My granny has a collection of Bible verses, prayers and sayings stuck to the wall right above her fruit bowl, in the kitchen. One that she has herself typed onto an ancient post-it note sticks in my mind: ‘The heavens...
In 1967, Lynne White Jr published an article entitled The Historical Roots of Our Ecological Crisis, in which he argued that the Judeo-Christian view of nature and the natural world had contributed heavily to the environmental crisis. The paper kickstarted...
Along with seemingly everyone with a Netflix account, I’ve recently been binge-watching NBC’s hit show The Good Place. It centres around a woman, Eleanor, who finds herself in heaven, but *spoilers!* quickly discovers she’s not meant to be there. She...
My Oxford tutor: Shana, have you ever wanted to become a nun? Me: No… but I’ve always wanted to be Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music! The above is a conversation with a Jewish Oxford tutor. He was intrigued by my Roman...
We believe that everyone should be involved in discipleship and is welcomed in to being a disciple by Jesus. Discipleship without diversity is not a true reflection of God’s Kingdom. In this blog Alex looks at how discipleship and diversity...
Discipleship is a personal thing but it isn’t always private. At it’s very core it involves other people in community together; learning, teaching, walking alongside and encouraging each other in faith. This doesn’t have to look like the traditional church...
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty – Luke 1:52-53 Discipleship is a big word in the Christian faith....
What even is discipleship? It’s one of those words that gets bandied about a lot, and it can have different connotations for different people. We think that discipleship is taking up the call to follow Jesus, whatever that may look...
I still remember when I came to study in the UK. I was expecting most things that I saw once I got to Uni, mostly because they sent me a welcome pack, and they also had a nice video that...
As you get settled into life at uni, you might notice that your relationships with those around you begin to change. There is a chance that your friends from school drift from your inner circle to becoming more like acquaintances,...