Last week we joined the conversation around mental health. Mental health is such a giant topic, especially with young people: 75% of diagnosed mental illness in the UK took root before the age of 18. We know that there is a massive stigma around mental health, and we want to be a part of...
Why are we Talking about Mental Health?
Mental health – literally, the health of your mind – is something that we have been talking a lot more about in recent years; and it’s about time too. In the same way that physical health isn’t just limited to the times that you’re not feeling so great, mental health is a constant thing:...
Psalm 24 (ish): The Psalm Series
You can read the NIV translation of Psalm 24 here. This is an interpretation. My God is so big, so strong and so mighty; there’s nothing that He cannot do. My God is so big, so strong and so mighty; there’s nothing that He cannot do. The rivers are His, the mountains are His,...
Dropping Out of University: Pete’s Experience (Help! Am I on the Right Bus?!)
We’ve been chatting a lot recently about university – it’s the beginning of a new academic year, and a lot of us are heading of for new adventures. Last Wednesday we heard from Dee, who shared her story with us around going to uni. But university isn’t for everyone. I asked our friend Pete...
My University Experience: Dee.
It’s be beginning of the school year again, and for lots of us, that means that it’s time to head off to university, either for the first time or for another year. If you are already there, we hope that you are LOVING the start of this year – but don’t worry if you...
Joshua: Strong and Very Courageous (Part Two)
It’s almost ironic that my plans for the beginning of this series on Joshua have not worked out quite the way that I thought they would; and that instead, God has come in and changed things up a little bit. The book of Joshua breaks down quite nicely into four “acts”, which we had...
How To: Survive Uni Without Cracking
It’s that time of year: pack up your suitcase, pop to B&M Homestores, raid your Mum’s kitchen for spare spatulas, load up the car and head off to university. Whether you’re just starting, or going into your second or third year (or beyond!), this is a massively important time of year – lots of...
Joshua: Strong and Very Courageous (Part One)
Here’s story so far: at the very beginning of the Old Testament, we see God choose Abraham, and his family became the people of Israel, who quickly become slaves in Egypt. Through Moses, God rescued the Israelites out of Egypt (remember the red sea?); He made a covenant with them at Mt. Sinai, and...
Online Dating for Dummies.
I’ll chat to most people about most things. Ask me about my latest Spotify playlist, or what I had for dinner last night, or how I feel about Strictly Come Dancing, and I will happily talk your ear off. There are very few things in life that I feel like I’m tackling on my...
Well Done: Lessons from Ruth (Part Two)
Time to play catch up, friends: if you missed last week’s post, we’ve been looking through the book of Ruth. Ruth is one of my favourite books in the Bible: four chapters that are more beautiful than the majority of chic-flicks that I would pick out on a Friday night in. Ruth is this...