When everything is stripped away

Who am I? I am no theologian, no psychologist, no philosopher. I am no more equipped to answer this multi-faceted, complex, dynamic question than your average girl next door. But this is my experience. Pretend that I am a house. You are my visitor. Your first...

Identity & sexuality: Blurred lines

From the macro to the micro, identity has become more of a construction and less of a given. Even with gender, social and political authorities prioritise one’s feelings over one’s DNA, sometimes advocating medical measures that attempt to conform individuals’...

Identity: Who are we (really)?

  All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts. Shakespeare’s cynical poem from As You Like It suggests that in this world we are but actors for a time,...

Lims finish time with Waikato groups

I love to look at “before and after” pictures. Prior to Li Lian and Andrew Lim’s arrival in Hamilton five years ago, I remember sitting with a couple of discouraged students, encouraging them to stay involved as they contemplated the realities of being part of a small...

2016-2017 student representatives

Three students sit on TSCF’s board, representing students around the country. Their perspective as young adults, Christian leaders, and members of diverse communities is a great asset. During SPARC, students voted in their new representatives. Brydon Sundgren will...

Celebrating 80

This year’s theme is thankfulness to God for the people, resources and vision that he has provided for TSCF over the past 80 years – and, more than anything else, for his transforming work in the lives of generations of students. About 140 people, representing...