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Before I went to university, I made a decision that I was going to tell people I was a Christian. "This won't be easy", I thought to myself, "some Christians are idiots and I am very intelligent." I was a bit arrogant back then. But I made my decision anyway and moved into my hall of residence. After I had heaved...

Hello and welcome to the new Fusion office in Loughborough!  I’m Matt and I’m taking on a new General Manager role within Fusion. I have just graduated from the University of Derby and am married to Jess. We’re just beginning to church plant into Leicester.  Currently our new office is a bit sparse! I believe it’s significant that this office is...

Any student worker knows the difference it makes when a fresher turns up ready to hit the ground running.  Every youth worker knows the tug of fear mixed with hope and anticipation when a young person leaves their last youth gathering before heading off to university.  That is why the York Fusion office is buzzing that we're all heading down to...

There are many things I can finish well. A icing laden cupcake, a lovingly cooked dinner or an exciting conversation. But some things challenge my attention span - such as a good film watched on the sofa when sleepy. I trail off! My initial excitement and intentions fade as drowsiness takes over. The film turns into a hazy blur of confused...

Watching people get beaten up is awful. I have done that regularly over the last week on the news coverage of the riots. I always wince when I see someone struck in the head, especially when they don’t fight back. It ignites within me emotions of sadness, injustice, anger and a desire to protect them.   Many people were moved by...

With many students becoming more certain of where they are going to University, and more students going this year than ever (thanks to tuition fees), I thought it would be good to do an exegesis of Daniel 1, which has so much to say to people travelling to University for the first time. Israel has been taken into Exile by the...

Addiction, depression, eating disorders... for some of you, one or more of those words will stand out, screaming at you from the screen. You know more about that word than you have let the world know - you know it inside out. It's your secret.  These topics, these words, lie heavy on my heart today. Why? Because I believe God wants me...