Which Direction?
When I was young, faith choices were fairly limited. The main choice was between Catholic and Protestant and among the Protestants it was a sub choice from a variety of groups – Methodist, Anglican,...
View ArticleLet them Choose
Yesterday I wrote about the confusing “world of faiths” that has developed in Western countries over the last few generations. It is this faith supermarket that our children enter. I didn’t even...
View ArticleEquipping The Troops – a Christian Apologetic Approach
If the Laissez faire is foolish and the Fortress method only temporary, how do we prepare our children for a life of Christian faith that can withstand the arguments and abuse that will certainly come....
View ArticleUnbiased Education
There is a feeling in the general community that secular state education is neutral and Christian education is partisan. However the real question is, can any educational system deliver education that...
View ArticleChildren as Spiritual Champions – Part 1
The first book I am re-reading as I immerse myself in the topic of “children and church” is George Barna’s very personal confession and realisation, “Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions”...
View ArticleHelping Our Children Grow in Faith – a review
Over the years I have become reticent about recommending books as I have discovered that books often resonate with a person because of the time and place they are in individually. However, I will...
View ArticleIs it that time again?
It is that time of year again when I have to farewell another group of Year 12 students going out into the world. It never gets easier. In fact it gets harder. This made me think, why is becoming more...
View ArticleValues and Discrimination
Tossed to and fro … There is an election coming up in my state and one of the issues that has arisen is the possibility that some of the elements of the Discrimination Act which allows Christian...
View ArticleReports, Graduations and Thanksgiving
It is that time of year again. The general populace is thinking of Christmas but teachers are busily finishing off reports and reflecting on creative ways of telling the truth without engendering the...
View ArticleThe Lure of the Occult
St Michael’s Victory over the Devil, by Sir Jacob Epstein I remember back in my high school days, last century, that every now and then an occultic fad would pass by: Ouija boards, seances and even...
View ArticlePreparing Christian Young People for the Future
As a homeroom teacher who has a group of students for three years from year 10 to year 12, one of the topics that constantly exercises my heart and mind is, how do I prepare my students for the rapidly...
View ArticleUnbiased Education
There is a feeling in the general community that secular state education is neutral and Christian education is partisan. However the real question is, can any educational system deliver education that...
View ArticleA Desire for Justice
Over the last two weeks while studying Anh Do’s book “The Happiest Refugee” we have also been looking at two TED clips on the refugee crisis in Europe. One talk reflected on the sinking of a refugee...
View ArticleThe (Rudderless) Boat
A friend recently sent me a song that he had written about education – partly his own education 50 odd years ago but more pointedly also about education today. The reality is that today education is...
View ArticleThe Reformation and Education
If anyone has been around me for the last year and a half they would have heard me bang on about the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. This was not just one event but a series of events...
View ArticleParents and Education
I originally wrote this 5 years ago but as I reflect on another parent/teacher interview day, it is still relevant. Posted on February 27, 2013 by Pieter Stok Edit Yesterday we had our first Parent...
View ArticleMadrid and Mission part 1
We have spent the last two days in Madrid looking at the possibility of future “mission” work, either in a church or school or both. We have come to the conclusion that church attendance in Spain, as...
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