May 15th 2013 -
She was young, but she held eye contact like she had been walking this earth for centuries and knew that though dust might mar her vision, eyes wide open was the only way to face the world. Her sister sat, resting elbows on the polished wooden table, hair swept back off her face and a silk scarf resting lightly over her...
May 9th 2013 -
It seems at this point in term, with an insurmountable pile of revision, deadlines on their third extension, and everyone comparing last year’s marks to work out exactly what percentage they need to scrape the grade, that people are terrified. You walk around TESCOS and students are in a perpetual state of nervousness; comparing the hours they have been working with...
May 8th 2013 -
It feels unlikely that there’s stuff I don’t know about Jesus. If you asked me outright then of course its true that there's lots more to know but having grown up in a Christian home, been to a CofE school and worked for a church its hard to believe that that's true sometimes. I wonder where your young people are at? ...
May 1st 2013 -
I don't think we always know what to say when someone asks us about what we believe and why. Is that fair to say? I know trying to explain the huge story of God and the part we get to play in this story can feel really daunting. I've struggled to find the words. When I go around the UK meeting students and encourage...
Apr 26th 2013 -
I’m a talkative person who likes cooking so in my second year of uni, I decided it would be a really great idea to do a sponsored silence and fast for 24 hours. The experience was a difficult one, as friends tempted me with delicious desserts and randomly asked questions so that my challenge might falter. Of course they didn’t really...
Apr 24th 2013 -
The word leadership can be a scary one. The act of leadership can be a scary thing. At Onelife, a common phrase is one you have also probably heard thrown around a lot; ‘leadership is influence’. We are all influencers and therefore we are all leaders (whether you like it or not). I influence people. Being only nineteen, it would be easy...
Apr 23rd 2013 -
There's a real buzz amongst the Fusion team this week. This weekend is the long-awaited first gathering for the Fusion Student Learning Community. 32 churches and 150 people representing nearly 3000 students will be gathering at Trent Vineyard, Nottingham for just over 24 hours to sharpen their student work. We will ask the questions 'what is?', 'what could be?' and 'what...
