All Opinion articles – Page 55
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OpinionThis International Women’s Day we celebrate the women who have inspired and influenced our lives
The Woman Alive team share a tribute to the women that have shaped them as we celebrate women around the world.
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OpinionWe need to stop calling women in the Bible ‘tramps’ and ‘harlots’ and recognise the real story behind the judgement
With 97 per cent of women reporting having experienced some form of sexual harrassment. This International Women’s Day, writer Belle Tindall suggests we can support women better by changing how we speak about female biblical figures.
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OpinionIt’s terrifying in Ukraine, but God is giving daily miracles that lift people’s spirits
In December 2021, Sharyn Borodina felt God speak to her about his victory, here she shares what God is doing in Ukraine, in the midst of the Russian invasion.
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OpinionWorried you could get conned by a fake heiress or a ‘Tinder Swindler’? Here are the signs…
Chancers have taken centre stage with the release of Netflix’s Inventing Anna and the Tinder Swindler. Extiquette expert Lucy Challender reveals the things to look out for if you’re conerned you could be getting conned.
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OpinionHow your church can support those with eating disorders without completely cutting out food at gatherings
This Eating Disorders Awareness Week, author and campaigner Hope Virgo shares her experience of battling an eating disorder and how churches can be more accessible to those who are sturggling.
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OpinionThe Only Way Is Essex’s Gemma Collins shares about self-harming on new C4 documentary, but it’s scarily common
Like Towie’s Gemma Collins, one in six people aged between 16-24 have self harmed. CEO of Mercy UK, Arianna Walker explains that self-harm is merely the symptom that indicates there is a problem that needs addressing.
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OpinionRaising children while paralysed is tough but I'm determined to model good character for them & that doesn't require working legs
Mum-of-two Jade Reynolds explains that while being a parent is tough for us all, paralysis created big hurdles for her when it came to caring for her children.
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OpinionMeet Vas… a Ukrainian war refugee, loving father and man who was always proud of his God
It can be easy to detach from the realities of war when viewing press coverage from a distance, but each person is a unique, valuable and beautiful life. Here is just one of their stories…
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OpinionPrayer can greatly increase your relationship with God this Lent… and here’s how to do it like Jesus
This Lent, writer Amy Boucher Pye encourages us to explore the prayers of Jesus.
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OpinionHow to speak to your children about the war in Ukraine according to a psychologist
It’s the job of parents to protect and inform their children, which is easier said than done when it comes to a topic as horrific as war. Here Lauren Windle explores the experts’ advice for navigating the tough conversation.
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OpinionSix things you can take up for Lent to connect more deeply with God
Writer Rebecca Chamaa not only gives something up for Lent but also incorporates a new spiritual practice. Here, she suggests six things you may want to take up for the next 40 days.
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OpinionI spent years mourning infertility, even adopting didn’t take the pain away, until I realised something
Author Ellie Carter struggled to come to terms with not being able to have a baby with her husband, until she realised the part her faith had to play in her pain.
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OpinionYou’ve heard of fasting food and maybe even your phone… but could you fast clothes?
Tearfund’s challenge, The Great Fashion Fast, asks people to wear just 10 main items of clothing for the whole of March… but could you do it?
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OpinionI’m a quitter and that’s actually a good thing
Self-confessed quitter, Lizzie Fraser explained how following God’s call and walking away from her degree in her third year was the best decision she made.
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OpinionThe ‘reckless and deadly’ abortion pills by post scheme should end now
During the pandemic, abortion providers offered “pills by post” without a face-to-face consultation. Now, as government considers making the scheme permanent, Alithea Williams from the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children explains why this would be a disaster.
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OpinionMy boyfriend encouraged me to explore Christianity but it was God’s words that convinced me
People often joke about the “flirt to convert” evangelism technique, but here Lillie Sutherland explains that even though her boyfriend encouraged her to explore faith, it was God’s words that convinced her to follow Jesus.
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OpinionUsing antidepressants isn’t a lack of faith, it’s one of many tools God can use to help us
Author and mental health advocate Rachael Newham explains why we shouldn’t disregard antidepressants as God can use any number of tools to help us manage mental health difficulties.
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Opinion‘I’m in service to Christ’: Kanye West’s turbulent faith journey from arm’s length to all in
Award winning artist Kanye West is all over the news for his divorce, his manic social media rants and arguments and his three-part Netflix series. Here Lauren Windle explores his faith journey from refusing to ‘put his life in Jesus’ hands’ to declaring that his ‘job is to spread the Gospel’.
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OpinionFive Christian songs guaranteed* to get your baby to sleep
*Guaranteed in the sense that even if they don’t fall asleep because of the song, they will – at some point, eventually, once all hope is lost – fall into a light slumber that lasts just long enough for you to nip to the loo.
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OpinionWorking from home has improved my family life so much that I’ll never go back into the office
As more people head back into the office for in-person meetings and team time, Anne Buckland explains why she won’t be joining them.
