Blog: Students

The glamorous and hopeful line we have all heard countless times before… seeing is believing. Sadly, this catchy line has withered and crushed many a faithful person’s faith. This is the story of those of us waiting to be sure, waiting for it to hit us in the face, waiting for a vision from heaven or the audible voice of God. We look...

When did you get your first mobile? I lived without a mobile for the first 19 years of my life and bought my first smartphone 5 years ago. I now find it almost irresistible to avoid looking at my smartphone - it has the internet, a camera, apps galore, oh and I can chat to people on it too. Why has my smartphone...

The worst moment of any day is getting out of bed. It’s safe to say I am not a morning person, so dragging myself out of the warm comfort of my duvet takes some serious willpower. My brain takes a good 2 hours to recover! The best moments of my day involve eating good food, especially dessert, and hanging out with my...

Synnove moved from Norway to study in Lincoln this year. She told us about how she found a uni and a church in England. I think we can all agree that moving to uni, and a new city, is always scary. I grew up in church and had always had my family around me, but my biggest worry when I was...

Have you ever been part of a team? It may have been the football team, the swimming team; for me it’s always been the basketball team. I love looking at societies and teams at universities these days. Perhaps the football team isn’t for you, but it’s the Quidditch team at Nottingham University (I wish my uni had one!). Or the...

Recently I have gone back to uni part time to do further theology study. Last week I was sat with a group of lecturers and PhD students who were casually chatting away about their latest research, a theologian they knew, his key beliefs, and although it was all very interesting, I felt a little uncomfortable. I genuinely had Justin Bieber ‘what do...

After returning home from the vets a mother sends her daughter a text: “Hi Chloe, Rusty [the family Dog] has passed away, lol xxxx” A reply came back from the daughter almost immediately: “That’s not funny Mum! What’s wrong with you!? Are you joking? I hope you are joking!” Chloe’s Mother’s perception of “lol” [lots of love], differed greatly from Chloe’s [laugh of loud],...