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ArticleFrom the New Age to new life in Jesus
Growing up without faith, Lucinda Button (Lu) dove into all that the New Age had to offer in an attempt to heal inner wounds, only to find it never held the lasting peace she was searching for. Then Jesus revealed Himself to her, and her life took a complete U-turn. Today, she runs she runs The Bridge Ministry, supporting those moving from the New Age to Jesus
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ArticleThinking of going back to work? Here’s what no one tells you about career breaks
Half of all UK women take a career break – but returning to paid work can still feel daunting. Whether you’ve been raising children, caring for loved ones or recovering from ill health, Holly Satterthwaite argues that your time away has not diminished your value – it may have equipped you more than you realise
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ArticleLife Lessons: From a one-bedroom flat in Hampstead to 40 years of marriage and ministry
Born into a Windrush family in London, Louise Isaac grew up watching prayer reshape her home long before she understood faith for herself. But, over decades of marriage, ministry and change, she discovered her calling was never a title, but a way of being
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ArticleHow to prepare your children for a world that isn’t a fairy tale
Rhiannon Goulding urges us to ensure our children know that not all endings in life are like the ones found in Disney films
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Opinion“What the Netflix series Legends gets right about meaning, and what it still misses”
In her review of the gripping new Netflix drama Legends, Jemimah Wright reflects on the extraordinary bravery of undercover customs officers who risked everything to infiltrate Britain’s drug gangs in the 1990s. But beneath the tension and sacrifice, she argues, the series also exposes a deeper spiritual truth: that even lives filled with courage, purpose and good works cannot satisfy the human soul apart from Jesus Christ.
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ArticleThe baptised Jew: A life of faith shaped by Israel, war and surrender
Living in Romania, Israel, the UK, US and finally settling back in Israel, Romanian-born Eti Zadok has lived through war and ill-health – and says she has learnt to trust God through every experience
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ArticleLife Lessons: Your relationship with Jesus matters more than religion
A remarkably youthful 91-year-old, Jeanette Latimer looks back on her journey from deep-rooted religiosity to a living, personal relationship with Jesus that transformed not only her own life, but generations of her family
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Article‘If we focused on what we’d lost, we’d be overwhelmed’
Ciara Dierking faced a sudden and life-threatening illness in December 2024, which resulted in the amputation of all four limbs. She spoke with our deputy editor Jemimah Wright about her journey through suffering, faith and learning to choose gratitude during unimaginable loss
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ArticleStarting my business, one page at a time
Lydia Hughes shares the story of how she built her stationery business, Faithful Pages, to encourage us to document and remain faithful in our walk with God
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OpinionThe faith of Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek
Writer Becky Hunter Kelm looks back on the life and faith of James Van Der Beek, whose battle with cancer revealed a man clinging to God even as everything else was stripped away. Best known for his role in Dawson’s Creek, Van Der Beek’s legacy reaches beyond the screen, pointing to a deeper story of identity, suffering, and hope in the face of death.
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ArticleFrom a broken marriage to X factor and a miraculous healing
Singer-songwriter Juliet Dawn spoke with Premier’s Mal Pope about her abusive marriage, heartbreaking loss, a miraculous healing and the journey that has taken her from Cornwall to Nashville
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ArticleLife Lessons: ‘OK, Lord, it’s you and me’
Alison Ruoff, 83, has led a full and adventurous life!
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ArticleLife Lessons: 81-year-old Enid Cork on moving to the UK in the 60s, support from the local church and working with Mercy Ships
Enid Cork arrived in the UK from Jamaica aged 17 and hit the ground running. She hasn’t stopped, and here shares from her full life
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Article‘The judge told me he knew I was innocent’
Hannah Overton was ripped away from her husband and four children and spent seven years in prison for a murder she didn’t commit
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ArticleJesus asked me why I had rejected him
Faridah was born into a strict Muslim family, but as a teenager went her own way – until she had an encounter with Jesus that changed everything
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ArticleLife Lessons: ‘Powerful in God’s hands’
Jane Flack shares how allowing God to teach and shape her gave her a passion to unite Christians
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ArticleDrug addiction nearly cost me my life
On the floor of a prison cell, following decades of drug use, Callie Groom encountered the Holy Spirit. Transformed from the inside out, she is now the founder of Rainbow Promise, a haven for women and girls who have experienced addiction, exploitation and homelessness
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ArticleLife Lessons with Marilyn Baker: ‘I never thought God could use my voice’
Blind singer songwriter Marilyn Baker shares how God led her to minister to others
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ArticleLife Lessons: Gwyneth Paltrow’s former nursery nurse, Rachel Waddilove, left Bibles for the children in her care
As a nanny to the stars, Rachel Waddilove supported many celebrity and royal families with a keen sense of her own faith, but she also knew the pain of a difficult marriage and divorce at home
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ArticleSet free to set others free
Esther Beckley’s career was cut short when she suffered horrific racist abuse, bullying and a murder attempt in the workplace. Trapped in chronic anxiety, depression and demonic torment, Jesus rescued her from despair and death
