Oct 17th 2018 -
Last week I wrote about loneliness and finding community outside of drama school, but what about in your rehearsal room… can’t you find community and real relationship there too? Yes, you can. But to do that you have to become a culture setter. You can’t be passive. You can’t be apathetic. Real relationship is something you have to fight for. Some...
Oct 16th 2018 -
A couple of weeks ago, someone was talking to me about the passage in John 21:1-14, when Jesus appears to seven disciples after he had risen from the dead. The disciples had been out fishing, but that night they caught nothing. “Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. He called out...
Oct 15th 2018 -
One of the key influences on a student coming to faith in Jesus today is the impact of the authenticity and integrity of Christians.* One of my absolute favourites… integrity!! I was so proud of Jesus’ people when I heard story after story of students living it not just saying it. In fact the most impactful things about Christians that the students I interviewed...
Oct 12th 2018 -
Small talk wears off pretty fast. “What’s your name?” “Where do you come from?” “What do you study?” And then we draw a blank. We tire of the freshers week questions, the same ones that rear their ugly head, only slightly adjusted to “what do you do?”, once you’ve graduated. But where do we go instead? Surely the art of...
Oct 11th 2018 -
One of the key influences on a student coming to faith in Jesus today is their experience of the Holy Spirit and the supernatural.* Ok ok, the disclaimer here is that of course the Holy Spirit is at work in every factor that influences a student in coming to faith. God is drawing students to himself and inviting encounter, and that happens in...
Oct 10th 2018 -
Do you feel lonely? I spend a good portion of my life in a coffee shop next to my local drama school's halls of residence. I love this time of year because all the students are back, I watch them go to and from rehearsals dressed, head to toe, in black and as they pass I say quick prayers for them, for peace,...
Oct 9th 2018 -
God is with you at Uni and wants to be a part of it. What does it look to live a life of holiness on campus? Being available God is with you at uni. In fact, let me just remind you: you are carrying his Spirit everywhere you go. Where your footstep touches the ground, the presence of the Lord will be. To...
