Nov 8th 2012 -
“Did you Facebook-stalk when you found out?” Her big brown eyes now seemed sharp, her focus trained as she stared me down across our steaming mugs of tea. “No. No, I actually didn’t. But good question, definitely right to ask, thanks.” Welcome to this thing me and my mate Freya do, this thing Christians call “accountability”. According to my trusty degree-helper, Mr. Dictionary.com, to...
Nov 7th 2012 -
“Just met two wonderful women on the train. One chatted to me the whole way about her son at uni, my work, and life; the other I didn't even make eye contact with once, she sat on the other side of the train looking out the window, then as she walked past me to leave, she pushed a tenner into...
Nov 6th 2012 -
I have found it fascinating to watch how the US elections have played out and how the candidates Romney and Obama are trying to connect and give a message that resonates with the majority of US citizens so they can be voted in as the leader of the United States. Pleasing the majority in order to win is a difficult and compromising...
Nov 5th 2012 -
"I want really good teaching in the church I go to because I want to know more about God." Students have expressed this sentiment to me over many years in lots of locations. It’s great that these students are actively looking for a church. It’s also excellent that they are looking for a place that will help their faith rather than...
Nov 1st 2012 -
Here's a challenging guest blog from our friend Sarah-Jane, who questions our theology and thoughts on our subjects... Jesus has something to say about our academic life too right? When I was at uni my friends and I were more confident in our theology of sex than in the theology of our academic subjects. Yet what had we paid to go...
Oct 31st 2012 -
Yesterday I watched 100 young people explore what it would look like to lead in the seven spheres of society. Some were as young as 13, but they were asking ‘could I work in the media, in government, in education, in business?’ The individuals running the youth conference knew what it was to be a building block. They knew that...
Oct 30th 2012 -
In the last few weeks I've been challenged with this thought: It is the church's job to call students into adulthood. Freshers arrive at uni spanning a vast range of maturity and we are given 3 or 4 years to help them make the transition in fully fledged grown ups - what a challenge! Working with students can be a real joy but...
