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Did you know the day we celebrate Easter was decided by a woman from Yorkshire?
Grief and the Gospel: learning from the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi this Easter
‘I am a pastor’s wife and have struggled with depression, so I decided to use social media to encourage those who also are feeling weak.’
Katy Perry had a spiritual experience during her trip to space
Why your body size matters to God
Is it ok to pray for the best sex life?
A woman in the UK has become the first womb transplant recipient to give birth, this is my response as a Christian midwife
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Real life
‘I am a pastor’s wife and have struggled with depression, so I decided to use social media to encourage those who also are feeling weak.’
‘God kept taking me back to 2 Corinthians 12:9: Boast in weakness. So I did. I talked about mental illness, medication, therapy, exhaustion, and the crushing pressure on Christian women - especially leaders’ wives - to be perpetually perfect, endlessly helpful, and never in need,’ says Kathryn Segal.
Overcoming racism through faith, in apartheid South Africa
White South African, Angela Kemm, 73, grew up in Cape Town during apartheid. When she came to faith in Jesus, God asked her to serve Black people in the townships, which was illegal at that time
‘It’s my daughter’s 7th birthday on International Women’s Day and I want her to be exposed to amazing women who have inspired me throughout history’
‘This year’s theme for International Women’s Day particularly excites me in that it’s inclusive of all ages, as I believe we’re never too young to receive truth. Reinforcement of sound doctrine is essential in an age of cultural promiscuity where the boundaries of identity are disputed,’ says Hannah Wickens.
A league of extraordinary women
Here at Woman Alive, we celebrate every woman in every issue (this includes you!) and as part of our International Women’s Day issue, we’ve chosen eight ‘ordinary’ women to recognise for their inspirational workplace ministries
‘My family gave up buying new clothes two years ago, and we may never go back.’
‘At the end of 2021 we decided the best way to love our global neighbours in the way we dressed was to stop buying new clothes. Being an all or nothing person, I gallantly committed our family to this endeavour for a year!’ says Kezia Neusch, as she shares what happened next.
Relationships
Is it ok to pray for the best sex life?
’Sex should be joyful, meaningful, and satisfying (emotionally, spiritually and physically). But, only Christ’s way allows the best sexual experience,’ says Megan Hugo.
GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: How do I set boundaries with a toxic friend?
Marriage is not the only pathway to reduced loneliness
What are divine appointments, and should we pray for them when looking for love?
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GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: My husband is having an affair
Shedding a light on unhealthy relationships, lies, manipulation, rape and grooming
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Are Christian women biblically illiterate?
Ann-Louise Graham considers how well we know the Bible and ponders whether the Church and its women’s ministries are to blame
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Did you know the day we celebrate Easter was decided by a woman from Yorkshire?
‘I realised that Christianity had a history that included women beyond the Bible stories. As a girl growing up in a traditional parish where women did not participate in any ministries, this was transformative,’ says Nancy Walbank.
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A woman in the UK has become the first womb transplant recipient to give birth, this is my response as a Christian midwife
‘Christianity has a rich history when it comes to medical advancement and though we know that Jesus can miraculously heal, he has also set within humanity the ability to create and develop the most extraordinary treatments and procedures through which he can also work,’ says Michelle Tant.
Church
Did you know the day we celebrate Easter was decided by a woman from Yorkshire?
‘I realised that Christianity had a history that included women beyond the Bible stories. As a girl growing up in a traditional parish where women did not participate in any ministries, this was transformative,’ says Nancy Walbank.
Grief and the Gospel: learning from the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi this Easter
‘Many people have become familiar with the Japanese art of kintsugi – repairing broken pottery with gold. This is the essence of wabi-sabi. Easter isn’t just about victory—it’s about life returning after devastation, not as it was, but as it is now,’ says Rachel Mataraki.
Why your body size matters to God
‘I practice self-love by standing in front of the mirror, looking at my body (a recent revelation) and telling my body how much I am grateful for it and then thanking God for it, honouring his creation,’ says Hannah Wickens.
You can have an ungodly soul tie with the person you refuse to forgive
‘When we don’t forgive, our soul is relegated to a spiritual prison, and any sacrifice we try to offer God while holding others in emotional jail he will not accept. But when we repent and ask God to forgive the sin that we committed with that person, or the sin they committed against us, we can then break the ungodly soul tie and both are set free,’ says Stacy Hulm.
Have you heard of the ‘She-Bible’?
‘For veracity and integrity it’s important to know that there are far more original manuscripts for the Bible than for many approved works by contemporary Greco-Roman authors,’ says Jenny Sanders.
To combat the spirit of division, God gave Philippa Hanna a song for unity
‘A spirit of division seemed to be striking its rod into every corner of society—even within church groups and denominations. As the guys from church and I sat together that day, we prayed for God to give us a song for his people—something that embodied the true heart of the Church,’ says Philippa Hanna.
My encouragement to fast this Lent
‘More than a mere discipline, fasting is an invitation to an embodied spirituality, a practice that acknowledges our faith is not just spiritual or intellectual, but deeply lived in our bodies,’ says Jamie Phear.
Preparing for Easter
I vividly recall the excitement of Shrove Tuesday as a child; the scent of freshly cut lemons contrasting with the warm sweetness of pancakes sizzling in the pan. It was a heartening prelude to the 40 days of Lent that followed. As I’ve grown, I’ve come to appreciate Lent more ...
‘Just as different clothes shops cater to different women, so perhaps different churches cater to different Christians’
While Veronica Zundel reminds us Jesus taught we will be judged by how well we lived the Christian life, rather than our church style, she believes that there is room for all the different types of church in existence today
Wild worship
As worship leader Anna Hamilton prepares to lead at Spring Harvest, she spoke with Alex Noel about the journey she has been on with Jesus over recent months and why she’s so passionate about spontaneous worship
Travelling with Compassion
Former Woman Alive columnist, Cathy Madavan, recently visited Uganda with Compassion, along with her daughter Izzy, to see the four children they sponsor
Stop assigning gender to different styles of worship
Dr Belle Tindall asks why the ‘feminine’ way of knowing Jesus is considered the ‘worse’ way – and asserts that there shouldn’t even be a ‘feminine’ way in the first place!
Why your body size matters to God
You can have an ungodly soul tie with the person you refuse to forgive
Have you heard of the ‘She-Bible’?
To combat the spirit of division, God gave Philippa Hanna a song for unity
My encouragement to fast this Lent
Preparing for Easter
‘Just as different clothes shops cater to different women, so perhaps different churches cater to different Christians’
Wild worship
Travelling with Compassion
Stop assigning gender to different styles of worship
Health and wellbeing
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Girl power reimagined
Joining our stories with God’s
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Parenting
Seeking restoration rather than division this Mother’s Day
Parenting - is it time for something new?
How God made me a mother - adopting a baby boy as a single Christian woman
The Bible references old age, but has little on the role of grandparent
As Christians are we raising an anxious generation?
‘It’s my daughter’s 7th birthday on International Women’s Day and I want her to be exposed to amazing women who have inspired me throughout history’
How not to be perfect
Will the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill help or hinder parents in raising their children in line with God’s word?
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