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Can we have 10 minutes of your time? On 14th September 2014 churches up and down the UK are joining together to pray for their school leavers and commission them to live life rooted in Jesus at university. Historically, young people don’t get fully prepared for the transition between school and university. Student Linkup Sunday can change that. Take time to...

There was the sound of wood creaking as I shifted uncomfortably in my seat in the old coffee shop. The student friend sitting opposite me held the silence that had stepped into the conversation the moment she had asked the question. Now it hung in the air, the biggest question-mark of her life. We both took another sip of coffee,...

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...