Dec 14th 2012 -
Today's Guest Blog is from our friend Sam Butterfield, the Participant President for Teach First. He's got some honest thoughts about actually acting like we believe we have the power of God in us, and how he's struggled to see this displayed in church... can we tell a different story? “I back myself” became a tongue in cheek catchphrase for me...
Dec 12th 2012 -
The first Christmas was far from calm and bright. It was the rush, sleeplessness and trepidation of a first child being born. It was the busyness of visitors arriving unexpected and over-excited. It was weariness and joy and hope and exhaustion! Sound familiar? The first Christmas was not so very unlike our Christmas season now. For Mary, Joseph, Simeon, Anna, Wise Men and...
Dec 11th 2012 -
Father God, Can I be really honest? Sometimes I find it hard to pray. Sometimes my head is so full of stuff that I don’t know what to say. But I figured, since we’re sat here, reading this blog in the run-up to Christmas, since this is about you God, coming to earth, perhaps we should start with silence, and allow...
Dec 7th 2012 -
University is terrifying. University is exhilarating. University is having the comforting normalcy of our previous 18 years of life ripped from us, as we’re thrust naked before the spotlight of our peers and all of a sudden, we are our own person; living cheek by jowl with people whom we would never normally come into such close contact with. As students who...
Dec 6th 2012 -
“Why’s my name on your wall?” Fair enough she should ask. It was definitely her name, and it was definitely written on a piece of paper pinned to my bedroom notice board. When you walked into my room you couldn’t miss it. “It’s to remind me to pray for you. Any prayer requests? Anything you want me to talk to God about...
Dec 5th 2012 -
The 15 or so hours I have spent in the car in the last week have been an absolute delight, because right now there's some music out there that is delighting my soul. As I travel the country my desire to see young people thrive beyond their teenage years grows. As I meet youth workers who are investing passion, wisdom, heart...
Nov 30th 2012 -
What are you passionate about? We've all got something we care about; it’ll take up a considerable portion of our weekly schedule and everyone knows we love it. It might be football; You know all the fixtures of your team and you really care whether they win or lose. It might be your studies. You've joined the society, you attend the extra lectures; you...
