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Shara Grylls shares her experience of being married to husband Bear, head of Spring Harvest, Jo Moir talks about her family's strong legacy of Christian women and Jamie Phear tells us why we shouldn't be afraid of the wilderness in 'Spiritual Formation'
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Shara and Bear Grylls: ‘Christian faith is the backbone to our marriage’
Shara Grylls has written an updated edition to her book Never Stop Holding Hands, first published when she married Bear in 2000. She spoke with our deputy editor, Jemimah Wright, about her life, faith and marriage, highlighting the quotes from the book that mean the most to her
Life 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
How a teenage daughter and her mum found Jesus together
Mother and daughter, Samantha and Mia Taylor, became Christians after Mia felt drawn to buy a Bible, having lost her friend to knife crime
‘I prayed for 365 days to overcome the loneliness and challenges of raising a newborn’
This Lent, Cristina Turlacu reflects on the quiet power of daily prayer and how it can gently transform your day-to-day life. Through her personal journey of motherhood, she invites you to be encouraged to pray and discover how even the simplest words whispered in faith can bring strength, peace, and lasting change.
You CAN sit with us! What I learned from the first Woman Alive audience podcast recording about sisterhood
Yetty Afolabi recounts her experience attending the recording of the International Women’s Day special episode of the Woman Alive podcast. Through this invitation to join the WA community, Yetty reflects on the transformative power of authentic sisterhood in both celebration and vulnerability.
Relationships
Friendship, Romance and the “Relationship Recession”
Writer Sophie Sanders explores the growing conversation around what some are calling a “relationship recession,” as Gen Z increasingly prioritises friendship over romance. While celebrating the deep value of platonic relationships, she asks whether society risks losing something vital if marriage and romantic commitment quietly fade from the centre of our cultural story.
REAL TALK: What are Christian views around foreplay with a partner before marriage?
Is the idea of ‘soulmates’ biblical?
GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: Why did God give men a higher sex drive than women?
Great Sexpectations: How do I become a Christian?
A message of hope for those who are single but would prefer not to be this Valentine’s Day
GREAT SEXPECTATIONS I am a single mum, and feel side-lined at church
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Living in an age of deception
Hope Bonarcher is horrified by how deceived our culture is today, but a look at biblical examples shows this is nothing new
Book Club
Book Club: 'I Don’t Even Like Women: And other lies that get in the way of sacred sisterhood'
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Book Club -The Stories We Carry By Robin W Pearson
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The new WA podcast is hosted by editor and creative director Tola-Doll Fisher. Each episode she is joined by different guests to discuss what’s trending online and together they will respond to reader questions about sex and relationships from the popular Great Sexpectations series.
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Was the early Church more committed than we are?
Veronica Zundel believes the Church needs to change, but warns us against harking back to the early days
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Living between fear and faith in Dubai
Due to current information-sharing restrictions and necessary security precautions, this article is shared anonymously. It offers a deeply personal reflection on living through uncertainty in the UAE, navigating challenge and hope while holding onto a sense of purpose and trust in God during an unpredictable time.
Church
Was the early Church more committed than we are?
Veronica Zundel believes the Church needs to change, but warns us against harking back to the early days
Is today’s Church structure biblical?
Kate Orson reflects on the power dynamics present in many places of worship today and questions whether the early Church’s approach was more effective in nurturing true discipleship
Is gossip ever harmless? A Christian reflection on speech, trust and Easter renewal
Prayer and Reflection
Jo Moir: From prodigal teen to leading Spring Harvest – A story of radical obedience
Jo Moir, the new head of Spring Harvest, sat down with our editor Tola-Doll Fisher to talk about what has equipped her for this position and why she is a safe pair of hands for this beloved festival
Through my daughter's health journey, all my hope is in Jesus
When her daughter Leeora suddenly began to have inexplicable seizures, Sarah Lamour and her family were plunged into months of uncertainty and fear. Here, Sarah explains how she learned to choose peace in the face of the unknown
Living the promise of Isaiah 61:3—Beauty from ashes in real life
What it really means to have life after death
Life 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
Letter to the Next Generation: On perfectionism
Rev Katherine Chow admits she is a recovering perfectionist and unpacks why God’s power is most at work in our weakness
‘God does His deepest work in the desert’
Jamie Phear encourages us to see the wilderness as preparation rather than punishment, as training rather than abandonment
Praying for my Uber driver: A story of unexpected faith on the road
Signs & Wonders in everyday life - Your stories of God’s intervention
Everyone says “manifest it” but the Lord’s prayer taught me a better way to hope
In a culture promoting mantras of self-belief and self-creation, Ayoola Bandele says we can easily blur the line between confident hope and subtle self-reliance.
‘Love that for you’ isn’t enough: A Christian case for real encouragement
As Gillian Anderson steps in as Marks & Spencer’s playful “Chief Encouragement Officer,” her feel-good compliments tap into something real—but for Christians, true encouragement goes far deeper than kind words.
Is gossip ever harmless? A Christian reflection on speech, trust and Easter renewal
Jo Moir: From prodigal teen to leading Spring Harvest – A story of radical obedience
Through my daughter's health journey, all my hope is in Jesus
Living the promise of Isaiah 61:3—Beauty from ashes in real life
Life Lessons: Your relationship with Jesus matters more than religion
Letter to the Next Generation: On perfectionism
‘God does His deepest work in the desert’
Praying for my Uber driver: A story of unexpected faith on the road
Everyone says “manifest it” but the Lord’s prayer taught me a better way to hope
‘Love that for you’ isn’t enough: A Christian case for real encouragement
Health and wellbeing
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Meet Laura K Sayers: The Illustrator Bringing Faith and Whimsy to Paper Art
Starting my business, one page at a time
‘You need to make God your CEO’
‘We’re all about dating wisely’
Equipping exploited women for a brighter future
‘Nobody wants to organise a funeral’
‘Fragrance, faith and the power of story’
Non-profit = good; business = bad?
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Parenting
How a teenage daughter and her mum found Jesus together
Adoption gives us the deeper meaning of family and faith
Motherhood took away my career identity—But God gave me something better
I had a baby at 49!
Every moment counts with our children
How old is too old to have a baby?
‘I had no doubts that what he’d done was wrong and awful’
Life Lessons: Living in hope of a reunion
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