All Sex & relationships articles – Page 6
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OpinionCelibacy is trending as it isn't just Christians who decide voluntarily to abstain from sex
It turns not "doing it" is the latest in thing... who knew single Christians were so ahead of the times?
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS - I want to try some ‘experimental’ bedroom things with my husband - as a Christian is that allowed?
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 tackle; whether married Christian couples can be ‘experimental’ in the sack.
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OpinionEverything you need to know if you’ve decided to ‘get back out there’ on the dating scene in 2023
Writer and author of Notes On Love, Lauren Windle, shares her advice for those who’ve made a romantic resolution.
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Article'I was single when God told me to speak out about Kingdom marriage'
For ten years, Anja Gibson has prophesied about marriage, decreeing the centrality of Christ and the couple as the pillar for the restoration of the earth. Eventually, in 2020, following a cascade of God-ordained circumstances, Anja entered into her own kingdom marriage
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ArticleGod celebrates sex!
God wants us to enjoy mind-blowing, exciting sex, says Bobbi Kumari. And each time a married couple has sex, they are reflecting God’s covenant with his people
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I don’t fancy my husband and I don’t know what to do
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 tackle; what to do when you don’t fancy your husband.
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ArticleLessons on sexuality: ‘Goodbye, Garden of Eden’
In the first of our series of extracts from Bobbi Kumari’s book Sacred Sexuality, she unpacks the moment perfect sexuality was tarnished
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: My 23-year-old son spends all his time with his girlfriend, I’m worried he’s not making good choices
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 tackle; a mother’s concern for her son’s relationship.
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OpinionI’m a relationship expert - here’s what to do when your partner’s parents are too involved in your marriage
The Bible, in 1 Corinthians 7:1-40, says: “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” But what should you do when your partner hasn’t managed to leave and cleave?
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OpinionExperts share the five signs that your partner is about to propose - so is it time for a manicure?
Between December 22 and January 1 is the most popular window for a proposal. As Christians, we know that - for those who are called to it - marriage is an exciting milestone, here are some things to look out for if you think an engagement could be imminent.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I woke up with my husband on top of me after I said no to sex… some say it’s wrong and some say it’s fine as we’re married - I feel lost
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 tackle; sexual assault in marriage.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: My partner wants to party with his work friends and go out all the time without me, should I be worried?
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 tackle; what to do if your SO (Significant Other) is going out without you and partying a lot.
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OpinionThe way Christian parents speak to young girls about their vaginas is causing shame but we should celebrate our bodies
As a sex therapist, Emma Waring is all too aware of shame in the consulting room. Here, she challenges us to stop giving women and girls the impression that their genitals are 'nasty' and to help them celebrate the bodies God gave them.
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OpinionChristian campaigners are highlighting the realities of Violence Against Women during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Red chairs are being put in churches, businesses, train stations and schools to raise awareness that, globally, a woman or girl dies at the hands of an intimate partner or family member every 11 minutes
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Article‘I was high on drugs but could not stop talking about God’
Author, speaker, designer and teacher, Bobbi Kumari talks to our editor, Tola-Doll Fisher, about her Hindu upbringing and what she describes as ten years of pure hedonism, on her journey to knowing and accepting Jesus
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Opinion'You are intimately aware of the sting of this loss': A prayer for when you love someone who doesn’t love you back
Heartbreak is agonising and brings up so much hurt and disappointment. Here, Elizabeth Moore and Audrey Elledge, authors of Liturgies for Hope, share their prayer for when you love someone who doesn’t love you back.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I'm an unmarried Christian and I live with my partner, I feel uneasy about it but I don't know what to do
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 tackle; what to do if you're living with your partner before getting married and you feel uncomfortable about it.
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OpinionLet’s talk about the 'spirit of lust' and how it is affecting individual relationships and the Church at large
Marriage is under attack and it's important we cover our married friends in prayer. Here, Woman Alive's editor-in-chief Tola-Doll Fisher explores the influence the 'spirit of lust' can have on the breakdown of the family, and what we can do about it.
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OpinionGREAT SEXPECTATIONS: We waited until marriage for sex and now I’m so disappointed with my husband - what should I do?
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 tackle; what you should do if you’re disappointed with your sex life after waiting till marriage.
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Article‘If I ever touch you again, your God is going to kill me’
Georgia Coy carried the brokenness of her childhood into her marriage, and continued a cycle of sexual destruction until she eventually found faith after
an affair
