One time I was at a camp in Romania by the mountains. We were staying at a holiday cabin in a tiny village. To get to where some of the people were staying, it was necessary to take a short walk. While walking one morning, I noticed that to my left in the field there […]
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‘Hello! Can I interest you in a personality test?’ Ben had only been out for an afternoon stroll along the High Street and certainly hadn’t been looking for any deep internal retrospection. However, the solid, middle aged man who was now standing before him didn’t look like he was going to take no for an […]
Read More →It seemed like the much-anticipated moment had finally arrived. Ben spied out of the corner of his eye a figure moving towards him. It didn’t take much for him to realise that it was Nina. She was a tall, dark haired young lady of much beauty. Ben speculated that it wouldn’t be long until she […]
Read More →Summer camp wasn’t exactly Ben’s favourite activity of the year. He took a deep breath, trying to summon the energy to confront some of the young campers from his group as they ran riot. ‘Hey, get down from there!’ he called to a little terror as he did his literal Fiddler on the Roof impression. […]
Read More →The concept of student ministry has been around for a long time. Some use the example of Daniel and his three friends in exile in Babylon as an example of the first Christian student group. The first chapter of the book of Daniel tells us that these four young men were to be trained along […]
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Human beings are funny old creatures. In the past, when watching football highlights, there always used to be lots of debates. He was offside! No, he wasn’t. Yes, he was. Or Look at that! The ref has made a blatant mistake. They were robbed! So, after many years of such arguing and with the development […]
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My sporting achievements are few and far between. One of the few was when I was at primary school. Every lunchtime and after school, I went to football training. However, for not hard to surmise reasons, I was never selected for the school team until one fateful day. It was my final year at the […]
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Ben looked down and baulked. From the ground it hadn’t seemed quite so high, but now that he was at the top, he felt the blood racing and his knees quivering. The professional mountain guy who was coordinating the activity beckoned to him. Ben hesitated. ‘Come on, it’s your turn. Just step over here and […]
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Once on a very cold February night, I was walking back to my flat from the CSC student office. In front of me, I saw a man swaying from side to side as he crossed the road. In England it’s usually drivers whose cars sway from side to side who are drunk, whereas they joke […]
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One time it occurred to me that my shower was getting a bit worn. You know what I mean, not just a few splashes and stains here and there, but rather full-blown mould starting to grow in some of the lower nooks and crannies. So, as any self-respecting shower owner would, I began cleaning. Initially […]
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