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December 2022
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Walking with The Chosen
WA Bookclub: This month I’m reading…
Visited by angels
Psychosis kept me wide awake for 96 hours
The story of six-year-old TikTok sensation ‘Along Came Abby’
Stories of supernatural provision
‘I was high on drugs but could not stop talking about God’
Posada: Celebrating the nativity journey
Meeting The Teddy Bear Ladies
‘It’s nearly Christmas again and I still haven’t washed the Christmas tablecloth’
‘God places such value on women, that he lived within one for nine months’
‘God loved me and met me in the darkest place of my life’
Jesus appeared to me in a dream
Is it safe to have sex when I’m on my period?
Five things I have learned about… surviving Christmas
A prayer for Christmas
I didn't celebrate Christmas, now I love it
November 2022
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Healed of long COVID after a spiritual curse lifted
Will the average Christian woman please stand up?
Rebuilding Syria
Dear GP: I’m self-conscious about my arms, what can I do?
‘Juliette lived briefly, but she truly has a story’
Chocolate helping prisoners
Mikhaila Peterson: from psychedelics to faith
‘I was abused and I had to forgive my father for what he had done to me’
God never promised we wouldn’t suffer
Fall down seven times, stand up eight
Five things I have learned about… procrastination
‘If I ever touch you again, your God is going to kill me’
Could mouth-taping help you get to sleep?
New historical fiction from Woman Alive’s deputy editor!
Rosemary Conley; ‘My life was a total mess …I needed divine help’
October 2022
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Remembering the Queen
Our Queen
In rooms with kings and rulers
Honouring the Queen – and praying for our new king
‘God told me to go to the UK as I would meet my husband there’
The Queen, the Church and the gospel
Book club
It scared her, so she said yes
‘The Queen led our country through the best of times, the worst of times and the changing of times’
Signs & Wonders in everyday life
‘God restored my marriage’
Tackling anxiety
Should I be worried about bleeding?
A devoted servant
September 2022
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A message from the editor: “God told me you’re my wife”
Prayer & Reflection: Welcoming in a new season
Shopping to save lives
Actress Rhoda Ofori-Attah: Called to act
Five things I have learned about… empty nesting
In Business: The power of a story
WA Bookclub: This month I’m reading…
My rainbow baby: Pregnancy after stillbirth
The ten virgins: The importance of being prepared
Can you be an intellectual and believe in God at the same time?
Not just a fad, organic farming is important for our diet
Ask the doctor: Should my child have the flu vaccine?
Life Lessons: ‘Never give up, it’s never too late and you are never on your own’
Testimonies: Signs & Wonders in everyday life
For the love of food
God is still speaking to us today
August 2022
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Letter from the Editor: ‘God gave us the command to take a Sabbath rest’
‘God gave me a prophetic word that I would be salt and light in the dark place of the media’
Whatever age you are, God is not finished with you
WA Bookclub with Claire Musters: This month I’m reading…
Five things I have learned about… loneliness
A lesson from sunflowers
Martha and Mary: learning to simplify
‘Being pregnant with an eating disorder can feel like a minefield’
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‘I was left vulnerable to abuse’
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Putting truth on walls
‘When I am kind to people, I feel better’
What causes the dark circles under my eyes?
‘The best place for young children isn’t nursery. It’s at home’
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July Issue
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A sunshine state of mind
‘Let’s acknowledge our emotions – but also weigh them up’
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‘I spent too many years wishing that I was like somebody else’
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I’m singing my testimony
‘The home is where life happens’
From Mara to Naomi: What’s in a name?
‘My husband came out as transgender’
Changing the world one pizza at a time
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‘God still speaks to his people’
Signs & Wonders in everyday life
July Book Club
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Seeing afresh through the eyes of a child
June 2022
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Celebrating 40 years of Woman Alive!
Signs & Wonders in everyday life
What causes bloating?
Shining a light on Black British history
The Baby Whisperer
‘No matter what we’ve been through I’ve never lost hope’
God, me and ADHD
Five things I have learned about… reading the Bible
'I love Jesus and Gucci'
A Prayer for The Queen’s Jubilee
Editor's Letter: Fashion + Faith?
What does a healthy home look like?
Bible Study: A representative for all faithful women of God
Woman Alive Book Club
‘I am an ordinary woman, with a simple dream from God’
A celebration of gospel
In praise of the ordinary
May 2022
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Prayer and Reflection: Making room for Jesus
Editor’s Letter: Don’t settle for second-hand creativity!
‘I have never experienced a relationship like this’
We don’t need a ‘Christian alternative’ to Wordle
‘Singing has helped me with fear and anxiety’
Five things I have learned about… walking wisely
May 2022 Book Club
Struggling to read the Bible? There’s a game for that!
Tamar: God can redeem any story
May 2022 Book Club - You recommend…
Finding Jesus at festivals this summer
‘I dealt with racism every day’
What’s the connection between diet and eczema?
Cravings vs Hunger - what's the difference?
Women have always been central to the story of Christianity
Signs & Wonders in everyday life - May 2022
WA Community - May 2022
God’s ways are not our ways
April 2022
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WA Community - April 2022
Normalising Christians in fiction
The impact of the cross
In conversation with a modern-day prophet
My passion came from putting my children first
Churches, don’t ditch the technology
April 2022 Book Club
Is there still a place for Christian Unions in schools?
Five things I have learned about… life balance
April 2022 Book Club - You recommend…
Who says you have to pick friends your own age?
Jezebel – how evil was she really?
‘The need to find love is universal’
Creating safe spaces for women
I was terrified of giving birth!
Signs & Wonders in everyday life - April 2022
Do you actually enjoy your food?
