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I was chatting to a student last week who had 5 essays, a presentation, a research trip and her dissertation all due in at the end of Jan. It may feel Christmassy and exciting all around us, but some are just feeling overwhelmed and anxious by the amount of work piling up around us. What does the bible say about this? 'Do not let...

Be on the alert for symptoms of inner Hope, Love, Joy and Peace. The hearts of a great many have already been exposed to this virus and it is possible that people everywhere could come down with it in epidemic proportions. This could pose a serious threat to what has, up to now, been a fairly stable condition of conflict in...

I’m just so tired. I work full time leading a youth ministry of 30 regular young people and it takes up the majority of my time and energy. I’m so passionate about these young people and seeing them meet with God in new and exciting ways, but it takes up all that I am sometimes. I love what I do, I...

When I came to university, I hadn’t been to church in seven years. Being from Northern Ireland, I’d grown up in church but even though it was familiar to me, I didn’t have a relationship with Jesus, nor did I really know what that meant. I suppose logically I could understand Christianity, but it didn’t have any impact on my...

“Have you seen the new Sainsbury’s advert?” “Aww it’s so heart warming” “Much better than the John Lewis one” “oh I don’t know, I love penguins” The new Sainsbury’s Christmas advert came out last week and it told us that Christmas is for sharing. What if sharing our faith with our mates was as easy as telling them you like the new John Lewis or...

Fusion has sailed into a very exciting season. Over the last 15 years we have successfully helped the local church be a safe harbour for many Christian students starting university for the first time. There has never been a time like it for student ministry in the local church. However, our vision has always been that students regularly leave the safe harbour...

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. If they had been thinking of the...