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The Art of Joyfulness “Joy is distinctly a Christian word and a Christian thing. It is the reverse of happiness. Happiness is the result of what happens of an agreeable sort. Joy has its springs deep down inside. And that spring never runs dry, no matter what happens. Only Jesus gives that joy. He had joy, singing its music within, even...

It takes small steps to create a legacy. As the phrase goes ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day.’ Sometimes those small steps can look like giant leaps when you don’t feel up to the task. A few years ago I went back to re-live my student days by doing a Masters degree. Unlike the first time round, I got stuck into a...

The world adores stories; it cries out for them like a child pleas at bedtime: “can you tell me a story?” We have an opportunity to answer the world’s cry and tell good news stories really well, letting people know that their small story is wrapped up inside of the greatest narrative of all time.  Storytelling gives us a taste of redemption, shows us glimmers of hope and...

Did you use Student Linkup this year? Whether you used it once or it was your go-to app as a fresher, then we’d love it if you could fill in this survey. Loading... We believe that the local church is the hope of the student world, so your response will help us continue to help students connect to a church in their university city. Fill in...

We know this month might have the labels “holiday” or “break” attached to it, as most of you have been out of classes for a few weeks, but we also know it’s hard to switch off right now. As your university years travel forwards day by day, we know there’s always a “should-be-reading” list, alongside the “really-need-to-hang-out-with-them” list never far...

ARE you Coming TO FIREBRANDS from outside the UK? Whether north, south, east, west or central Europe, we are anticipating God’s fire will ignite faith in students and those with a heart for students across Europe for the years ahead- and that includes you. FIREBRANDS will include 3 days in Oxford (August 30th - September 1st) to worship and pray with hundreds of...

I’m going to start this blog with a confession. Ready? I often cheat at reading. At this point you may be thinking, ‘how on earth could you cheat at reading?’. Well, hear me out. I am one of those troubled people who skip to the end of a book before I’ve read the rest of it. I don’t know why I do it. There...