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I don’t know what comes to mind for you as Valentine’s Day approaches. Will you avoid it, shunning what is surely a consumerist venture, or will you woo that special someone and show them how much you care? Whatever your plans, we’re taking this opportunity to #ShowTheLove – to shout out to the world leaders who will have a chance to make...

It is only 3 weeks to go until the next Resonate Day and you do not want to miss out!! ‘A resonate day is a day to encourage you as a student worker with a mixture of invited speakers, group work, story-telling, networking, worship and prayer. Bring your student team and have a retreat day on us!’ Last term on Dec 4th,...

“The decisions are made by the people that show up!” Josiah Bartlett, the fictitious US President in The West Wing TV series, will no doubt be proved right once again on May 7th 2015. There seems little need to rehearse stories of voter dissatisfaction here. More than half of young adults stayed away from the General Election in 2010 and hundreds...

Brian Heasley is the National Director of 24-7 Prayer in Great Britain and previously pioneered their work in Ibiza. He talks prayer – answered, unanswered and with unusual prayer partners – with Caroline Harmon. Why should we prioritise prayer? The priority has always been Jesus and being disciples of Jesus. To be an effective disciple I need a relationship with him, I...

The time has come. You’ve finalised your UCAS application and written your ‘to buy’ list which includes stuff that you've never had to worry about before like pots and pans and doorstops. The realisation is slowly sinking in that you are going to university. What an adventure! Its full to the bring with possibility and opportunity. Now is the time to start...

From the very beginning of time music and words together have been shaping cultures and individuals. Music moves the heart: words inform the mind.  It is no surprise, therefore, that the singing of psalms and scripture and then later hymns and songs inspired by scripture, has been a feature of church life from the very beginning. Louis F Benson, an American...

At a student work local last week, we were chatting about the highs and lows of student work. All the good and exciting stuff, but also a lot of the time, the frustrations, the let downs and the difficult conversations. Student work isn’t always easy, in fact a lot of the time it can be incredibly frustrating, but I was really encouraged...