December
December

Speaking up for religious freedom

2024-11-25T17:20:00+00:00By

A prayer for December

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    Our Christmas gift to you!

    A message from the editor, Tola-Doll Fisher

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    Sentenced to death for her faith

    Iranian born Marziyeh Amirizadeh was imprisoned in Tehran after encountering God in a dream and courageously telling others about the love of Jesus. But holding onto Matthew 10:19, Marziyeh speaks of a faith beyond fear   

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    Coffee for community

    Founder of CLO Coffee, Linda Castle, recounts the struggles to keep her socially conscious organisation alive amidst competition from larger chains

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The flirting fallacy

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Dr Belle Tindall shares a personal anecdote that uncovered an uncomfortable truth: men are ‘reading’ women totally wrong

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Rev Katherine Chow on smashing stereotypes

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Katherine Chow, former lawyer and now Holy Trinity Brompton’s (HTB) first female and racially diverse associate vicar, spoke with our editor, Tola-Doll Fisher about her unexpected journey into church leadership and why she is passionate about intergenerational mentoring

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Questions about gender and sexuality?

2024-11-25T17:16:00+00:00By

Ashleigh Hull shares her experience of falling in love with someone of the same sex and how that led to her work with Living Out, an organisation helping people, churches and society talk about faith and sexuality

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Nanny to the stars, farmer’s wife, child of God

2024-11-25T17:16:00+00:00By Rachel Waddilove

Gwyneth Paltrow’s former nursery nurse Rachel Waddilove supported many celebrity and royal families, but she also knew the pain of a difficult marriage and divorce at home

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Modern day witchcraft is masquerading as female empowerment

2024-11-25T17:15:00+00:00By

Hope Bonarcher looks at the rising trend of occult practices in our culture, fuelled by female celebrities promoting being a witch as the ultimate freedom

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‘I’m not a fan of masculinity’s soft rebranding’

2024-11-25T17:15:00+00:00By

Hope Bonarcher lifts the lid on toxic masculinity, but also culture’s antidote – a gentler manhood that she is concerned is based on the ‘supremacy’ of womanhood

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Permission to love yourself in mid-life

2024-11-25T17:14:00+00:00By

Jo Ibbott says the greatest gift you can give this Christmas is some self-care

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We are raising confident women together

2024-11-25T17:14:00+00:00By

As I write this, my final ‘Mother of Daughters’ column, I confess I have loved reflecting back over the years as well as considering some of the issues girls and young women face today. I am the first to admit I am not a perfect mother (and my daughters would ...

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December Book Club - Embracing Humanity: A journey towards becoming flesh by Isabelle Hamley

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Hosted by Claire Musters 

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‘Do we have freedom of religion within our own churches?’

2024-11-25T17:12:00+00:00By

Veronica Zundel shines a light on the impact of disagreements around beliefs and practices in the Church

  • The flirting fallacy

  • Rev Katherine Chow on smashing stereotypes

  • Questions about gender and sexuality?

  • Nanny to the stars, farmer’s wife, child of God

  • Modern day witchcraft is masquerading as female empowerment

  • ‘I’m not a fan of masculinity’s soft rebranding’

  • Permission to love yourself in mid-life

  • We are raising confident women together

  • December Book Club - Embracing Humanity: A journey towards becoming flesh by Isabelle Hamley

  • ‘Do we have freedom of religion within our own churches?’