Life and the Uni-Verse

We’re feeling extra mature 🧀 on Life and the Uni-verse because on this week's episode, Lydia Bennett is joined by three fresh graduates to discuss and reflect on their time at university!

Nostalgia is most definitely on the cards in part 1 of this conversation as grads Alex, Rob and Marcell sit down with Lydia to have a chinwag about making future plans in final year, the lasting lessons of student-life and how God has transformed and shaped them over their time at university. Only a light chat then!

💡 Our Campus Conundrum this week = Feeling overlooked in church life 🤷‍♂️

What do you do when it feels like the same people are always chosen for leadership roles and activities, leaving others sidelined? Do you speak up and say something or let it slide…?

Some interesting responses to this one…make sure you listen until the end!

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Ever raised an eyebrow at a close guy and girl friendship who insist they’re ‘just friends’? 🤨

Yep, us too.

We’ve all noticed when two friends start to get a little bit flirty with each other despite them claiming it’s completely platonic! 🙄

This week on Life and the Uni-verse, Lydia Bennett sits down with students Toby, Lily and Sophie to talk about whether it’s really possible to be friends with a member of the opposite sex without catching feelings. 💔

We cover setting boundaries with our friends, Church culture and friendships and taking that leap from friends to something more…😏

For our Campus Conundrum, we’re dealing with food thieves. 🥙🥷

What do you do when your housemate is nicking all your groceries? Do you call them out or let them get away with the crime? 🧐

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It’s that time of year again…Freshers’ Week is on the horizon (or it’s already happened) for universities around the UK! 🌅🏫

It’s a BIG deal for all the new students out there, and preparing well for the week is important! ✅

On this episode, Lydia chats with Sasha, Lily and David who were all wee freshers last year. 👶

They reflect on how they made friends, 👯how they navigated clubbing and drinking in Freshers’ Week 🕺and how they tried to be authentic about their faith in the first week of uni. 🙏

They also give some handy advice to incoming fresh for good measure!

This week’s Campus Conundrum = coming face to face with a cheater 🐆🤥

How do we confront a friend who’s cheated on their partner? Is cheating wrong in all circumstances?

It’s a controversial one this week…stay tuned to hear what our students think! 💭

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#university #Freshersweek #faith #Jesus #uni

Ever feel like an imposter in the lecture hall? 🥷

Or like that one bad grade means you’re not as clever as you thought you were? 😳📝

We’ve all been there!

This time on Life and the Uni-Verse, Lydia Bennett sits down with university students Alban and Michelle to chat through these very feelings.

🧑‍🏫 Today’s learning objectives: discuss the pressures of academia, talk about the status that comes with going to some unviersities and think and how knowing Jesus changes the way we view our work. 📚✏️

Accountability and calling out sin is the topic of today’s Campus Conundrum! 🫣

Our students chat through a scenario where your friend calls out a sin you’re struggling with in front on your friends? Can that ever be good? 🫠

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#university #grades #impostersyndrome #Jesus #Christian

Pull up a chair and Bring Your Own Beverage (soft drinks allowed) because this week on Life and the Uni-Verse we’re talking about alcohol. 🍻

Jesus is famous for turning water into wine 🍷 and His followers drink alcohol whenever they take communion but lots of Christians at university choose to hold back on the booze and many are completely tee-total. 🙅

Lydia Bennett speaks to students, Nancy-Rose, Toby and Yimika to ask whether drinking culture and living a Christian life blend well. 🍸

We shake and stir things up by discussing the pressure to drink in some uni societies, 🏑🏉 clubbing 🕺🪩 and whether it’s ok for fellowship to happen around a pub table. 🍺

Our Campus Conundrum will divide opinions this week! ➗

Picture this: Your housemates are fighting and are forcing you to pick a side, what do you do?

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#alcohol #tee-total #Christian #university #Jesus #clubbing

There’s no denying that the Church can be messy! 😵‍💫

Christian community can be complex, demanding and sometimes downright difficult! 💀

But it’s a really significant (and often joyous!) part of the Christian life. ⛪️

Lydia Bennett chats with students, Katie, Joe and Yimika this time on Life and the Uni-verse to begin discussing the role of the Church for young Christians and whether it’s worth investing in. 💒

They cover online church 💻 dealing with cliquiness in church community 👯 and what it looks like to have unity in the Church. 🔗

And for our Campus Conundrum, there’s some competition going on...💕

Imagine you’re trying to win the heart of your Church crush 😍 but you find out your mate likes the same person… what are you going to do?

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#church #christian #university #students

Big questions this time on Life and the Uni-verse as we go head to head with *doubt* today on the podcast.❓

University students Joe, Alex and Alban sit down with Lydia Bennett to discuss the realities of doubting your faith at uni.

Conversation this week covers deconstruction, 👷🏗️ the shame and guilt that can come with doubt 😖 and the involvement of spiritual warfare. ⚔️

An easy Campus Conundrum this week? I think not! 🫣

This time our students have to choose between a high-payed, glamorous job 💅and a low-payed job they feel God is calling them to … a harder decision than you’d think!

 

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#doubt #deconstruction #Jesus #Christian #university #discussion

We’re staying on brand for this episode because we’re thinking about the planet! 🪐 🌍🍃

Climate justice is the topic of today’s discussion on Life and the Uni-Verse and we’ve got our feet firmly planted on the earth 🌱🌏 for this conversation as Lydia Bennett chats with students, Alex, Shanti and Michelle.

Climate anxiety 😟, apathy 😑 and advocacy 🫡 are on the cards as we get to grips with what Jesus would do if he was faced with the Climate Crisis, why Christians are do divided on global warming and whether it’s ok to protest as a follower of Jesus. 🪧

And get ready for insults in our Campus Conundrum! 🤬

This time, our students decide how they would respond to a flat mate who keeps picking on them for their Christian faith. Ignore them? Or engage them?

 

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#climatecrisis #Christian #Jesus #discussion #university #students

It’s the return of Life and the Uni-verse! 🎓🪐

 

For our first episode back we thought we’d dive into the wonderful (and often confusing) world of Christian dating and relationships. 💕

 

This time though, we’re talking singleness…

 

Lydia Bennett chats to students Toby, Nancy-Rose and Katie about navigating being single at university, and whether we’re too young to contemplate a life of it!

 

They cover whether there are enough good role models for singles in the Church, whether we should take our dating lives into our own hands if God isn’t giving us what we want, and whether it’s ever right to ask God for a girlfriend or boyfriend. 🙏

 

 

Campus Conundrum this week = Leadership scandals 😱

 

What do you do if there is a moral failure in your church’s leadership and a lot of your friends are considering leaving?

 

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#singleness #Christiandating #Jesus #discussion #prayer #universitylife

It’s time to get to grips with evangelism this week on ‘Life and the Uni-Verse’…

Lydia Bennett is joined by students, Hudson, Sasha and Katie to talk about sharing faith with friends at university. Is university the time and place for sharing the Gospel?

They talk about tough Jesus conversations with housemates, being shocked at people’s responses and whether there are wrong or right ways to do evangelism.

Our Campus Conundrum this week – too much booze on a sports social! What would you do if your sports team was forcing you and your teetotal teammate to drink loads of alcohol? Is it as straightforward as just refusing?

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