All Love articles
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Opinion
Understanding sexual ethics in Christianity
Sally Hope says that the rules of Christianity are not stopping couples getting divorced and suffering sexual abuse. She suggests, ’By using love as our yardstick we will always choose the most moral course of action in any situation.’
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What 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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Opinion
GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I’m dating a non-Christian who is kind and generous and thoughtful, he just doesn’t love Jesus
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, we tackle the tricky topic of dating someone who isn’t a Christian.
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Opinion
Is love at first sight a healthy way to start a relationship and what does the Bible say about it?
Lauren Windle asks if love at first sight really exists and if so, is it biblical?
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It’s time to start having uncomfortable conversations about mental health
Hope Virgo has some advice on reaching out to people in practical ways so that we fulfil God’s commandment to love everyone
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The transforming power of abiding in God’s love
Bobbi Kumari encourages us all to spend time with our Father, learning his ways. It is as we do this that we can begin to truly believe in – and experience – his deep love for us and walk into the freedom of being fully transparent before him
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5 Ways to Say ‘I’m Sorry’ by the man who brought us the 5 Love Languages
Premier’s Inspirational Breakfast host Esther Higham spoke to Dr Gary Chapman, author of the New York Times bestselling The 5 Love Languages® series, about his latest book The 5 Apology Languages.
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‘Any sex outside of God is unsafe’
Bobbi Kumari reveals the physical repercussions of intimacy without boundaries, focusing on sexually transmitted diseases
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Opinion
This Valentine’s Day it’s time to stop writing love letters to yourself and read the one from Jesus
On a day dedicated to “love” it’s comforting to know that even if you don’t love yourself, God still loves you.
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Opinion
People in the LGBTQI+ community believe nothing can separate them from the love of God… apart from their sexuality and that’s wrong
With same-sex marriage and LGBTQI+ relationships at the forefront of conversation in the Church of England, Sarah Molyneux-Hetherington shares why she thinks we need to carefully consider the high cost of allowing people to feel excluded.
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Moving from self-hatred to self-love after sexual assault
Sophie Mei Lan struggled with self-hatred for years after her ordeal, which opened her up to further abuse. She finally started loving herself – and has recently found someone who loves her unconditionally too
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Psychosis kept me wide awake for 96 hours
Writer and journalist Ruth Sax was recovering from COVID when she had a mental health setback that landed her in hospital
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‘No matter what we’ve been through I’ve never lost hope’
Colleen Haynes Sheehy married a man with a disability, against her family’s advice. Sadly he passed away, but she went on to marry another man with the same disease
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Opinion
How to live a supernatural lifestyle without people thinking you’re weird
As a result of the supernatural power of Jesus, Lauren Crook has witnessed incredible miracles. Here she explains the perks of a spirit-filled life and explains that maybe ‘being weird’ isn’t so bad anyway.
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Opinion
I’m a relationship therapist and here are four tips on dating while grieving the loss of your partner
Losing your partner is the most difficult experience and continuing with every day life can be daunting. Allowing someone new into your life can feel overwhelming too and possibly impossible to consider, here relationship therapist Charisse Cooke explains what to consider.
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Whose job is it to fill my love tank?
In the second part of her mini-series, Candy Ellie explains what can affect our ability to recognise and retain love in a healthy way