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Can you touch your nose with your tongue? I once knew a boy who could actually pick his nose with his tongue. He was an idiot and a very good friend. I like people who can do stupid things.  The bible has a lot to say about the tongue and what you can do with it. Admittedly, it says nothing about...

As we career at breakneck speed though the first couple of decades of the 21st century we are overwhelmed with knowledge and information.  When God gave the command to humanity in Genesis 2:17 to live in glorious freedom and avoid the tree of knowledge he knew that we were not designed to ‘see’ good and evil. Humanity incurred a double judgement,...

So it all begins again.  Your year 13s have flown the nest, and now your wide eyed 16 and 17 year olds are about to embark on their last year of school life. This evening I felt led to the story of Gideon as I thought about what to share with you youthworkers. It’s a story (like so many in the Bible) where...

There are so many students but still you find yourself trying to entice them into your church with goody bags of free stuff so awesome it pretty much just falls short of a new car.  I met some freshers the other day, tempting them with the promise of free coffee, and asked them how their week had been.  Answer: we got...

When was the last time you were properly bricking it? Leaving home? When you found out a family member was ill? When your boyfriend/girlfriend broke up with you? Think about that time and how you felt in the moment.  I remember driving to university for the first time. As the car crested a hill the tall, grey frame of Towers' Hall...

Ever thought about it? Work…as worship?  At a first glance it seems a bit odd. But if you think a little longer, it actually makes a lot of sense. Worship is simply our response to God. It’s far more than what we sing on a Sunday. Worship is our heart’s reaction to God and as a result is reflected in how we...

“Funny that you just texted, my flat mates have decided to get so drunk they are dancing on the cooker and smashing glasses” That was the response I got from a fresher who I’d text to see if she had made it to church on Sunday. I’d chatted to her a few days previously, as she was struggling to settle in...