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I was listening to a talk recently and the speaker shared this thought and it sparked multiple thoughts in me, tangents springing from tangents. Needless to say, I think I missed the next few points from the speaker because I was enjoying playing thoughtful fireworks with the quote above! It made me start thinking about my vision, my dreams, the vision...

As she opened the kitchen door, a little wave of water flowed out and onto the hallway carpet. Stepping over the gathering puddle at her feet, Jean caught a glimpse of a large shopping trolley in the downstairs toilet and shook her head. “Looks like you had fun last night!” were her first words, calling out to me in her cheerful northern...

There are times in history when things change radically. The fall of the Roman Empire. The end of Apartheid. When women were given the right to vote. Events that affect more than just a small group of people; moments that transform society. I wonder what it was like when the disciples realised that Jesus was alive. This moment changed everything:...

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.  Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have...

We all know that life is a journey. When I look back over the last two years of my life I can see mountains and valleys, rainclouds and sunshine. A few pretty major things have threatened to derail me and my capacity has been diminished at times. I have had times of feeling completely empty with nothing to give. On the flipside,...

I haven’t met a student who would describe themselves as feeling in a strong position, a place of being secure and sorted, when it comes to exam season and the end of term degree slog.  Most people are quite openly admitting to being weak right now: weak at disciplining themselves to get up and work, physically weak from not enough sleep...

Joe Winstone started university in October 2012, here’s his Student Linkup experience: I'll always remember this first encounter with Student Linkup for how God used it to put me at peace about my university choice. With results day looming, university was all I could think about; I'd find myself constantly questioning whether I would get in, or whether this was even the right decision for me...