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1 month ago | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
As worship leader Anna Hamilton prepares to lead at Spring Harvest, she spoke with Alex Noel about the journey she has been on with Jesus over recent months and why she’s so passionate about spontaneous worshipAnna Hamilton leads worship at St Paul’s, Hammersmith – the church she’s been based at for three years: “I’ve always been someone who wants to be planted in a local church”, she says.
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2 months ago | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
Zoë Bishop tells Alex Noel why she started the movement, ‘Blessed Before You’re Dressed’Zoë Bishop is on a mission to encourage people and inspire gratitude. This is no pious exercise; it’s an integral part of who she is. In fact, her cheerful personality even earned her a nickname at school: “When I was 15, everyone used to call me Little Miss Sunshine”, she says.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
‘When we’re feeling blue, or just frustrated at not keeping our new year goals; it’s important to remember that God loves us no matter what. But it’s especially powerful when we feel alone, overwhelmed or daunted by difficult or challenging circumstances,’ says Alex Noel.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
Rather than perceiving it as a status symbol, milestone or stamp of approval; marriage reminds us of the joyful union with Christ that we can all look forward to and participate in as followers of Jesus,’ says Alex Noel.
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As Zendaya walked the red carpet and posed for photographs at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday night, it was her custom Louis Vuitton ball gown in “tangerine silk” (as observed by British Vogue) which caught everyone’s eye.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
‘I can wholeheartedly celebrate couples getting engaged, because of what it points to, especially for Christians. Rather than perceiving it as a status symbol, milestone or stamp of approval; marriage is sign reminding us of the joyful union with Christ we can all look forward to and participate in as followers of Jesus,’ says Alex Noel.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
Alex Noel says Wicked is: ’a moral tale about good versus evil - an allegory like so many of our best loved fairytales. And one which grapples with a profound question: ‘Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?’
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There’s been a lot of buzz about Wicked, the film adaptation of the long-running hit musical, released in November. It may be a film about witches, but at its heart Wicked is a story about friendship.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
’The Christian principle of solidarity comes from 1 Corinthians 12, and urges us to consider every member of the body of Christ and by extension of society - remembering those who are in fact indispensable and who deserve special honour,’ says Alex Noel, as she stands in solidarity with UK farmers.
Source: Lisa Leigh Martin and Alex Noel at the farmers march in London on the 19th November 2024
I can’t remember the last time I set foot on a farm.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
Founder of CLO Coffee, Linda Castle, recounts the struggles to keep her socially conscious organisation alive amidst competition from larger chainsLinda Castle is head roaster and co-founder (with husband Nick) of CLO Coffee, a roastery and coffee wholesaler in Leeds. While they’ve adapted their business over the last few years, their vision for community remains unchanged and continues to drive everything they do.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
With a recent survey revealing more women are deciding not to have children, Alex Noel looks at the Church’s attitude in responseIn the months running up to November’s US election, women have been getting a lot of airtime; especially women without children. As Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and their respective running mates JD Vance and Tim Walz have jostled for position, people have been noticing their attitudes towards women.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
womanalive.co.uk | Alex Noel
Nigerian-born comedian Joy Carter was abandoned at birth, lost her twin and then raised by a white British couple. She spoke with Alex Noel about infant trauma and learning to navigate the sexist and racist world of comedyJoy Carter’s comedy credentials have earned her award nominations and plaudits from fellow comedians, TV personalities and broadcasters. But her beginnings were no laughing matter. Joy was born into the Biafran War (the civil war that devastated western Nigeria in the late 1960s).
