All Opinion articles – Page 14
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OpinionIs there a correlation between global disasters and the hand of God?
Jenny Sanders suggests that even though we’d like to blame God for environmental uproar, many are the direct or indirect result of human folly.
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OpinionShould Christians be rich? Does having a lot of money mean you won’t go to heaven?
Why does it seem less holy to be rich? Is it ok to be loaded? Jemimah Wright looks at the question of money and suggests a prayer to help us get perspective.
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OpinionDiane Abbott MP has been named ‘Mother of the House’
In looking at Diane Abbott’s new title, Alex Noel asks, who is your ‘mother of the house’ and as Christians, what does the role entail?
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OpinionI used to follow Zendaya’s advice in Spiderman to expect disappointment, until I realised Jesus’ way is better
In a world that regularly disappoints, Rebbeckah Condo – like many of us – developed coping techniques. An unlikely source of resilience tactics came from Zendaya’s character, MJ in Spiderman, until she realised there may be a better way.
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OpinionDoubting the Bible almost shipwrecked my faith
Ruth Clemence reflects on a time when she wondered if the Bible could be trusted. For her, it led to a depressive cycle followed by anger, cynicism and disconnect from the Lord
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I was dumped, and now I can’t move on
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 Dr Kathrine McAleese speaks to a woman who can’t get over a break-up.
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Opinion‘God told me to transform a van into a beauty salon’
When Mariana Matos gave her life to Jesus, she asked him to use her but never imagined it would be through blessing vulnerable women as a beautician.
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OpinionReaching midlife as a Christian woman (avoid having a crisis and embrace saying goodbye to youth)
Hannah Wickens shares some of her own experience of reaching her forties, and suggests some ways we can reframe the future as a place of hope rather than sad decline.
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OpinionI think Queenie contains a message for all of us
Self-confessed ‘telly-addict’ Rev Bryony Taylor gives her review of Queenie, and says it reminded her that we are all just looking for acceptance.
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OpinionSir Keir Starmer has invited us to join his ‘Government of Service’
Alex Noel asks how might Jesus’ leadership style benefit both us and our new Prime Minister, and gives us tips on how to be better servant leaders.
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OpinionIs Elon Musk’s Starlink and the internet morally neutral?
When more and more people are isolated rather than connected is the Internet having the opposite result to its so-called “purpose” of connecting us, asks Anna Fothergill
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OpinionWomen are rising to prominence in European politics, representing the hard right. What’s the Christian response?
As the United Kingdon’s general election happened yesterday, Sharmila Meadows looks at the rise of Marine LePen in France, and asks what it could mean for the country
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OpinionHow somatic therapy with Jesus changed my life
When Perry-May Britton discovered that if you are massaging someone who doesn’t feel safe then no matter how skilled you are, their body won’t allow you ‘in’, she was intrigued and it led her to become a somatic coach.
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OpinionAs a Christian woman who should I vote for?
Dr Kathrine McAleese shares her criteria for choosing who to vote for, and says: ’Character matters to God and as such, if I claim to follow God, then it should matter to me too.’
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OpinionA Christian nutritionist’s view on ultra-processed foods
Are you drawn to fizzy drinks of all colours or ice-cream that doesn’t seem to melt? Emma Maitland-Carew looks at why ultra processed food is so damaging to our bodies and how we can recognise it.
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OpinionGod at Wimbledon and the faith of tennis player, Coco Gauff
In celebration of Wimbledon starting this week, former Tennis World editor, Alastair McIver looks at how the Christian faith has always come to the fore during The Championships.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I am scared of childbirth, but want children - what can I do?
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, we answer a lady who has tokophobia.
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OpinionX Factor star Talia Dean is going back to church
Talia Dean said ’I returned to my faith, New Years Eve 2023, when I had a clear message from God,’ and is now openly sharing what Jesus means to her on her social media. Jemimah Wright looks at why some of her fans are worried about it.
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OpinionIt's the 20th anniversary of the last episode of Friends. I wasn’t a Christian when it first came out, but I am now
Sophie Dianne asks, ‘What is the lasting legacy of Friends, and is it something Christians should imitate?’
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OpinionWhat Stacey Solomon taught me about faith in Sort Your Life Out
While watching Stacey Solomon pour herself into visiting messy homes and helping the residents to sort their lives out in an intense, often emotional, seven day challenge, Val Fraser has learned some key things about faith
