Woman Alive Magazine

Woman Alive is a pioneering monthly magazine in the UK tailored for Christian women. It embraces all denominations and aims to uplift, support, and equip women in their spiritual journeys. The publication focuses on nurturing their relationship with God while offering practical advice and a biblical viewpoint on the challenges they face in everyday life.

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An open letter to my ex mother-in-law this Mother's Day

4 weeks ago | womanalive.co.uk | Tola Doll Fisher

Woman Alive editor, Tola-Doll Fisher, writes a tribute to her ex mother-in-law who always showed her love and compassion. I loved having you as my mother-in-law. All the tropes about how difficult they are and tales of tension between the mother and wife of a man, passed me by.
Wild worship

4 weeks 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.
Did you know sex can be illegal within marriage?

1 month ago | womanalive.co.uk | Sally Hope

‘Reproductive coercion is a form of gender-based violence, it can take place both outside of and within married relationships and as a form of domestic abuse it affects Christian women at a similar rate to non-Christian women,’ says Sally Hope. Sometimes, as Christians, we focus so much on marriage being the only place that sex can take place, we don’t even think about how sex can be immoral and even illegal within marriage.
Book Club - Unmaking Mary: Shattering the myth of perfect motherhood

1 month ago | womanalive.co.uk | Kate Coleman |Lucy Jones |Francis Spufford |James Cone

Hosted by Claire MustersThis month I’m reading… Unmaking Mary: Shattering the myth of perfect motherhood By Chine McDonald (978-1399814638, Hodder & Stoughton) This is an unusual book: the description from Chine’s publisher indicates it is part-memoir, part social and theological commentary, focusing on how motherhood has been shaped, negatively (but also positively), by cultural and theological understandings of what it means to be a woman.
Many women in the Bible used their sexuality to survive, and Jesus did not condemn them

2 months ago | womanalive.co.uk | Sally Hope

Jesus made no comment at all about women who used their sexuality as a means of making a living. In fact, any condemnation the Bible makes of prostitution is reserved for the men who buy sex, not for the women who sell it,’ says Sally Hope. Recently I wrote about my concerns with OnlyFans star Bonnie Blue. It’s the nature of Bonnie’s content that worries me though, not the fact she’s selling access to her body.
‘Me, a 24-year-old woman, leading a church? It felt absurd!’

2 months ago | womanalive.co.uk | Tola Doll Fisher

Sasha Gerry was hesitant to accept when she was asked to lead a church in Brixton. Here, she tells our editor Tola-Doll Fisher about her journey away from shame and into leadership and why she believes honest discipleship and mentoring can help us step into freedom in ChristTola-Doll Fisher (TDF): I really want to speak with you about your experiences as a young, female church leader. But before we get there, tell me about your formative years.
How to rewire your brain through gratitude

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.
One of the ways the Church can combat abuse is by considering its traditionally male hierarchy

Jan 22, 2025 | womanalive.co.uk | Sally Hope

‘Egalitarian leadership structures have been shown to combat the attitudes and beliefs that can lead to abuse, and to provide a protective factor when abuse does occur,’ argues Sally Hope. Source: Photo by Hannah Busing on Unsplash This recent Woman Alive article argues that increasing numbers of female pastors will not decrease the number of church scandals. I disagree, if the Church really wants to combat abuse, one of the things it must do is review its male dominated hierarchy.
Biblical advice for beating the blues and finding joy in January

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.
A word to Christian teachers - pupils behave better when they like your clothes!

Jan 16, 2025 | womanalive.co.uk | Rachel Allcock

Schools have now gone back for the Spring Term after the Christmas holidays, and Rachel Allcock says ‘Teacher or not, I feel delighted by the compliments I get when I wear nice clothes.’ Source: Photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash I’m back in the classroom after an 18-year hiatus. I have loved reinventing myself with new work clothes. Toddler groups, school runs, and working from home necessitated practicality, but now I’m dressing for success.