Blog: Students

How annoying is it when flies buzz around your head?! I was just sat in the garden trying to enjoy the beautiful view with a cup of coffee, a pleasant breeze, and the sweet scent of flowers in the air. Then suddenly annoying flies started buzzing around my head and killing the mood. No matter how much I tried to ignore them, or...

Dear Father,  Thank you for welcoming us into your family,  for choosing us to be your sons and daughters,  and for sending your son to die for us.  Thank you for gifting us with a peace that doesn’t always make sense, for always keeping the promises you make to us, and for showering us with your mercy everyday.  We are honoured to dine with you,...

Then [Jesus] said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” -Matthew 9:37-38   What does it look like to be a worker in this season? We may not be able to go out literally into the harvest field, to mingle among people in the...

“Worry isn’t an option for me, worry isn’t welcome in my life.”  With many students staring uncertainty in the face, how can they remain hopeful going forward? We spoke to Beth, a final year student in Sheffield, whose plans for life after graduation have a question mark next to them, but even so, she shares how she’s been able to remain peaceful...

Our friends at LICC are committed to empowering Christians to make a difference for Christ in the workplace, as well as helping church leaders equip their church communities to do this. Tim, from LICC shares his thoughts towards uncertainty below. Deep sea diving scares me. It’s too deep, and there’s too much sea involved for my liking.  I’ve been told that deep...

I love a deep conversation, me. Sitting in a car is usually my location of preference for a deep chat, but there’s one thing that all of them have in common - honesty.  Honesty is to a meaningful relationship as petrol is to a car. It just won’t work otherwise! You might by this point be thinking about those people you...

4 years ago when on the way to university, Joel felt prompted to pray for a stranger he had just met walking down the street. He prayed a simple prayer: that this stranger would give his life to Jesus one day.  4 years on, at a student weekend away, Joel noticed a familiar face as he led worship. The stranger from...