Blog: Students

“Funny that you just texted, my flat mates have decided to get so drunk they are dancing on the cooker and smashing glasses” That was the response I got from a fresher who I’d text to see if she had made it to church on Sunday. I’d chatted to her a few days previously, as she was struggling to settle in...

Are you a fresher? If so this one's for you... This baby is cute - don't deny it, I bet half you you clicked through to this blog on the strength of that baby's cute face. There has been a recent baby boom at my church and one thing that bowls me over is the adoration that these parents have for...

Everyone loves a good story. Stories make us laugh, help us understand concepts and raise our hope.  I am hearing great stories about student mission from around the UK at the moment. Whether it is churches making pancakes for students in freshers week, students helping their drunk mates get home safely or deep and meaningful God chats at 3am - I...

Before I went to university, I made a decision that I was going to tell people I was a Christian. "This won't be easy", I thought to myself, "some Christians are idiots and I am very intelligent." I was a bit arrogant back then. But I made my decision anyway and moved into my hall of residence. After I had heaved...

There are many things I can finish well. A icing laden cupcake, a lovingly cooked dinner or an exciting conversation. But some things challenge my attention span - such as a good film watched on the sofa when sleepy. I trail off! My initial excitement and intentions fade as drowsiness takes over. The film turns into a hazy blur of confused...

Watching people get beaten up is awful. I have done that regularly over the last week on the news coverage of the riots. I always wince when I see someone struck in the head, especially when they don’t fight back. It ignites within me emotions of sadness, injustice, anger and a desire to protect them.   Many people were moved by...

With many students becoming more certain of where they are going to University, and more students going this year than ever (thanks to tuition fees), I thought it would be good to do an exegesis of Daniel 1, which has so much to say to people travelling to University for the first time. Israel has been taken into Exile by the...