All Opinion articles – Page 16
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OpinionCéline Dion has been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome. How does this kind of chronic illness affect women?
Author Jo Sheringham shares her experience of developing an autoimmune condition, and the lessons God is teaching her as she lives with the disability.
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OpinionShould Christians be more like JK Rowling?
We live in a culture where people are regularly ‘cancelled’ for speaking out against the wider or more popular opinion. Woman Alive’s deputy editor, Jemimah Wright looks at JK Rowling’s experience, and wonders what those of us in the body of the Church can learn from her.
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OpinionKate Garraway has just gone back to work after the funeral of her husband, here is my advice to her, as a widow myself.
Tania West lost her husband two years ago. In an open letter to the TV presenter whose husband died two months ago, Tania shares some encouragement in that she has found God to be faithful, even in deepest grief.
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OpinionCrazy about The Chosen
Julie Wickenden is one of many Christian fans of TV series The Chosen. Not yet caught up? Be prepared for what she describes as a ’roller coaster of emotions’.
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Opinion‘I am a 27-year-old woman training to be a vicar and I have hope for the Church of England’
Although fully aware of the ’pitfalls and general sense of fatigue with the Church of England’, Hannah Stephenson-Kelly could not escape the call to become a priest and has some encouragement for those feeling disIllusioned with the Church.
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OpinionDo men have it harder than women in 2024?
Writer Costello Crozier asks how we can promote ’Christian masculine virtues’ in a world where the toxic masculinity of men like Andrew Tate is praised, and feminism is thought to have caused harm.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I had to leave my abusive marriage but now I feel really angry at God - why did he let that happen to me?
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 is angry at God after leaving an abusive marriage.
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Opinion‘King Charles has cancer, so did my dad. Here is how we can pray for him’
Woman Alive deputy editor, Jemimah Wright knows firsthand that receiving a cancer diagnosis for someone you love is scary, how can we support our monarch in his health journey?
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OpinionAI can be great but with Taylor Swift falling victim to deepfakes, how can the rest of us protect ourselves?
Taylor Swift’s globally recognised face was recently superimposed onto pornographic pictures. And as advertising copywriter Lizzie Hutchison rightly warns, if it can happen to her, it can happen to anyone.
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OpinionJourneying through Lent in the light of Valentine’s Day
Today Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day collide. The last time that happened was in 2018, and before that, 1945. Writer Bethany Anderson looks at the significance of Lent landing on the day the world celebrates love.
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OpinionIt’s Valentine’s Day! If you’re single – don’t panic.
Do you cringe at the thought of being single for yet another Valentine’s Day? Wendy Griffiths shares encouragement from her journey, and gives steps on how to celebrate the day, single or otherwise.
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Opinion'I will always celebrate Galentine’s Day'
Abi Louise Roff shares how four friends in her life have been an invaluable support, and why we women should keep looking out for each other.
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OpinionThe boyfriend trap - how romantic relationships are being used to trap women into exploitation
Around ‘15% of victims of trafficking are thought to be trafficked by an intimate partner’ says Ben Ryan from Medaille Trust, a charity that works to support survivors of modern slavery. He explains how the longing for love can make women dangerously vulnerable.
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OpinionHow to be a (Christian) CEO
Dragons’ Den presenter Deborah Meaden is well known in her position as a CEO, but how can Christian women take on similar positions in a way that centres their faith in how they lead? Girls’ Brigade CEO, Judith Davey-Cole shares what she has learned about doing it well.
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OpinionTurning 50 – when will women just be allowed to age naturally?
As Kate Moss, Mel C and Victoria Beckham turn 50, Claire Musters, who recently reached the same age, acknowledges the pressures she has felt about growing older.
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OpinionThe Satanic Temple is gaining public support by assisting women facing unwanted pregnancies
Kate Orson watched the Hail Satan documentary to discover more about The Satanic Temple’s beliefs and the alleged reports that Satanists are helping women secure abortions.
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OpinionWhat do Pamela Anderson and Alicia Keys have in common?
Celebrities are eschewing make-up for bare-faced beauty and causing a media frenzy as a result. Jemimah Wright wonders what the consensus is for Christian women.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I’m in debt. Is it okay for me to sell pictures of myself online?
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 needs to make money, and wants to know if she can do it through selling pictures of herself online.
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OpinionIs the Rwanda Bill “the will of the people”?
The Rwanda Bill concludes it’s second reading in the Lords but there will be significant amendments to the Government’s flagship policy during committee stage, Alicia Edmund asks how can we be a Christian witness in this issue?
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OpinionFree the nipple? A conversation on censoring and women’s bodies
Advertising copywriter Lizzie Hutchison discusses the new drive to bring some equality to nipple baring, but suggests that the campaign is actually quite selfish. When should Christians weigh in?
