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Focus on Hope

Our theme for Secondary Chapel in Term 4 is hope. I asked Yr 7-12 students: Is hope a fluffy, nice word, like a wish, that doesn’t really mean much? Or, is hope a serious word that means a lot? The vast majority said that we should take it seriously, and that we all...
Is there enough evidence for God?

Is there enough evidence for God?

In our Year 12 Christian Studies seminars that run fortnightly, our students get to choose a topic that they feel hasn’t quite been answered on their faith journey. Our most recent topic was: there just isn’t enough evidence for God. I began with a question – “What...
Why doesn’t God answer my prayers?

Why doesn’t God answer my prayers?

One of the most common questions we receive from students is: I asked God to help me, but I heard nothing back. Why does God not answer my prayers?  To the students’ credit, this isn’t just a problem for them. It’s not just a problem for adults. It’s not just a...
Seeing Jesus through the eyes of others

Seeing Jesus through the eyes of others

Our new Chapel theme for Kindergarten to Year 12 is ‘Jesus through the eyes of others’. I watched the new Superman movie recently. I loved it, and I would give it an 8/10. However, as I was online more, I noticed negative reviews coming out: “There were...
20 ways to slow down

20 ways to slow down

Continuing in our series on rest, our Year 12 CRU Prefect, Louis Allen, spoke during Years 10-12 chapel on the topic of slowness. Jesus accomplished a lot in his three years of ministry (his legacy lives on 2000 years later.) Yet, when looking at the cadence of Jesus,...
Arrogance and humility

Arrogance and humility

In Primary Chapel this term, we are continuing our series in the Book of Daniel. Chapter 4 tells a strange story of King Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon in the 6th Century BC. The King became incredibly arrogant over time, and eventually, God stripped him of many...