From seeing a few students cartwheel across the middle of Ark Globe Academy after church, having an impromptu boxing match in the Tinies room, to frantically chasing Sarah (our student worker) during a game of Pictionary relay, Student Focus has been a joyful, chaotic, and exciting part of church life. A large part of that […]

In Focus over the last term, we have been looking at what the book of Proverbs has to say about the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5). In the last week of the series, we took a closer look at self-control and many of us felt a tension between the victory we know we have […]

When you think of a testimony, you may usually expect there to be a really significant, monumental event or spiritual experience marking the start of an individual’s faith. Although these kinds of testimonies are valid and common, I struggle to relate to that idea. For me, it’s been a gradual journey, one full of high […]

For me, life as a student is kind of messy. Balancing studying, part-time work, church, fellowship, hobbies and home-life creates a busy and somewhat disorganised schedule. My weeks include late nights and early morning starts, and having a health condition that limits my physical and mental energy can add to the messiness of life. Having […]

Like a few people in Globe, I work for an MP in Parliament. My days vary from the very exciting to the very dull. On the mountain tops, I can be in private meetings with Ministers, providing the press with hot-topic stories or helping my MP navigate painful questions around our party’s leadership. On dull […]