RE

a Jesus thought...
"You're blessed when you get your inside world—your mind and heart—put right. Then you can see God in the outside world.” (Matthew 5:8)

a Godly thought...
Prayer does not aim at any direct effect on the world; it is addressed to God alone, and is therefore the perfect example of undemonstrative action. (p146 Bonhoeffer)

a leading thought...
Good questions help to clarify situations as well as dispel doubt and suspicion. (p34 Barber)

a Dave thought...
Yesterday I attended my son’s Religious Education concert at Birralee primary school. It was good to see the message of Christmas shared and what I was particularly impressed with was the gift of a bible to every grade 6 student as they graduate to high school in the new year.
Although the ladies did their best I had to admit having bad memories of very boring RE classes when I attended school. It makes me ask the question are we best to have RE in all primary schools regardless of how boring or irrelevant it is taught or are we doing Christianity a disservice?
Why is it that only older ladies volunteer to do RE and even though they do their best use very old material, ancient songs and sometimes leave primary school students so bored with their lack of creativity? Well the challenge is to us younger guys to make ourselves available or help provide those that kindly volunteer with fresh material otherwise PS children across Australia may continue thinking God as old, obsolete and not worth having a relationship with.

Just a thought.