Tag Archives: school assembly

The One About Looking Longingly

Posted on July 31, 2016 by

As I sat in the school, I couldn’t work out why everyone was looking in longingly in my direction, but then everything became clear as I remembered that it looked like I was holding a box of chocolates. When I opened … Continue reading →

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The one about the Ofsted Inspection

Posted on April 23, 2016 by

I can’t remember the last time that I had more than one teacher tell me ‘that theme was so appropriate for today’ following a school assembly. When this happened a few days ago, it was such an encouraging end to a … Continue reading →

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A creative assembly or church talk for children about the trinity and the incarnation

Posted on May 29, 2015 by

Some people find it difficult to think of Jesus as God. This is a simple illustration that helps me and is useful for school assemblies or talks in church. Look at the mug in the picture. What do you suppose … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness sets us free

Posted on May 16, 2014 by

I recently talked at a local secondary school assembly about forgiveness. I used some clips from the film spiderman 3 to help think about why I think forgiveness is important. In the film, Peter finds out that the man who … Continue reading →

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