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I’m a talkative person who likes cooking so in my second year of uni, I decided it would be a really great idea to do a sponsored silence and fast for 24 hours. The experience was a difficult one, as friends tempted me with delicious desserts and randomly asked questions so that my challenge might falter. Of course they didn’t really...

I don't think we always know what to say when someone asks us about what we believe and why. Is that fair to say? I know trying to explain the huge story of God and the part we get to play in this story can feel really daunting. I've struggled to find the words. When I go around the UK meeting students and encourage...

It feels unlikely that there’s stuff I don’t know about Jesus.  If you asked me outright then of course its true that there's lots more to know but having grown up in a Christian home, been to a CofE school and worked for a church its hard to believe that that's true sometimes.  I wonder where your young people are at? ...

There are times in history when things change radically. The fall of the Roman Empire. The end of Apartheid. When women were given the right to vote. Events that affect more than just a small group of people; moments that transform society. I wonder what it was like when the disciples realised that Jesus was alive. This moment changed...

Iwan our first year student guest blogger is back with challenging and wise words on being a student in church but stepping out of the age-group bubble to truly connect with the whole family. Romans 12:3-5  For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think...

We all know that life is a journey. When I look back over the last two years of my life I can see mountains and valleys, rainclouds and sunshine.

I haven’t met a student who would describe themselves as feeling in a strong position, a place of being secure and sorted, when it comes to exam season and the end of term degree slog.  Most people are quite openly admitting to being weak right now: weak at disciplining themselves to get up and work, physically weak from not enough sleep...

Joe Winstone started university in October 2012, here’s his Student Linkup experience: I'll always remember this first encounter with Student Linkup for how God used it to put me at peace about my university choice. With results day looming, university was all I could think about; I'd find myself constantly questioning whether I would get in, or whether this was even the right decision for me...

She was young, but she held eye contact like she had been walking this earth for centuries and knew that though dust might mar her vision, eyes wide open was the only way to face the world. Her sister sat, resting elbows on the polished wooden table, hair swept back off her face and a silk scarf resting lightly over her...

 Final year student Esther recently gave a talk in her college chapel at Durham University. Her words capture where many students are currently living and this blog has taken extracts from her talk. We believe the message Esther brought should be heard further.    It seems at this point in term, with an insurmountable pile of revision, deadlines on their third extension,...

The word leadership can be a scary one. The act of leadership can be a scary thing. At Onelife, a common phrase is one you have also probably heard thrown around a lot; ‘leadership is influence’. We are all influencers and therefore we are all leaders (whether you like it or not).I influence people. Being only nineteen, it would be...

The word leadership can be a scary one. The act of leadership can be a scary thing. At Onelife, a common phrase is one you have also probably heard thrown around a lot; ‘leadership is influence’. We are all influencers and therefore we are all leaders (whether you like it or not).I influence people. Being only nineteen, it would be...

The word leadership can be a scary one. The act of leadership can be a scary thing. At Onelife, a common phrase is one you have also probably heard thrown around a lot; ‘leadership is influence’. We are all influencers and therefore we are all leaders (whether you like it or not).I influence people. Being only nineteen, it would be...