All Real life articles – Page 15
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Opinion‘We are not merely animals who should be “put out of our misery”’
As yet another person plans to travel abroad in order to die, Christian Medical Fellowship’s Jennie Pollock suggests there is hope of a better way
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OpinionTuesday night at the Royal Surrey
Kathleen McAnear Smith shares a snapshot of what it is like volunteering as part of a team who visit young people dealing with mental health crises – and provides helpful tips for anyone thinking of volunteering in their community
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OpinionOpening up spaces to talk
The topic of gendered violence and gendered inequality is complex and emotive but one young woman, Natasha Eeles, has made it her mission to challenge and change it.
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OpinionMeeting Michelle Obama
If you’ve ever faced challenges in your life then you will know that they either weaken you or make your stronger. For Karen Bryson her difficulties and disappointments have made her determined to give young people the best start in life. This autumn she is setting up a new Christian school, after having spent years running a tutoring service to provide extra support for children from all walks of life and financial situations.
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OpinionThe menopause revolution
We reflect on the new All-Party Parliamentary Group on Menopause and ask you to share your own stories about menopause
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OpinionFinding peace in everyday life
Have you ever returned from a Christian conference, camp or retreat and wished you could hold on to the sense of joy or peace you experienced at it? Dr Gemma Simmonds is a sister with the Congregation of Jesus and she has written a book to help us bring retreat practices into daily life. She shared some of her own story with Premier’s Maria Rodrigues.
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OpinionSupport seafarers
Ros Downs encourages us all to pray for merchant seafarers and their families this Sea Sunday, 11 July, as well as consider how we can support them
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OpinionThank You Day!
As previously mentioned, 4 July is National Thank You Day, and we encourage you all to reach out to those who have made the last 16 months that little bit easier.
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OpinionFaith in their futures
Emma Borquaye, the founder of Girl Got Faith, encourages us to help the teenagers in our lives have confidence in who God has made them to be
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OpinionDefying stereotypes
Winner, a young woman from Togo, has fought against the odds to follow her dreams of becoming an aeronautical engineer
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OpinionNine months of wearing the same dress every day
Rachel David celebrates the experience, which she says has been liberating, has started some great conversations and raised over £9,000 for charity so far
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Opinion‘My daughter has been in a coma for nearly six months’
Karen Young shares candidly about the excruciatingly difficult journey her family is currently on, and reflects on what she has learned about those moments when God says: “Not yet.”
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OpinionLet’s say thank you!
4 July has been set aside as national Thank You Day – is there someone you would like to thank?
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OpinionCaring for young refugees
Rachel Poulton MBE and her family invite newly arrived, unaccompanied asylum-seeking children into their home. She explains why here
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OpinionSupporting vulnerable mums
Founder of the Princess Project, Emma Tanner, looks back over the past ten years of the charity, and celebrates how God has used it to transform women’s lives.
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OpinionShowcasing talent in lockdown
Award-winning singer Rachel Walker Mason reflects on the huge success of the online talent show she created during lockdown in order to raise funds for a mental health charity.
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OpinionFacing Father’s Day as a single man
We hear from Tom Morgan about what life is like as a single and childless church leader, especially on days like Father’s Day.
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Opinion'I was sexually assaulted on a mission trip'
Director of charity One by One, Becky Murray describes how a terrifying incident almost stopped her realising her dream to help the poor and broken
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OpinionStruggling with my faith
Maxine Hallett shares honestly about her recent dark moods, which she has discovered are due to the menopause, and how they have made her feel far from God.
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OpinionPraising through the pain
Songwriter and worship leader Sarah Téibo shares candidly how hard it can be to worship in the most excruciating moments of life – and yet encourages us all to do so.
