May 27th 2021 -
"Have you got Cliff's left elbow over there?" I would like to think this is the kind of question repeated at university fresher's weeks all over the country, but the pessimist in me suggests that is not the case. I was a first-year Politics student at the University of East Anglia, and was badly out of fuel by the Thursday of my first...
May 26th 2021 -
The end of May 2020 played host to a huge number of emotions. We had been living the lockdown life for nearly two months. Carole Baskin was public enemy number one, we had all become zoom quiz aficionados, and students were starting to confront the reality that they probably weren’t going to live their graduation party dreams. Christian living in that...
May 24th 2021 -
Have you ever heard of the human optimism pyramid challenge? Where you have the options of sleep, exercise, socialising and work but you can only choose three out of the four to do because there isn’t enough time to do all four. As humans, we are busy people! We try to pack our lives with so many opportunities and fun...
May 15th 2021 -
Prayer can feel tricky or tough. Developed in partnership with 24/7, the P.R.A.Y Deck brings a shot of creativity to your student ministry with ideas to help you Pause and be still. Rejoice. Ask for help and Yield to God in prayer. The P.R.A.Y deck helps students seek God in brand new ways. Here are the four categories/suits and how you can...
May 10th 2021 -
Sudeep found Jesus back at home in India and has a heart for telling people about Jesus. When he came to university he struggled to find a church community in his first year but continuously talked about Jesus to his flatmates. He would have long debates with one flatmate in particular. However, these would often turn into arguments. After a...
May 7th 2021 -
The Start When we know that something is about to start we often experience a lot of feelings. Anticipation, excitement, maybe even fear or worry. There is a definite buzz in the air when something begins. A theatre goes deafeningly silent when a play or a movie begins. The crowd at a sports game is held in tension as the players...
May 5th 2021 -
Megan’s experience of church was limited to her R.E lessons in school and finding faith during her time at university wasn’t part of her plan, but when she noticed the impact that faith had on 2 of her coursemates, she decided she wanted to find out more. Before trying church, Megan often found herself worrying about things that were out of...
