All Opinion articles – Page 6
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OpinionFaith in justice: Navigating disability benefit reforms with compassion and truth
Danielle Finch responds to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s proposed disability benefit reforms. Writing from personal experience, she calls for a just and compassionate approach rooted in faith and dignity.
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OpinionBill Gates has said he knows he can’t take anything with him when he dies
Becky Hunter Kelm explores Bill Gates’ astonishing commitment to give away 99% of his £200 billion fortune to address challenges in Africa.
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OpinionFor many Christian women, swearing is a taboo, but doesn’t it sometimes just feel good?!
Mum and pastor’s wife, Kathryn Segal, reflects on the complexities of profanities in the context of Christian faith.
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OpinionWhy we should be praying for The Real Housewives of London
Lisa Skinner explores the surprising presence of outspoken Christian faith among cast members of the upcoming Real Housewives of London, and suggests it is important for Christians to be part of celebrity culture.
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OpinionHave we forgotten God in our debates on abortion?
Ann-Louise Graham reflects on recent UK legislation on abortion and assisted suicide. She argues that these debates reveal a deeper cultural shift away from a God-centered view of human life.
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Opinion‘God has given me a vision of a Christian Iran’
Marziyeh Amirizadeh, an Iranian American and former political prisoner, shares how today’s conflict with Iran reflects God’s prophetic plan. Drawing on Scripture and personal experience, she sees divine purpose in the regime’s fall.
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OpinionWe need the compassion of Jesus to approach the topic of gender-neutral toilets in schools
As six schools in Scotland have been ordered to provide single-sex facilities, Michelle Tant considers how girls going through puberty might be otherwise affected.
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Opinion‘Families Like Ours’ is a Danish drama with Kingdom values
Katrina Robinson explores themes of faith, redemption, and the enduring power of human connection in the Danish drama Families Like Ours.
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Opinion‘What I learned about faith from Marguerite Porete - the first woman to write a Christian treatise in French.’
‘I’d grown up Christian, been through ordination training, was studying for a doctorate, yet I’d never heard of Marguerite, until a lecturer mentioned the ‘beguine’ mystics in passing. I hunted for stories of these gifted and prayerful women who weren’t cloistered like nuns,’ says Susan Shooter.
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Opinion‘Why am I more vulnerable at my Slimming World group than at church?’
‘I find myself putting on a Sunday service mask of being cheerfully uncomplicated. Perhaps it’s because of a misapprehension that, as a person of faith, I should have all the answers or be able to cope,’ says Emily Bright.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I’ve gone off sex since I turned 50
In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, relationships and intimacy. Drop us an email on womanalive@premier.org.uk and ask us anything. Here, Dr Kathrine McAleese answers a reader who doesn’t enjoy sex anymore.
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OpinionWomenswear designer Karen Millen has shamed mothers who breastfeed beyond six months
As a midwife, Michelle Tant was appalled at the response to a viral video of a woman breastfeeding her toddler and points to Bible references giving credence to its benefits.
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OpinionI read eight books a week on average, and this is how it has helped my faith
‘These days, as a full time author, speaker, Christian freelance writer and editor, that super power comes in really handy. I have reviewed and critiqued many Christian books and to be able to do the job thoroughly, but quickly, is a gift,’ says Ruth Leigh.
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Opinion‘What can the Bible can teach Christian women about work-life balance?’
‘There will be seasons where balance feels impossible—and that’s okay. What matters most is your posture. Colossians 3:23 encourages us: “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord…” We’re not building for applause—we’re building for eternity,’ says Salomé Criddle.
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Opinion‘I’m walking from London to Ghana as a tribute to my late fiancée’
Daniel Forrester came to faith in Jesus through Caroline, his late fiancée. He is now planning to walk from the UK to her home country of Ghana to raise money for the hospice she died in. Here he tells his story…
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OpinionWhat happened when porn-star cried, ‘Jesus, Buddha, God, whichever one of you is real, save me.’
Sophie Dianne on ex porn star Brittni De La Mora’s testimony of coming to Christ and leaving porn.
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OpinionDid you know Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian are having a Bible study?
‘Despite what Kourtney’s lifestyle looks like on the outside, and that it doesn’t always look like what we think a ‘Christian’ should look like,’ Jesus is so for her!’ says Rebecca Hunter-Kelm.
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OpinionThe prayer, ‘Come Holy Spirit!’ is being answered this Pentecost
As Pentecost Sunday approaches, Jemimah Wright reflects on a wave of spiritual renewal emerging in the UK, particularly among Gen Z, with growing church attendance, spontaneous conversions, and bold public faith.
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OpinionGen Z Christian women want to date like Jane Austen’s characters
‘Maybe I’m a romantic (okay, I definitely am), but something in me longs for the clarity we read about in old novels—not just the dresses and dances, but the dignity. I believe I am not the only member of Generation Z with these sentiments,’ says Lucy Macdonald.
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OpinionNew HBO Harry Potter series means a fresh generation of Christians are divided once again
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published in 1997 by Bloomsbury Publishing, and now, the popular series is getting a screen re-vamp. Would you let your children watch it? Will you be watching it? Jemimah Wright considers why Christians have such differing opinions.
