All Opinion articles – Page 22
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OpinionThe top ten female Christian influencers you should follow in 2024
They are not called ’influencers’ for nothing, Instagram and TikTok stars are able to impact the way people think, and there are many Christians influencing for good. Maxine Harrison shares her top ten.
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OpinionDame Esther Rantzen wants to die well - can joining Dignitas really deliver?
After a stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis Dame Esther Rantzen has said she will ’buzz off to Zurich’ if treatment is not successful. Alex Noel discusses whether we can demand a ’good death’ through assisted dying, as even Jesus suffered horribly in his final hour.
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OpinionWhat does biblical femininity look like in 2024?
What does it mean to be a holy woman in a modern world? Megan Madden writes about finding fulfilment in taking a traditional role in the home, and why she believes it glorifies God.
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Opinion Does God watch The Traitors? One Christian contestant certainly hopes so
The BBC’s runaway success of last year The Traitors is back! Avid watcher Lauren Windle says one contestant has tried to put the ‘faith’ back into ‘faithful’, but would you be a contestant on the show?
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OpinionHow can Christians navigate ‘Blue Monday’?
Today is apparently the most depressing day of the year, and so named ‘Blue Monday’. Woman Alive’s deputy editor, Jemimah Wright considers what we can do to make this day better and not simply succumb to the negative associations with this time of year.
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OpinionIn the light of the earthquake in Japan, what is it like to trust God while living on fault lines?
When you live over a fault line, the fear of an earthquake is very real, says Becky Hunter Kelm. She explains what experiencing an earthquake is like, and how she has to chose to put her trust in Jesus every day.
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OpinionThe cult-like behaviour of TB Joshua and his church has been revealed in a BBC documentary. Here is what we know
Allegations of abuse from pastor TB Joshua have surfaced, but he is not the only preacher to be exposed recently. Maxine Harrison considers why so many fall prey to ’false prophets’.
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Opinion‘Everybody needs a role model and everybody needs to be a role model’
Helping people reach their full potential is Bethany Hobbs’ passion, and she has discovered that what is important in life is to have someone in your corner, championing and guiding you, and you can do that mentoring for someone else too.
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OpinionIs the UK Government’s new ‘flee fund’ for survivors of domestic abuse a good idea?
Bekah Legg, CEO of Restored, a Christian charity with a mission to speak up about violence against women and girls, comments on the Government’s new scheme, and says that while it is much needed, churches need to step up too.
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Opinion‘As a young Christian, I took ayahuasca like Jada Pinkett Smith, and this was my experience’
Dissatisfied with church, our Woman Alive contributor started seeking answers in New Age practices, culminating in a two day ayahuasca ceremony. Instead of bringing peace, she felt oppressed by demons. Only Jesus gave her the answers she was looking for.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I want to propose to my boyfriend!
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 considering proposing to her boyfriend.
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OpinionOzempic is trending as the new weight loss drug, causing celebrities like Sharon Osbourne to shrink in size. Should Christians take it?
Ozempic is the much discussed drug created for those with Type 2 diabetes but now widely used for weight loss. Woman Alive’s deputy editor Jemimah Wright finds out from a friend who used it, why this drug has been so popular.
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OpinionMean Girls is 20 years old – but here’s what Jesus would write about me in the Burn Book
As Lindsay Lohan’s classic teen romcom turns 20, writer and mega-fan Lauren Windle shares her thoughts on why the cult classic film has stood the test of time.
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OpinionCan Christians do yoga?
Yoga is a contentious issue amongst Christians - is it ok or does it open us up to demonic influences connected to the exercise? Olivia Shone has done her research, and here are her findings.
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OpinionHow easy are you to get on with on a scale of Claudia Winkleman to Katie Hopkins?
Author, Dolly Alderton first coined the ’how easy are you to get on with’ scale in her Sunday Times column. Writer, Alex Noel discusses this and advises some self-reflection in the light of what the Bible says
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OpinionIt’s the first day of a new year, are you feeling fearful for the future? Here is how to lean on Jesus every day of 2024
There is a lot of pain and hardship in the world today, writes Catherine Campbell, but there is still a reason to have hope for the new year because Jesus has already gone ahead of us.
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OpinionFour Japanese New Year traditions and what we can reflect on in our Christian faith
Different cultures can show us something new in our understanding of Jesus, says Rachel Mataraki. Here she shows how God’s fingerprints can be seen in the new year traditions in her home of Japan.
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OpinionCensorship, art, and God’s heart for the LGTBQ+ community
How do you protect your children, when art is opening their eyes to things they might not yet understand? Our Woman Alive contributer comments on the Hannah Reyes Morales exhibition in Budapest, and the subsequent complaints that came from her depicting a community of elderly LGBTQ+ people in the Philippines.
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OpinionIt’s important to take a Sabbath and I don’t think we should live without it
We know the Bible talks about a Sabbath rest, but is it really possible in todays frenetic world? Wai Jia Tam shares how she learnt that the busier she was, the more important it was to take the time to meet with God.
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OpinionArgentina has a new President – is this good news or bad for the country?
Argentina has been in a state of economic decline for many years, writes Rosana Escobar, but with the election of a new President this month, she believes there is hope for the future.
