All Real life articles – Page 3
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OpinionI am a Christian mum-of-five and I just found out I have ADHD
Diagnosed with ADHD at the tender age of 40, here’s what writer and mum-of-five Julie Williams learnt about herself along the way…
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OpinionShould Christians gamble? As the wife of a recovering gambling addict, I have some thoughts...
Donna Rogers, author of The Gambler His Wife And His God, explains why she believes Christians shouldn't gamble.
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OpinionGod spoke to me before my cancer diagnosis and his words kept me going
Lindsay Bruce was diagnosed with cancer after hearing a word from God, and his words were a great comfort to her.
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OpinionI am a 6ft 7 woman, people look at me but I take it as an opportunity for Evangelism
Naomi Lovell shares how she uses her height to get conversations going about Jesus.
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ArticleThe unique ministry of a ‘Big Fat Greek Mother’
Becky Hunter-Kelm spoke with actor, writer, speaker, comedian and mum of three, Olga Thompson about her dramatic encounter with God, a breakdown during early motherhood and how she lives out her faith in the comedy and entertainment space
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ArticleFrom atheist to Christian author and other miracle stories
From non-believer to Christian author I was an atheist, living my life my way and getting nowhere fast. I was disabled, in chronic pain and was depressed. I finally had enough and called out to Jesus to heal me or take me, as I’d had enough ...
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Article‘Mothers have been so devalued’
Actress and singer-songwriter Jessica Oyelowo spoke with Muyiwa Olarewaju, head of Premier Gospel, about stepping away from the limelight to support her family, the struggle for her identity – and why she wanted to honour motherhood in her latest album
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Article‘I became the first white woman ever to be ordained in northern Uganda’
Emmy Wilson, 70, has lived an extraordinary life, treating AIDS patients as a nurse in the 80s and taking Alpha into prisons around the world
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OpinionWhen my Dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s I was devastated… but something helped
Misty always had a close relationship with her parents and recalls many heartwarming family memories throughout her lifetime, particularly with her father Bill, who was both her “tutor and superhero”. But when Bill was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body dementia in 2016, Misty knew it was her turn to help take care of the man who made her who she is today.
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ArticleWaiting for love
Jemimah Wright met and married her husband in six months, after years of waiting, aged 44.
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ArticleFrom suicidal to life coach
Elizabeth Elliot, 74, shares her story of God’s healing from an emotional breakdown.
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OpinionThis Father’s Day we reflect on what our dads (both Earthly and in heaven) have taught us
Woman Alive writers reflect on what they have learned from their fathers.
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OpinionI gave my daughter a kidney, then she died, but this is what God showed me
Author of Hand Stretched Across the Void, June Whitehouse, tells of God’s goodness in the face of huge family hardship.
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ArticleWe sold everything to live on a boat
Melanie Gush tells her story of adventure with God: selling her family’s home to move on a boat with her husband and three teenage girls
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ArticleSlowing down can help to change the course of the climate crisis
Environmental campaigner Hannah Eves is the policy coordinator for A Rocha UK, Britain’s only Christian conservation charity. Here she shares her belief that we are intimately connected with God, his earth and each other
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ArticleSuffering is a natural part of life
As well as sharing her passion for writing, WA’s much-loved Veronica Zundel talks honestly about the deep valleys in her life – including her brother’s death, caring for a child with special needs and facing cancer twice
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ArticleMy husband was addicted to porn for 20 years
My husband lied to me for 20 years but God told me to give him another chance
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ArticleLandscape Artist of the Year says, ‘I feel truly alive when I paint’
Susanna MacInnes got to the semi-finals of the 2023 Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year. She spoke to Jemimah Wright about her creative journey
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ArticleI put God at the centre of my birth experience
Kierra Blaser shares her story of learning to ‘co-labour’ with God, and started the Kingdom Childbirth Class to prepare women both physically and spiritually for birth
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OpinionI gave birth on Good Friday and lost my baby on Easter Sunday - but I believe we will be reunited thanks to Jesus
For many years, Bryony Wood’s Easter was little more than a bank holiday and a chance to scoff too many chocolate eggs. Until one year when her world turned upside down.
