All Opinion articles – Page 6
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: My Christian boyfriend was a narcissist
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Drop us a confidential email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Dr Kathrine McAleese helps a reader who wants to know how to spot red flags in relationships.
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OpinionAs Christian parents, should we smack our children?
As the NSPCC joins calls for a ban on smacking children in England, Hannah Wickens, who grew up with the Dr James Dobson school of discipline, shares her view after becoming a parent.
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OpinionMake your holiday count as a Christian (anyone else ready for some sunshine?)
Jean Woods, former European Mission Fellowship (EMF) missionary in Spain, has some advice on how to think ethically when travelling this year.
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OpinionRussell Brand has been baptised, but the allegations of abuse towards women still need to be taken seriously
Sally Hope wonders if it is too soon to be parading Brand as an example of God’s redeeming power. How do we ensure our churches and our faith are not being used by a master manipulator to ingratiate himself with the public and to avoid justice?
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OpinionTaylor Swift’s religious lyrics prove Mr Bennet right
Dr Belle Tindall says Taylor’s new album Tortured Poets Department is an ode to Romanticism with language that ‘has Jesus all over it’.
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OpinionAlmost 90% of women feel unsafe travelling solo and many are turning to monasteries for refuge
Remembering a time when she felt vulnerable going on holiday by herself, Jemimah Wright considers why many women are choosing religious sites for accommodation when doing the same.
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Opinion‘After a diagnosis of MS when I was 28, I moved from despair to learning the power of hope and joy’
While waiting for her own healing, Jennifer O’Brien prayed for people randomly and often; at work, in coffee shops, anywhere.
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OpinionChristians march together to support those with eating disorders
Hope Virgo, Founder of #DumpTheScales explains why her experience and her faith propel her to lobby the UK Government to change the way people are being treated.
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OpinionCan Christians lead the way to combat the post-pandemic shift to selfish individualism?
During the pandemic, many of us banded together to solve problems in our communities, and adopted a more communal approach. Alex Noel wonders if we can get back to being more ’collective’ and be a positive influence in the process.
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OpinionGrammy Award-Winner Mandisa Lynn Hundley has passed away aged 47
In 2022, Mandisa told Damilola Okeke in an interview: ’If people can identify with my story, see the fingerprints of God through it and can put their trust in him, that makes it all worth it.’
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Opinion‘I was a secular Jew, but then I turned to Jesus’
Judit Catan’s Israeli family was in a crisis when she first experienced the presence of God and a Christian carpenter reminded her that Jesus was the Jewish Messiah as well as the Saviour of the gentiles.
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OpinionDoes gospel singer Kirk Franklin need to put more clothes on?
‘Uncle Kirk’ faced criticism for his outfit while performing at Fun in the Son in Jamaica last weekend. Monique Thomas wonders how much of this outrage is justified.
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Opinion‘Christian women are more prone to imposter syndrome’
Empowerment coach, Peggy Bodde has some tools to overcome a feeling of inadequacy, firstly by recognising it as a spiritual battle.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I’ve just moved in with my Christian partner – are we living in sin?
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 wants to know if she is living in sin.
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Opinion‘The most unexpected discovery I’ve made about faith after ten years of sobriety’
Giving up alcohol and drugs was life changing for Lauren Windle and on 22 April this year, she celebrates a decade of freedom from addiction, and a rich connection with God.
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Opinion‘Spare a thought for your mother-in-law; we’re not all overbearing and controlling!’
Instead of falling into the negative stereotype, Tania West has a unique take on her role as mother-in-law as she looks to the words of John the Baptist for guidance.
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OpinionWomen in South Korea are faced with having a job or having children
Becky Hunter-Kelm is grateful for the Flexible Working Bill, passed earlier this month, which will help working mothers in the UK hugely. She takes a look at how without flexible working conditions, women in South Korea are choosing not to have babies.
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OpinionAre date nights the secret to a healthy Christian marriage?
A new report from the Marriage Foundation reveals that intentional time spent together as husband and wife can make all the difference.
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Opinion‘Reading the Bible in my native language changed everything for me!’
Having studied the Bible in English all her life, Jamaican born Karen Roach was amazed to find the New Testament translated in her native Creole.
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Opinion'I studied Church abuse and this is what I think about the Mike Pilavachi allegations'
”When initially faced with allegations the instinct across denominations has often been to protect the leader first,” suggests Rachel Mataraki. She says that instead we must learn to bear witness to the suffering of those that come forward.
