The View

Friday, 01 Mar 2024

Love is our Song
This year marks the beginning of my 15th year working as a Pastor. Even still I am often amused as to how this all happened. I grew up in a small town near Taree, in a single parent family that wasn’t at all religious. As a young adult I never...
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Friday, 23 Feb 2024

The Greatest Catch
The year was 2001. I was representing my school at the Tri-Schools Cricket Competition. My team, Macquarie College, were bowled out for a very average total. We took to the field knowing we had to get some early wickets to keep our hopes alive. We had our best bowlers trying...
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Friday, 16 Feb 2024

Waiting in the Unknown
I’m sure many of you have had to sit and wait for someone to come out of a tricky operation. I have recently experienced this and while there is not much we can do while waiting, we have a choice as to how we wait and the stress that we...
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Friday, 09 Feb 2024

A Foundation to Build On
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Friday, 02 Feb 2024

Doorways to the Unknown
As I walked around the school this week and opened doors to classrooms, I have been surprised and delighted at the excitement and fun behind each door - Our PROPEL students setting up their work spaces; Year 7 students in bootcamps, receiving their school iPads; Masses of students cheering and...
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Friday, 08 Dec 2023

Be the Light at Christmas
During winter I had to say goodbye to my beautiful mum. I spent several weeks with her as she slowly slipped away. During those precious days and weeks there was a constant stream of people who came to visit from near and far. At a time when I was overcome...
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Friday, 01 Dec 2023

Positive Alternatives
A group of 23 Year 12 students chose the positive alternative Service Trip that Avondale School provides rather than taking part in a traditional ‘Schoolies’. Even though it meant they had to meet at school at the unearthly hour of 3.15am to head off to the airport for their service...
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Friday, 24 Nov 2023

Learning to Grow
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Friday, 17 Nov 2023

Overcoming Challenges
A few weeks ago I found myself at the bottom of a very steep hill looking up and up and up … I couldn't see the top. We were two thirds of our way along a hike with Year 9 on our Bungonia Camp. My knee was already sore and...
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