All Love articles
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OpinionThe ‘god’ of Elizabeth Gilbert - why it sounds so attractive - but can be dangerous.
Writer Kate Orson explores Eat, Pray, Love author, Elizabeth Gilbert’s spiritual journey, highlighting her use of “Love” as a god-like presence. While it sounds appealing, Orson warns it can lead seekers away from the true God in Christ.
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OpinionTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce – why we love a love story
Jemimah Wright explores Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement, and why we can’t resist a love story. Could our fascination with romance point to the only love that truly satisfies: the love of Christ?
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Article‘You are my disciples if you love one another’*
I’ve been contemplating the importance of responsiveness. Jesus honours those who are responsive in Matthew 25:40, reminding us, “whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me”. Responding to the hungry, the sick and the stranger is, ...
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ArticleI didn’t ‘see’ the light, until I was blind
Geraldine Alford, 82 was blinded in her 30s in a car crash. She later found Christ, and the love of a man who was also blind
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ArticleHardwired for connection
Marrying for the first time at the age of 43, Rev Katherine Chow recognises the deep inner need we all have to be seen as worthy of love
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I know what I want in a husband, but should I lower my expectations?
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Marcia Dixon answers a woman in her late twenties who is worried she will never find a husband.
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OpinionWhy your body size matters to God
‘I practice self-love by standing in front of the mirror, looking at my body (a recent revelation) and telling my body how much I am grateful for it and then thanking God for it, honouring his creation,’ says Hannah Wickens.
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OpinionDon’t let Valentine’s Day be a distraction from the rock-solid love of God which doesn’t change
‘We need to get our ‘Valentine love’ from him, don’t we?’ suggests Sheila Jacobs who says she ‘never had ‘a word’ from God’ that she would marry.
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ArticleThis is what Jesus said about marriage and divorce
Elaine Storkey unpacks Matthew 19, and reminds us that our relationships should be faithful, safe and loving
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OpinionI wrote a book on waiting on God for my husband….and this is what happened next
Kelsey Rygh took an honest and vulnerable look at her behaviour in relationships, and realised something that had stopped her finding her now fiance.
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OpinionYou can find hope, peace, joy, and love in Advent
’Advent isn’t about ticking boxes on a list or adding another tradition to our calendars. It’s an invitation to slow down and let God prepare our hearts,’ says Bethany Hobbs
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ArticleOn the pressure to do the ‘right’ thing
Veronica Zundel urges us to look at how we live not to appease campaigners, or make ourselves feel more holy, but because to do so is loving others as Jesus did
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OpinionUnderstanding 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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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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OpinionGREAT 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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OpinionIs 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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ArticleIt’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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ArticleThe 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
