Blog: Students

One of the key influences on a student coming to faith in Jesus today is how they are welcomed by the local church.* These were some of my favourite stories. The ones where first impressions of church utterly blew the students away and completely changed their perception of God and his followers. Descriptions of the church being a welcoming, accepting and non-judgemental community made...

I’m going to start this blog with a confession. Ready? I often cheat at reading. At this point you may be thinking, ‘how on earth could you cheat at reading?’. Well, hear me out. I am one of those troubled people who skip to the end of a book before I’ve read the rest of it. I don’t know why I do it. There...

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57 NIV   As we all know, Easter is a time for celebration! Celebration that Jesus died for us, tore the veil in two, and welcomed us into relationship with Him. Celebration that He rose from the dead, defeating sin and death forever. There’s a heck...

I wonder if you’ve heard the phrase “their ceiling is our floor”, before? It’s in reference to building on those who have gone before us in our walks of faith. It’s not a phrase I had paid much attention to until recently, when I had a dream that reminded me of it. It was a bit of a tragic dream, as...

This is not a call to uniformity, acting the same or awkward family gatherings. This is a call to Spirit lead, pride shattering, truth pursuing, grace filled fellowship with one another. This is a call to love one another like Jesus has loved us. This is a call for God-exalting unity. Recently in Oxford, Christians from all over the UK and...

Have you ever seen those adverts for the ‘ancestry tests’? They always seem to pop up on the side of my screen, claiming that I could find out my bloodline within minutes. A particular one that stood out to me was the option to test to see if there was any royalty within my bloodline that perhaps had been missed. ‘I’d know...

I don’t celebrate Valentine’s day. I often hate how it makes me feel, single or in a relationship, and I find the teddy bears, roses and hearts a bit forced. One year, I even saw a single rose on sale for £20! However, a few days before Valentine’s day this year (which was also so close to PANCAKE DAY I might add),...