All Real life articles – Page 4
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ArticleSuffering is a natural part of life
As well as sharing her passion for writing, WA’s much-loved Veronica Zundel talks honestly about the deep valleys in her life – including her brother’s death, caring for a child with special needs and facing cancer twice
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ArticleMy husband was addicted to porn for 20 years
My husband lied to me for 20 years but God told me to give him another chance
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ArticleLandscape Artist of the Year says, ‘I feel truly alive when I paint’
Susanna MacInnes got to the semi-finals of the 2023 Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year. She spoke to Jemimah Wright about her creative journey
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ArticleI put God at the centre of my birth experience
Kierra Blaser shares her story of learning to ‘co-labour’ with God, and started the Kingdom Childbirth Class to prepare women both physically and spiritually for birth
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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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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.
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OpinionI felt like the world was crashing down around me, until God gave me the gift of running
Caroline Kelly had to face the pain of her dad's illness while caring for young children and felt like she couldn't cope until God gave her an unexpected gift.
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OpinionI'm about to turn 50 and just released my first single - God puts no age limit on creativity
Cherry de Winter decided that aproaching the big 5-0 was the right time for her to launch her music career, here she explains why.
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ArticleWhy I left the Pussycat Dolls
When Kaya Jones joined the Pussycat Dolls in the early 2000s, she dreamt of being the US equivalent of the chart-topping Spice Girls and their dedication to Girl Power! Sadly, her experience of the music industry looked very different. Cassandra Maria, from Premier Gospel, found out what it’s really like to be in of the biggest girl groups in the world – and how God called Kaya out of that world to sing for him
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ArticleThe priest from Pakistan
A Christian in a Muslim majority country, Amelia Jacob, 71, had an arranged marriage and moved to England, later becoming one of the first female priests in the Church of England
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ArticleServing single
Natasha Tordoff, 30, grew up in the UK but moved to her mother’s native country, Papua New Guinea, to serve with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) in 2021
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Article‘We prayed, but we didn’t get a miracle’
Esther Scholes speaks candidly about how she navigated the deaths of her son and then husband
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ArticleThe gospel is liberating for everyone – women included
WA columnist Elaine Storkey, 78, on coming to faith, motherhood, feminism – and her biggest life lesson
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OpinionI narrowly missed a prison sentence for assault - a woman on the jury hugged me and said God had given me a second chance
An anonymous contributor shares the story of how God pulled her back from the brink of prison to give her a second chance and show her new life away from addiction and trauma.
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OpinionGod pulled me out of my comfy country life and into the big city - I don’t know why but I’m enjoying seeing him at work
Rachael had no idea why she was called to London and she still doesn’t, but incredible things are happening around her and that can only be God.
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OpinionI went through dark years with drugs, divorce and my daughter’s suicide attempt - then I found Jesus
Laura spent years not believing in God and instead turning to destructive relationships and behaviours, until in the pandemic someone spoke to her about Jesus.
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ArticleInterracial marriage and mission
English native Catherine Jinadu, 84, defied her family’s wishes by marrying Paul, a Nigerian. They became missionaries and church planters and continue to see God moving miraculously
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ArticleIs egg freezing biblical?
Two women in their 40s share their experience of freezing their eggs
