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As we swoop all too swiftly into October I can’t quite believe that half term is a matter of weeks away already.  For those of you who were well prepared maybe September has gone without a hitch, maybe you’re sailing though to half term.  For most of us I’m guessing that’s not the case.  However well prepared I feel I...

Whilst unloading the dishwasher at 7:20am on the 17th January 2012 I had an epiphany. It was a moment of clarity after many years of musing. In fact it has been two separate musings/prayers. The first has been around why 18-30 Christians are struggling to stay connected to church. The second musing/prayer has been a conviction that continues to grow steadily...

Over his goldfish bowl of a wineglass and down his nose he proclaimed, “This earth has been spinning merrily on it’s axis for billions of years so I see no reason why it should suddenly stop!” I have reflected on the gentleman’s comment. It is a fascinating insight into a paradox that challenges all of us. Our default is often to...

Alpha is a practical introduction to the Christian faith, aimed particularly at non-churchgoers and new Christians. Student Alpha has been tailored especially for university students – it’s a seven-week course that contains the same material as the Alpha course, except that it’s been ‘squeezed’ (into seven weeks), ‘squashed’ (into 30-minute talks) and ‘spiced’ (with multimedia ingredients). Over the last 10 years...

If the first time you met me, I vomited on your shoes, I wonder if you’d be inclined to meet me again? If the first time you met me, I made an ill-placed joke about women football players, only to discover you are one, I wonder if you’d give me the time of day? If the first time I met you, I...

Now is the time.   Freshers are arriving in universities across the UK, making their new life, new friendships and new choices as they explore their new home in your town or city.   Now is the time to pray, to seek them out, to contact them, to welcome them and to help them navigate this amazing adventure they are starting out...

If you are obedient to God today, you may never know the impact it will have on tomorrow. Back in the late seventies, a youth group from Manchester came to York to hear David Watson preach. He was the vicar of St Michael le Belfrey church, he had a powerful ministry of renewal in the Holy Spirit and many people were...