Jun 8th 2012 -
We love films and stories where people discover that they are able to do more and be more than they could imagine. Gladiator is the story of a slave, who became a gladiator, who defied an emperor. Coach Carter shows a basketball team that everyone has written off, win the league. Then we have the classic comic films where Spiderman...
Jun 7th 2012 -
Prices rise, applicants fall... so is your degree worth it? According to the latest figures from UCAS, there has been a 10% drop in the number of university applicants from England planning to start University this September, as the higher fees kick in. Right now, 46,413 fewer students have applied to continue their higher education than this time last year. Many of...
Jun 6th 2012 -
When was the last time your entire life rhythm was turned upside down? When you started primary school? When you graduated? When you had a baby? When you left your city job to become a pig farmer? There are very few times in life when the day-to-day pattern of life completely shifts. These shifts, it is widely acknowledged, can be...
Jun 4th 2012 -
Today's blog is written by Rev. Richard Pennystan, vicar at St Chad's in Romiley. Very soon, churches with universities nearby will be thinking about how to connect with freshers and in our desire to connect with students, many churches put on a free meal & invite them to it. That’s all fine, the Holy Spirit might lead us to do just that,...
Jun 2nd 2012 -
Since the dawn of time there’s been something inside of us that loves to push the limits. To go faster, higher and further than anyone else has gone before. It takes an experienced climber about 3-5days to conquer the formidable north face of the Eiger. However Swiss climber Ueli Steck pushed the limits when he completed it solo in an mind...
Jun 1st 2012 -
Our guest blogger today is Matt Coombs, student worker at St Mary's London. He's an all round good egg. "Everyone knows that the student years can be the best of our life. They are key to forming who we are, but at the same time they throw up challenges and sometimes our relationship with God can take a backseat. For me...
May 30th 2012 -
“Hello, I’m Miriam, I just wondered whether you’d ever seen anything like this before?” That was my opening question as I shook the hand of the forty-something year old lady on the door of the auditorium. I was at a conference for church leaders and an extended time of worship and prayer ministry was going on at the front of the...