‘I don’t want IVF; I don’t want to help God’
March 2022
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Editor’s Letter: Celebrating women
Prayer & Reflection: Spring at last!
‘Being Marilyn Monroe saved me during years of abuse’
The “invisible” women
Bible Study on Lent: Jesus’ example in the wilderness
Five things I have learned about… learning
There is power in forgiveness
'I was sold on the black market as a baby'
'God told me I had to forgive my mother'
Spreading hope in the House of Lords
A Romeo and Juliet love story
‘Every diet I have tried has failed. What now?’
March 2022 Book Club - You recommend…
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The women behind Woman Alive
Struggling with your period?
Signs & Wonders in everyday life - March 2022
When did parenting become a competitive sport?
The cross-generational sisterhood
WA Community - March 2022
February 2022
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Changing the narrative on love in the Church
You are never alone
Let’s fly the flag for ‘old love’…
‘I was reminded about being single every day at church’
Five things I have learned about… worry
‘I’m 45 – could I still conceive naturally?’
Rescuing our sex lives
Hagar: Trafficking and sex slavery
Love as a driving force
The house that God built
February 2022 Book Club - You recommend…
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Whose job is it to fill my love tank?
Love your gut!
Married at 54: ‘I was willing to wait’
Signs & Wonders in everyday life - February 2022
‘I was drawn into the subculture of alternative spirituality’
WA Community - February 2022
January 2022
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Don’t avoid adoption to ‘protect’ your biological children, I gained two brothers when my mum and dad chose to live by faith and not fear
I found myself in a church-cult, here’s how to spot the signs
Whether it’s good news or bad, knowing the future won’t make 2022 any easier… Jesus will
Love on a bicycle
‘Singled Out in a Couple’s World’
Looking to the year ahead
Five things I have learned about… setting goals
January 2022 Book Club - You recommend…
January 2022 Book Club
Living with long COVID
Let’s stop telling everyone to be more resilient
Strange wisdom for 2022?
New year, same you?
Running the good race
Our Queen: 70 years of faith and service
Nurturing ourselves at bedtime
‘I’m a virgin, do I need a smear test?’
Our adopted daughter wasn’t waiting for us, but we chose her long before she was born
Signs & Wonders in everyday life - January 2022
WA Community - January 2022
December 2021
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Laughing children, hot chocolate and a snoring dog on a lazy Sunday afternoon…
Editor's letter: Would you open your home to a stranger?
A prayer of thanks for our homes
Signs & Wonders in everyday life - December 2021
Cathy Madavan: Five things I have learned about… generosity
You can thrive during menopause!
December Book Club
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My life in a convent
‘Pornography has been normalised in our culture’
In Business: Your body is a temple
Home is...a place to belong
‘I had made peace with dying, but the thought of being crippled was harder’
‘We all need a place where they have to let us in’
Working through suffering without losing faith in God
Life Lessons: Following God’s call all around the world
WA Community - December 2021
Liz Earle: Our leaders should do more to prioritise women’s health
November 2021
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Cancer, chemotherapy and confident hope in God
Poem for Remembrance Day
Signs & Wonders in everyday life - November 2021
Bamboozled by Jesus
How do I respond as a Christian if my enemy wants to kill me?
‘My garden brought me hope’
November Book Club - Readers recommend…
November Book Club
‘We play a significant role in far too many wars’
One woman’s fight against FGM
How did my grandparents survive the war?
Married for the first time at 65
‘I lost interest in sex’
Buy this book and you might save someone's life
Tackling the horrors of child trafficking
Five things I have learned about… being a peacemaker
‘I’ve always been a pacifist’
WA Community - November 2021
October 2021
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October Book Club - You recommend…
Five things I have learned about… processing the past
What it means to be black British
Signs & Wonders in everyday life - October 2021
‘Where are the women?’
A prayer of thanks for godly men and woman in history
I love history
Women as God intended
October Book Club
Who interprets history?
Clues from the past
‘More than a business; it’s a place of ministry’
‘You can’t stop the menopause, but you can improve the experience’
Reaching out to women in prostitution
‘The default is white British, and everything else is different and other’
A new kind of healing
’I wrestled with feeling like God had abandoned me’
WA Community - October 2021
September 2021
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If you are considering a career in porn…don’t
‘We don’t know what is in store for women in Afghanistan’
Reflections from a 9/11 survivor: 'Just three hours had passed since the first plane hit. Three hours of sheer terror’
‘Let’s stop treating suicide as a crime or sin’
An anxious return
‘There is hope for all our children’
‘No refugee should be alone,’ says Welcome Churches as fleeing Afghans arrive in the UK
It’s time the government started protecting children from porn
Physical and mental struggles led to a new ministry
Body confidence cards encourage users to reflect on their identity
WA Community - September 2021
‘Identity politics’
It’s not every day you find a Christian designer behind a lingerie brand’
Adopting my girl
‘As God’s daughter I know that I am a work in progress’
From atheism to faith
Five things I have learned about… being yourself
'Christian identity is always linked with Jesus’ identity’
September Book Club - You recommend…
September Book Club
Katie Piper: ‘I found comfort in my local church'
Signs & Wonders in everyday life - September 2021
Joyce Meyer: ‘God showed me I had never truly received his love’
When I don’t know who I am
My new identity
August 2021
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Learning from my Muslim friends
Spiritual journalling
Invited on a journey of discovery
Book Club birthday!
‘Books are the windows through which the soul looks out’*
July 2021
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Why don’t we talk about periods?
Gaming: It’s not a battle you need to win
What has lockdown done to our children?
‘I’m staying home this summer’