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Christians march together to support those with eating disorders
Hope Virgo, Founder of #DumpTheScales explains why her experience and her faith propel her to lobby the UK Government to change the way people are being treated.
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Can Christians lead the way to combat the post-pandemic shift to selfish individualism?
During the pandemic, many of us banded together to solve problems in our communities, and adopted a more communal approach. Alex Noel wonders if we can get back to being more ’collective’ and be a positive influence in the process.
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Grammy Award-Winner Mandisa Lynn Hundley has passed away aged 47
In 2022, Mandisa told Damilola Okeke in an interview: ’If people can identify with my story, see the fingerprints of God through it and can put their trust in him, that makes it all worth it.’
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‘I was a secular Jew, but then I turned to Jesus’
Judit Catan’s Israeli family was in a crisis when she first experienced the presence of God and a Christian carpenter reminded her that Jesus was the Jewish Messiah as well as the Saviour of the gentiles.
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Does gospel singer Kirk Franklin need to put more clothes on?
‘Uncle Kirk’ faced criticism for his outfit while performing at Fun in the Son in Jamaica last weekend. Monique Thomas wonders how much of this outrage is justified.
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‘Christian women are more prone to imposter syndrome’
Empowerment coach, Peggy Bodde has some tools to overcome a feeling of inadequacy, firstly by recognising it as a spiritual battle.
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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I’ve just moved in with my Christian partner – are we living in sin?
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 help a reader who wants to know if she is living in sin.
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‘The most unexpected discovery I’ve made about faith after ten years of sobriety’
Giving up alcohol and drugs was life changing for Lauren Windle and on 22 April this year, she celebrates a decade of freedom from addiction, and a rich connection with God.
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‘Spare a thought for your mother-in-law; we’re not all overbearing and controlling!’
Instead of falling into the negative stereotype, Tania West has a unique take on her role as mother-in-law as she looks to the words of John the Baptist for guidance.
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Women in South Korea are faced with having a job or having children
Becky Hunter-Kelm is grateful for the Flexible Working Bill, passed earlier this month, which will help working mothers in the UK hugely. She takes a look at how without flexible working conditions, women in South Korea are choosing not to have babies.
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Are date nights the secret to a healthy Christian marriage?
A new report from the Marriage Foundation reveals that intentional time spent together as husband and wife can make all the difference.
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‘Reading the Bible in my native language changed everything for me!’
Having studied the Bible in English all her life, Jamaican born Karen Roach was amazed to find the New Testament translated in her native Creole.
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'I studied Church abuse and this is what I think about the Mike Pilavachi allegations'
”When initially faced with allegations the instinct across denominations has often been to protect the leader first,” suggests Rachel Mataraki. She says that instead we must learn to bear witness to the suffering of those that come forward.
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Vinted or Primark? Why Christians need to be involved in the fight against fast fashion
Hannah Wickens explains why the recent French bill to curb budget clothing manufacturers is so important, and looks at what we can do to be less wasteful with our clothes.
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A Shia Muslim finds Jesus through her Christian landlord
Rae Bowdler was born and raised in an Islamic family, but she says, ’Jesus changed the trajectory of my life.’
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Dating apps not working for you? Here’s why you might be getting the matches but not the marriage
Human development researcher Tori Wells, looks at the psychology behind modern app-based searches for love.
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Moving on from divorce as a Christian woman
When her marriage ended, Sally Hope felt she had lost her identity and began to question who she was without it.
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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I have been “friend-dumped” and I don’t know what to do.
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 help a reader who has fallen out with a friend and doesn’t understand why.
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Half the world will vote this year - what does it mean for us as Christians?
At least 64 countries (plus the European Union) are holding national elections this year. That is 49% of the world’s population. Jenny Sanders asks how, in the global shift, we can respond as Christians.
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‘I was a psychic medium, until I got so scared and ran to Jesus’
Elizabeth Klanga would sit in a darkened room with other mediums in a séance and allow spirits to possess her body. ’We believed we served the “light” and brought healing to people and the earth,’ she says, until she discovered the dark side, and realised Jesus is the only way, the truth, and the life.