Finding prayer hard? Going through a season of feeling as dry as a Weetabix? Prayer is one of the most precious gifts we have as Christians – it flows from the very essence of what it is to be a Christian… and yet, we can sometimes find it a battle.

It can be exhausting to keep putting yourself out there yet see no apparent fruit. It can make me think, ‘why bother?’ Sometimes, I may be tempted to question the power of the Gospel altogether.

What are you doing after college?  Have you considered a year out?  We interviewed three students about their experiences of doing gap years…

It was the middle of the night. We were staying in a cottage in the New Forest. We had only been married a year and my husbands’ family had invited us to come on holiday with them. Everyone was sleeping soundly…That was until the blood-curdling scream.

Does prayer make a difference? Or does God just do his own thing anyway? Why should we bother to pray? Is it worth it? Does it change anything?

This will be the year I do my assignments straight away and not leave them to the last minute.  This will be the year I eat salad at lunch rather than the daily slab of pizza. This will be the year I make a revision diary. This will be the year that I really value and look after my friends. This will be the year that I’m not going to be grumpy with my family after college.

Festive is a national mission partner of Scripture Union (SU) and we share the same heart to see the gospel reach the thousands of young people out there who are not in church. We have been really excited and inspired by SU’s ’95 campaign’ and so asked Tim Hastie-Smith, the national director of SU, to share a bit about where it came from….

Suppose your day is turning out to be a bit rubbish. I hope it isn’t, but let’s imagine it is. On this imaginary bad day, when you are longing for something better - where is it that your daydreams take you? What is the future that you hope for?

So they have arrived. Exams. Your years of study all comes down to these next few weeks. There is no doubt about it that exam stress is real and can so easily overwhelm you, so here are some tips to help you cope with the pressure.

Are you the kind of person who wants to pray for your friends regularly but if you’re honest you’re just a bit rubbish at it? Here are 4 top tips to help you stick at it.

'I make no apology, this is me', sums up our culture. In this blog Ben explores Gods truth and how we could respond...

How can we share the good news if every time we open our mouthes we are met with a barrage of objections? Tom has some ideas...

Whilst at college Kezz found a great way to use social media to share Jesus, we asked her about it!...