Tag Archives: Christian Education

Unbiased Education

Posted on May 25, 2013 by

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 is not shaped by the values and particular world-view … Continue reading →

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Equipping The Troops – a Christian Apologetic Approach

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

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. Let me begin by saying, … Continue reading →

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Let them Choose

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

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 mention celebrities and Scientology, or the crazy “God … Continue reading →

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Which Direction?

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

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, Presbyterian and so on. Then a … Continue reading →

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Memories of Church No.3 – Methodists and Mayhem

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

This is part 3 of my early recollections of church. In the mid 1960′s the church to which I now belonged rented a Methodist church that only had a few members left. After a couple of years we purchased the … Continue reading →

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Engagement

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Some minds twitch with eager attention – ready to absorb, engage and respond. Others meander between sleep and apathy. A few sparkle with their own thoughts and musings – but not with my instructions. The sound of a football or … Continue reading →

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Narrating the World to Your Child

Posted on December 8, 2012 by

These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.  Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get … Continue reading →

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Through the Praise of Children and Infants …

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. Psalm 8:2 In Psalm 8  David is astounded as he reflects on minuscule man in God’s vast cosmos. “Who are we when … Continue reading →

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Good Bye – Again

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

As a teacher of older high school students, one of the relentless realities is that every year I must farewell another cohort as they enter into the “big” world. It is never easy. As it is with your own children, … Continue reading →

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The New Intolerance

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

In western societies we are to be tolerant of everything and everyone … except Christians and Christianity – in particular those of the conservative/evangelical variety. This was brought home to me in last night’s edition of Q&A on the ABC. … Continue reading →

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