All Opinion articles – Page 24
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: Is God watching me when I have sex?
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 tackle; what to do if the idea of God watching you have sex puts you off entirely.
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OpinionThis Racial Justice Sunday I want to urge Christians to support the petition to decolonise the British Museum
Oyindamola Fakeye, the executive and artistic director at the Centre for Contemporary Art in Lagos, explains why we should get behind efforts to decolonise the British Museum.
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OpinionIs King Charles III a ‘real’ Christian? A look at the monarch’s faith
Our soon-to-be-crowned monarch is walking the tightrope with his statements about faith, but will he turn the great British nation into a circus or will he act as a wonderful ringmaster, pointing us back to Christ?
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OpinionThe female Christian actors taking Hollywood – and the world – by storm
Writer Lauren Windle gives you a run-down of the talented Christian women who are on our big (and small) screens.
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OpinionI’m trying to decide how, as a Christian woman, I should age - and Madonna is teaching me a lot
Writer and model Hope Bonarcher reflects on growing older and how the likes of the Bible’s Solomon and popstar Madonna, have taught her what to do and what not to do.
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OpinionAm I a bad Christian if I have anxiety?
Author and mental health advocate Rachael Newham addresses whether we should feel guilty for having anxiety as Christians.
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OpinionHow did the Black Death of the 1300s impact on people’s view of God - and how COVID has done the same in England
Author Andrea Sarginson explains the devastating effect the Black Death had on people’s faith in the 1300s and compares it to how people responded to the COVID pandemic.
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OpinionI was the ‘poster child’ for sin as a teenager - here’s what I said when someone asked me: ‘Is sin more fun?’
Writer Hope Bonarcher was no stranger to sin. She gave her life to Christ and turned things around, but is her life more boring now?
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OpinionStruggling to choose a biblical name for your baby boy? Some unique suggestions for Christians
Picking out the perfect name for your newborn child is a big decision. Here, journalist Lauren Windle shares a few options from the Bible.
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OpinionThe government is taking serious action against domestic abuse but there's more to be done
Bekah Legg, from survivors of domestic abuse charity Restored, explains the new measures put in place by the government to tackle intimate partner violence.
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OpinionChurches can do damage by silencing doubt and not addressing toxic behaviour - but there's hope
Author of (Un)Certain: A Collective Memoir of Deconstructing Faith, Olivia Jackson gives an insight into her research and encourages us all to do better.
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OpinionAre we too afraid of death? Here’s what Christians should remember
Author of Living to Finish Well Marjie Sutton asks if we can face a fear of death by better understanding the glory of eternal life.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I’m getting married but have no idea about contraception - are some better for Christians?
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 tackle; choosing contraception methods as a Christian.
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OpinionI had my last drink on Easter Monday 2014, and I wouldn’t have gotten sober without the Church
Writer and recovering alcoholic Lauren Windle shares the invaluable support she got from her church community in early sobriety.
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OpinionI gave birth on Good Friday and lost my baby on Easter Sunday - but I believe we will be reunited thanks to Jesus
For many years, Bryony Wood’s Easter was little more than a bank holiday and a chance to scoff too many chocolate eggs. Until one year when her world turned upside down.
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OpinionI felt so let down by unanswered prayer for my husband and son that I nearly gave up on God
When we are desperately praying for healing, it can be hard to feel that God isn't answering our prayers. Here a Woman Alive contributor explains how she almost gave up on God in the midst of her disappointment.
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Opinion‘God has a special way of knowing what we really need’
Stephanie Pena has been on several pilgrimages in her life but after some recent family difficulties, she felt led to travel to Knock, in Ireland. Here’s why she thinks Easter is the perfect time to re-connect with God.
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OpinionI’m a Christian midwife and this is what I think of hypnobirthing
Midwife Chloe Edmonds explains why she would encourage her mothers to explore their mystical connection with Christ when giving birth.
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OpinionIf you related to Netflix’s Wellmania, Jesus can definitely help you out
Writer Lauren Windle watched Netflix’s Wellmania with interest and amusement, but couldn’t help thinking there was one route to ‘wellness’ the main character should have tried.
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OpinionOn the 20th anniversary of Street Pastors here’s what one experienced volunteer has learned
Sue Shaw has been a street pastor for the past nine years, here she shares her experience of taking on the tough ministry in her sixties.
