All Woman Alive articles in October 2025
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Lessons from a foreigner
We all have a story to tell. I was raised by two beautiful Irish souls who instilled in me the profound teachings of God. My parents embodied a strong faith, especially clear during my mum’s illness and my dad’s dutiful care during this difficult time. I miss ...
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Beauty from ashes
Like the biblical Naomi, Ethiopian-born Ruth Meakins lost both her husband and son. In an exclusive interview, Ruth shares her story with Tola-Doll Fisher, and continues to celebrate life with her two daughters
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Ethiopia - the uncolonised beacon of African Christianity
Dr Sheila Akomiah-Conteh explains how Ethiopia escaped Western colonisation and the effect this had on the country’s faith and stability
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The ‘happy high status’
Rev Katherine Chow shares her hesitant entry into public speaking, and the inspiration she draws from John the Baptist
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‘Fragrance, faith and the power of story’
The trauma Tonya Kidd-Beggs endured as a pre-teen blocked out all the joy and light of her childhood, but the evocative power of scent helped bring it back
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‘Powerful in God’s hands’
Jane Flack shares how allowing God to teach and shape her gave her a passion to unite Christians
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The Salvation Army: Disturbing the present for the sake of the future
As this well-respected, global organisation turns 160, our deputy editor, Jemimah Wright, considers its impact, particularly for women
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Swipe smart
Dr Becky Howie demonstrates how to navigate the health risks and rewards of social media
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Living grace-filled lives and the power to forgive
Rhiannon Goulding shares moments in her own family’s history where there were moments both to offer and receive forgiveness
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Non-profit = good; business = bad?
Successful entrepreneur and venture capitalist investor, Sarah Dusek, reveals that business is not the ‘dark side’ that needs redeeming, as she once thought, but the very vehicle for growing God’s kingdom she had been looking for
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Adoption and fostering in the Bible
Elaine Storkey unpacks three biblical characters’ stories to show that God has a heart for those cut off from their birth families
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The essentials of marriage
Veronica Zundel asserts that much of our so-called Christian view and practice of marriage is more cultural than biblical
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Made for commitment
Kate Orson says the enemy is working hard to stop people from committing to one another, but God’s heart for life-long marriage is hard-wired into us
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‘And now, here I am, a wife’
As Christian and feminist theologian Dr Belle Tindall becomes Mrs Belle Riley, she shares why the concept of marriage is complicated for her – and why she decided to embrace it anyway
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‘I’m ageing, and I can’t control it’
Hope Bonarcher admits she struggles with the impact of growing older
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‘God really does make babies!’
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