Blog: Students

Why celebrate? Why not? Is more the question… As children of God, twice His - created by God and then bought back by Him - we have more to celebrate than anyone.  The God we get to know and worship is all about extravagant parties for all the right reasons. Where there is life, freedom and people coming back to Him, there is...

I slip my shoes back on in our front room as I realise the time; the last chunk of Sunday afternoon and it’s time to go. As the weekend slips away and it’s raining outside, you don’t understand why I’d leave the comfort of my own home. But what you also don’t understand is that church is more my home...

Don't believe what they tell you, university is a time of adventure, discovery and fun. It is a place and a time where lifelong friendships are formed, caffeine-fuelled hours are spent refining essays and projects in dingy libraries, tears are shed over kitchen tables and laughter is shared around sports pitches, grimy lounges and ash-filled smoking areas.  There is mess, there is excitement,...

First year of drama school, is notorious for being the break you down to build you back up again year. Where is hope for freshers when they’re told “ You’re not good enough, you need to change?”. Where is hope for freshers when lecturers say they need to explore drugs and alcohol to understand themselves, their passion, their art? Where is hope for freshers...

I still remember the sound of the checkout beeps as my mum and I bought the floral cutlery from Wilko for Fresher’s week. I’d spent probably too much time making decisions over what cutlery would be the best option for me. There were plain sets, silver sets, plastic sets, 12 piece sets, 24 piece sets, and ones covered in flowers. To some,...

Every time freshers season rolls around, news websites and timelines are filled with a steady stream of articles sharing apparent wisdom and advice for the latest wave of anxious, excited and open-minded teenagers starting university that autumn. And every single year, we grow more and more frustrated with the fact that more often than not, the advice doled out amounts to...

Ever been fishing on your uni campus? Probably not, that would be weird. But that's what God is calling us to do this year.   When Jesus first called some local guys to follow him back in the day, He sent them back out fishing after a long night of not catching anything. The nets came back so full they had to get...