Mar 8th 2011 -
I am numb. Numb to those I pass on my way to work. Bodies covered in flimsy sleeping bags, heads resting on cardboard, slowly waking to the drum of London starting its day. I am numb to the advertising boards portraying air-brushed women in near naked poses. I am numb to the lyrics of songs blaring in shops, full of provocative expletives. Like...
Mar 7th 2011 -
The high-pitched grinding of metal on stone goes right through me every morning on my way to work. I walk past the stone masons yard for York Minster. If you have ever been to York, you will have seen the Minster; a huge construction that was built 800 years ago. One of the frustrations with the Minster is that it is...
Mar 4th 2011 -
The tide is turning across the UK. More churches than ever before are starting up student ministries. Rachel Magowan from St Stephen's Twickenham shares her top tips for starting out in student ministry: "Last September we had very few students at St Stephen's, but now have a flourishing student cell, with more and more students interested in finding out about Jesus. Here...
Mar 2nd 2011 -
Do seraphs have dirty feet? Did the coal hurt his mouth? Man he got over himself quickly! These were some of the thoughts that crossed my mind as I read God's commissioning of Isaiah this weekend. Upon seeing God in a vision Isaiah responds with: 5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and...
Mar 1st 2011 -
Life gets called many things: A rollercoaster, a test, too short, meaningless, a race...preparation for eternity. We often see life as a series of hills and valleys. If we are on the hilltop, we can almost be sure that a valley is about to follow. The tantalising height at the top of the rollercoaster with the amazing views, has to give...
Feb 28th 2011 -
“Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Eph:5v14 This is my prayer for the churches of the UK and it is already being answered as we speak. For too long local churches have been dormant in student mission, like sleeping giants. But morning is coming and there are new signs of life every day. Kings Christian Centre in Birmingham...
Feb 27th 2011 -
Discussions and challenges to help you draw on the Holy Spirit for strength and encouragement The Spirit lyfe zone focuses on the power of God’s Spirit moving in and through us. It is a life immersed in, empowered by, and under the direction of God. Just as a car requires fuel to run, and our bodies require food for survival, so our...
