Mar 23rd 2011 -
Last Tuesday night hundreds of people, led by students, descended on Parliament Square to pray for our government and the world. Pat Allerton, the visionary behind the event, fills us in. "Thank you for all your support and prayers for ‘7:14 – Parliament Square Prayer’. We had an extraordinary time on Tuesday night, with hundreds of people coming together...
Mar 23rd 2011 -
Miriam Swaffield, third year student from G2, part of St. Michael Le Belfrey Church in York gives us the low down on the amazing Student Alpha course they ran this term! Read on and be inspired... “Unashamedly messy”. I think that’s how I’d describe our first attempt at a church-wide Student Alpha. Turns out it’s a very different ball-game putting...
Mar 22nd 2011 -
Something happened that caused me to be rich beyond my wildest dreams. So rich I don’t have a clue about what to do with it. I am like the old bag lady you read about in the local paper. The one known for carting around piles of rubbish. The one who died leaving millions of pounds to shocked distant relatives -...
Mar 21st 2011 -
Chesterfield is the town with the wonky church spire. Until recently that is all I could have told you about the place. But I visited its bustling centre last week to chat to the church leaders about Student Linkup and my eyes were opened. It’s a great town with a thriving community. People who are called to a place, love it...
Mar 18th 2011 -
I took my girlfriend to her first ever football game this weekend. It was dire. Sheffield Wednesday vs Notts County- Wednesday lost 1-0 to a penalty. The rest of the game was just lobbing the ball from one end of the field to the other, with barely a chance on goal. I grew up a Wednesday fan, I remember watching...
Mar 17th 2011 -
You’ve probably read, heard or seen the news about the increase in tuition fees. Soon, universities will be able to charge up to £9,000 a year. Alongside this, the student loan payment system is being restructured. This morning on BBC breakfast, a number of accountancy firms modeled loan repayments based on three fictitious students. You can read the whole article here,...
Mar 16th 2011 -
What do a brothel, a graduate, a drug dealer and a family with a young baby have in common? ... check out recent graduate Owen Chamberlain's account of how to love your neighbour in the post-uni world... We read all the time in the Bible that we are meant to help our neighbours. However, if you’re anything like me, you get...
