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Lily Owens from hopeindepression.org shares her thoughts on feeling anxiety around preparing for university this September. If you’re off to university in September you might be feeling a mixture of emotions: excitement, anticipation, nervousness, fear and possibly anxiety.  If you are sensitive to feelings of anxiety, keep reading to learn how to best prepare for your life at university.   First, accept that the anxiety you’re feeling is completely normal. I guarantee you’re not alone and there will be others who feel...

After a recent Preparation for University stream, a participant left us with the question “Do you have any relationship advice for during university from a Christian point of view?”. Yes, we do! Your time at university could be the place where your calling comes alive! As disciples, part of that calling is to let our light shine before others (Matthew 5:14)...

Your time at university could be the place where your calling comes alive! As disciples, we are called to let our light shine before others (Matthew 5:14) wherever we find ourselves, whether in a relationship or not. Your view towards relationships as you prepare for university has the potential to help your calling come alive, or become a distraction from...

You may have mixed feelings about being at uni during a pandemic. Happy to be with friends and grateful you can just roll out of bed for 9am online lectures, yet disappointed with restrictions: one-way systems on campus; limitations on sports teams and societies; nightlife curbed and large house parties taboo; more virtual than in-person events; and being confined to...

University is a bit of a rollercoaster. So much happens in such a small space of time. Some parts are boring ascents and others are adrenaline pumping drops. I feel that the best rollercoasters, though, are the ones that start well and end better.    So, what happens when the ride doesn’t even really end? When It just kind of stops? You...

When I studied theology at the University of Exeter, the subject that quite quickly became my favourites to study was Hermeneutics. We had a wildly eccentric professor who would take us into some of the most inconspicuous passages of the Old Testament and just draw out gold in terms of understanding and the culture of the time.  I think it has...

“COME TO ME. GET AWAY WITH ME AND YOU'LL RECOVER YOUR LIFE. I'LL SHOW YOU HOW TO TAKE A REAL REST."  – Matthew 11:28 MSG   Jesus’ words are profound, countercultural, and seem almost insensitive in the busyness of everyday student life. How can we pause when we’ve got deadlines and exams to prep for? How can we come away and rest when...