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During Lent forget FOMO, it’s all about JOMO
My brother died in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999 and I wrestled with God, but I still trust him
A Christian reflection on the Chinese New Year
‘I am about to turn 50, and looking back over my life I wish I had worried less, because God has looked after me miraculously’
From witchcraft to new life in Jesus
When you reach Lent empty: the quiet power of speaking life anyway
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February’s issue explores the ups and downs of faith, with Rachel Hughes sharing on balancing joy and hardship. We discuss the impact of women discipling women, and ask: is attraction spiritual or scientific? Start your membership with 6 months for £14.99, plus a £5 Premier Marketplace voucher with your first magazine.
Real life
‘If we focused on what we’d lost, we’d be overwhelmed’
Ciara Dierking faced a sudden and life-threatening illness in December 2024, which resulted in the amputation of all four limbs. She spoke with our deputy editor Jemimah Wright about her journey through suffering, faith and learning to choose gratitude during unimaginable loss
I had a baby at 49!
Katie Barringer shares how God grew her family in unexpected ways
Starting my business, one page at a time
Lydia Hughes shares the story of how she built her stationery business, Faithful Pages, to encourage us to document and remain faithful in our walk with God
My brother died in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999 and I wrestled with God, but I still trust him
Ashley Glader shares the unimaginable story of losing her brother in the Columbine High School shooting — and how that tragedy shattered her faith before ultimately reshaping it. Through profound loss, unanswered prayers, and years of wrestling with God, she explains why she still chooses to trust him.
From witchcraft to new life in Jesus
Born into trauma, addiction, and deep spiritual confusion, Charlene Humphrey’s life began marked by pain, loss, and a relentless search for identity, love, and belonging. This is the story of how God met her in the depths of brokenness and transformed her ashes into beauty, leading her from darkness into freedom, purpose, and redemption through Jesus Christ.
Relationships
A message of hope for those who are single but would prefer not to be this Valentine’s Day
Writer and presenter of Christian dating show Third Wheel Dates, Lauren Windle, knows that this ‘season of love’ can feel heavy for those longing for a relationship but there is always hope in Jesus.
GREAT SEXPECTATIONS I am a single mum, and feel side-lined at church
‘Divorce dust’ - why glitter is becoming a faith-friendly dating filter
Is attraction spiritual or scientific?
GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I am happy and childless - how do I manage the sadness of others at my lack of children?
Estranged but faithful: What the Bible says about difficult parent–child relationships
GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I am about to get married, what are top tips for making my marriage last?
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BIBLE
Letter to the Next Generation on justice
Rev Katherine Chow unpacks the verse that has shaped her life
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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Book Club: A Year to Slow Down: A Christian guide to embracing handmade & homegrown
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Book Club: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year By Beth Moran
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Bethel, Shawn Bolz, and the question of accountability
In the wake of recent revelations surrounding Shawn Bolz and Bethel Church, Redding, Emilia Fuller reflects on this moment through the lens of her own past experience within the church. Having previously written about the impact of spiritual and emotional harm, she now considers what accountability, repentance, and hope can look like when leadership failures are brought into the light — and how believers are called to respond.
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I’m an ex ‘conspiracy theorist’ but here’s why I’ll be staying out of the Epstein files and focusing on God instead
Writer Kate Orson reflects on her journey from New Age conspiracy circles to Christian faith in this personal response to the release of the Epstein files.
Church
Bethel, Shawn Bolz, and the question of accountability
In the wake of recent revelations surrounding Shawn Bolz and Bethel Church, Redding, Emilia Fuller reflects on this moment through the lens of her own past experience within the church. Having previously written about the impact of spiritual and emotional harm, she now considers what accountability, repentance, and hope can look like when leadership failures are brought into the light — and how believers are called to respond.
Rachel Hughes: Finding God in the ‘radical middle’
Rachel Hughes, senior pastor of Gas Street Church, Birmingham, and co-founder of women’s ministry The Orchard, speaks about bringing Spirit-filled purpose through our suffering and failure as well as our joy
Let’s be women orientated towards love
Prayer and Reflection
Showing up for one another
Jamie Phear believes we need to walk out all aspects of our lives – the joy and the pain – in close community, as that is a vital part of our spiritual formation
Life Lessons: Faith can handle your questions – but sometimes people can’t
Author Lavinia Byrne shares insight into her life as a nun, and what caused her to leave the community
Let’s not be fooled - thoughts on the 'divine feminine'
Kate Orson unpacks where the term the ‘divine feminine’ comes from and states her case as to why it is not compatible with Christianity
What’s our image of God?
Veronica Zundel believes we should be free to explore the ‘divine feminine’ – but to stay clear of what is being espoused by New Agers
Get your ‘mojo’ back!
Premier Radio’s Inspirational Breakfast presenter, Esther Higham is involved with Ministers of Jesus Out There (mojo), a ministry that provides space for people to grow their spiritual muscles and practise using the gifts of the Holy Spirit to share Jesus
Three times God gave me the same message
Signs & Wonders in everyday life - Your stories of God’s intervention
‘I am about to turn 50, and looking back over my life I wish I had worried less, because God has looked after me miraculously’
Writer Samantha Bailie-McMurdock discovers that the very moments she once feared most were often the clearest demonstrations that God was firmly in control all along.
During Lent forget FOMO, it’s all about JOMO
As we start Lent, writer Sophie Sanders reflects on the rise of JOMO – the joy of missing out – as a timely antidote to our culture’s obsession with comparison, busyness, and constant connection. From social expectations to spiritual rhythms, she explores how choosing to miss out can become a life-giving, deeply biblical practice that leads to greater joy and freedom.
When you reach Lent empty: the quiet power of speaking life anyway
Lent begins on the 18th February, and writer Ayoola Bandele reflects on it not as a spiritual performance, but as a gentle invitation to return to God with honesty and emptiness. Drawing from personal history, faith, and the practice of speaking Scripture aloud, Bandele explores how God meets us not when we are full of strength, but when we have little left to offer.
Let’s be women orientated towards love
Showing up for one another
Life Lessons: Faith can handle your questions – but sometimes people can’t
Let’s not be fooled - thoughts on the 'divine feminine'
What’s our image of God?
Get your ‘mojo’ back!
Three times God gave me the same message
‘I am about to turn 50, and looking back over my life I wish I had worried less, because God has looked after me miraculously’
During Lent forget FOMO, it’s all about JOMO
When you reach Lent empty: the quiet power of speaking life anyway
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BUSINESS
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?
From Granny’s knitting needles to global impact - the story of Gogo Olive
Building resilience in order to flourish
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Parenting
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
How I realised I had made an idol of motherhood
Women usually bear the burden at Christmas - from cooking to gifts - here’s how to navigate this time while actually enjoying it
Notes on parenting... celebrate with care this Christmas
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