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Last month I had an operation. Nothing serious but something that was going to keep me off work for at least 3 weeks. Needless to say, I wasn’t looking forward to it. It wasn’t the pain of the operation or the recovery in hospital after the operation. It was the fact that I was going to be out of action from...

Guest blog from Robin Nelson, student intern at Central, Edinburgh Joseph Bazalgette is my hero. He changed the world and you could have lived never knowing that he did it. Chances are, you’ve never heard of him, yet he’s saved more lives than almost any historical figure. He was a radical for his times who faced much opposition and frustration from the...

Last Saturday I painted my entire face gold, sprayed glitter in my hair and adorned myself with gold clothing. As I glimpsed at myself in the mirror I thought; the things I do for student ministry. I was about to head out onto the streets with some of my students to pray over the city and give gifts out to...

I am a dreamer. I love to dream and think and question and dream a bit more. I can happily spend a good portion of my day thinking and dreaming up big visions and plans. A popular dreaming question for me is ‘What if…?’ What if all students, who were part of a local church, were loved, cherished, discipled and released into...

Scotland, the country that has stolen my heart. Why wouldn't you want to live in a land where the men wear skirts, tossing massive tree trunks whilst yelling freedom. The comments about the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony summed up everything it is to be Scottish; we love questions. Why it was too long, too cheesy, too much music, not enough music,...