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I play golf every week. It’s my way of disconnecting from stress and connecting with God’s green earth.  I recently read golf psychologist Bob Rotella’s book “The Golfer’s Mind”. A section on dealing with mistakes jumped out to me that I have transferred into my general life.  I believe that if you adopt this response to making mistakes, it will help you...

We are looking for the curious and courageous, the activists and adventurers...  We live in a world affected by so much injustice and poverty, and it needs people who will step up and use their ordinary lives to make an extraordinary difference. Tearfund’s Emerging Influencers Programme is for exceptional individuals who have the potential to bring real change through their sphere...

“No act of Kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted” Aesop. Kindness. Something very simple, but surprisingly challenging. It’s hard to be kind to someone you don’t like. Sometimes it’s hard to be kind to someone you do like! Our emotions can easily affect how kind we feel. Our situations can prove kindness challenging too. Squeezing back into family living after having your own...

I am an immigrant. I’m not from here. I’m visiting.  I am a Citizen of Heaven with a life passport for Earth. (1 Peter 2:11) If you know Jesus Christ as your King then you are an immigrant too. It means the following: We eat different food. (John 4: 31-34) We drink different water. (John 4:13-14) We follow different rules. (Romans 12:2) We treat this Earth well...

Some work all hours to make some cash, others spend all their cash travelling the world, many get home, sit on the sofa and think ‘what now’…for the next 12 weeks… Yet travelling the world isn't the only way to have a summer of impact, experience and discovery.  Working isn't the only benefit to a summer off campus.  This is an opportunity to explore...

Just because you’re not getting drunk, doesn't mean you have to miss out on all the fun.   Did you know that 25% of students don’t drink? Many Christian students avoid socials where there’s lots of alcohol readily available. This means that there is little representation of Jesus in situations where often He is needed the most. Being the sober one...

The majority of the world’s population are green with envy that you get to go to university. This is your time to embrace some great opportunities, lay some strong foundations and discover what it looks like to have God walk with you through it all. The decisions you make will shape not only your time at university but will lay foundations...