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A few week ago I was sat in the dentist waiting room for my first ever filling!!! I’m not afraid of the dentist so that didn’t bother me. What did bother me was the fact that I left my phone at home!! I have never ever in my life left my phone at home. I was sat on my own in...

Thousands of students will be driving home for Christmas next week after their first term at uni. They’ll be coming back home expectant to be filled with mince pies, bobbing along to Stop the Calvary and sporting their tackiest Christmas jumper. But it can be a tricky time for students returning home after their first term and fitting back into church life.  I asked a bunch of youth/student workers...

As the son of pastor, I have been brought up in church since the tender age of two weeks old. During the last 33 years I’ve observed a lot of what goes on in Church, some of it truly awesome, some of it not so much. Firstly, let me state clearly that I love the Church. It has encouraged and built me...

I started an Advent calendar with my 4 year old. He was excited to eat chocolate; I was excited to share the Christmas story. The first day included a verse with the words Christ, Lord and Saviour. I thought, “Time to translate for a 4 year old.” I said we need a King to love us and lead us and rescue us. Boom!...

So term one of uni is done, Christmas is approaching and you’ve packed up to head home for some festive cheer.  First term is a whirlwind but we hope you found and settled in a church that you love. Now is the time to message your student worker and let them now how your first term has been and if you haven’t already, commit to the church you...

The Advent season is one of waiting. Not a passive waiting, but a waiting that summons the whole body to be awake and alert. A waiting that causes adrenaline to course through our veins and the heart to pound like a bass drum. A waiting that means we struggle to sit still. A waiting that demands we dance to a...

Tim loves life, loves a good prank, is really good at all things computery and designs ace websites. He also likes to pretend he's welsh. Check out his story... “So Tim, where have you been” asked Hannah, my first year flatmate on the second Sunday in Freshers. “Ummmm, nowhere” I replied, with a tone of voice that instantly said I was hiding something. Immediately, Hannah...