All Real life articles – Page 7
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ArticleMy rainbow baby: Pregnancy after stillbirth
Premier’s deputy station director, Damilola Okeke, shares her story of coming to faith, forging her career and the promise from God that she clung to after the devastating stillbirth of her daughter
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ArticleLife Lessons: ‘Never give up, it’s never too late and you are never on your own’
After caring for her sick mother, Lizzie Barker led a life of adventure in the Middle East, before studying at Bible school and working for the Billy Graham Foundation. She shares her life lessons
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OpinionI gave my kidney to save my Christian boyfriend’s life, then he cheated on me, I thought he’d be different
TikToker Colleen Le went viral when she told how she donated her kidney to save her Christian boyfriend’s life only for him to cheat on her. Here she shares the full story.
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OpinionMy husband and I both lost a leg when a drunk driver crashed into us, but we don’t feel resentful - our faith pulled us through
No one would have blamed Denise Arthley if she had been filled with anger after a drunk driver careered into her and her husband Chris, causing them both to have their left legs amputated. But instead of focusing on what she lost, Denise focused on what she still had with her faith guiding her through. Here’s her remarkable story.
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ArticleWhatever age you are, God is not finished with you
Carolyn Castleberry Hux shares the story behind her book, Women at Halftime
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Article‘I was left vulnerable to abuse’
Pat Brooker, 82, shares her story of growing up in Fiji, Singapore and Malaysia, and how she found healing from childhood abuse through forgiveness as an adult
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Article‘I spent too many years wishing that I was like somebody else’
Nicki Copeland, who runs Instant Apostle publishers, shares her struggle with low self-esteem, and how following God has led her to places she never expected
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ArticleI’m singing my testimony
Mandisa Lynn Hundley’s award-winning singing career began on the fifth season of American Idol, where she finished in the top ten. She spoke to Damilola Okeke about the challenging seasons in her life and how they have impacted both her faith and music
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Article‘The home is where life happens’
Jeannine Wiedmer spoke to Becky Hunter-Kelm about her passion to provide a safe place for young people, and the miraculous provision of their Youth Community Home
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ArticleChanging the world one pizza at a time
Award-winning entrepreneur Bridget Callaghan is the founder of Well Kneaded, a London-based pizzeria and social enterprise bringing connection and restoration. Here she explains how it all started
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Article‘My husband came out as transgender’
In the spring of 2015, Pam Jones’s husband of 24 years wrote her a letter explaining that they wanted to be known as Chrissie. Their rugged alpha male persona had been a mask, an act of performative masculinity to protect their true self, which was, and always had been, intrinsically feminine
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ArticleFive things I have learned about…life balance
Cathy Madavan shares the methods that have helped her avoid paralysis from too much choice
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OpinionWe stand in the gap for women working in the sex industry, we laugh, grieve and pray with them because it's what Jesus did for us
Reaching out to women in the sex industry is vital frontline work. Here, Beloved’s Emily Carter explains that in a time when women’s stories are manipulated to either promote or demonise sex work, they choose not to conform to either of these, but instead to stand in the gap.
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OpinionI had two children by the age of 17 and then I started taking heroin, I felt chained and trapped… until someone spoke to me about Jesus
Julie McAddock is the co-founder of Street Connect, a charity that offers hope to those battling addiction. Here she shares her personal story of transformation from being trapped in the depths of addiction with her children in foster care, to complete freedom through Christ.
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OpinionI volunteer for YMCA - seeing young people given a safe place to stay when they’re used to rough sleeping is incredible
Janet Spencer had been out of the workplace for nearly thirteen years, caring full time for her adopted son, Zeph, when one day she felt a quiet tug to volunteer at YMCA Exeter. Little did she know what lay in store.
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OpinionI haven’t set foot in church since mine bullied me after a brain injury, yet I’m closer to God than ever
After a life-change injury Macaila Britton thought her church would rally around her, but instead she claims she was ostracized and asked to leave for giving up her volunteer roles.
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ArticleShining a light on Black British history
Lola Jaye wrote her new book The Attic Child during the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, in 2020. Here’s what she told us about how the story unfolded
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Article‘No matter what we’ve been through I’ve never lost hope’
Colleen Haynes Sheehy married a man with a disability, against her family’s advice. Sadly he passed away, but she went on to marry another man with the same disease
