares some reflections about of her life of service with Jemimah Wright
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ArticleLife Lessons: Following God’s call all around the world
Marti Green, 77, and her husband set up Youth With A Mission in England, and helped train thousands of young people to share the gospel
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ArticleMarried for the first time at 65
Trained opera singer, Ginny Miller, 72, had a dramatic encounter with God when she was 19. She lived by faith in a Christian community, and worked in pastoral care and counselling, before meeting her husband
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ArticleAdopting my girl
Sharon Bricker, 73, was mum to three boys, but she always dreamed of having a daughter. After a hysterectomy due to ill health, she wondered how it would ever happen
