Fi Isaacs

School Chaplain. Occasional Science Teacher.

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I gave a devotion today on the similarities between brat summer and ordinary time. I don’t know who the target audience is for these thoughts, but I think I have concluded it is not the people who were listening to me.

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@holt_rd Maybe depends on which definition of the seasons they use?

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@mattwilcoxen promises of marriage
faithful husband

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@WatchmanJames thankyou for bringing this into my life

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@lachbr I’m noticing how much my middle schoolers are starting to write like AI under test conditions.

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@mattwilcoxen Start with a table: first column in the text broken up into 1-3 verse sections, second column is info about the text (commentary stuff), third column is poetry, jokes, random ideas and stories.

Come back to your table a week after you create it - the sermon will be there.

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@DanielNayeri Almond butter, chia seeds, toasted coconut & fresh or frozen raspberries

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In the last 24 hours I have learned that I don’t know the difference between Tinas Turner and Arena. And I also don’t know the difference between Tina Arena and Vanessa Amorosi. I have been singing “Absolutley, Everybody” since I heard of Turner’s passing.

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Always interesting at a #sydneywritersfestival event to see a 90% female audience but almost 50% male audience members asking the questions in the Q&A.

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But in the meantime, if you need a schools ministry newsletter, this one is heading into its second year. https://t.co/bBCXlNA3QC

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A year ago a colleague challenged me. He said that if I thought there should be meaningful support for schools ministry in Australia then I should do something about it.

So we did. Hope for the Hopeless (our newsletter of resources, research and trends) turned 1 last week 🎂🥳

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But the question only seems the more pressing for one year of a single newsletter. And I am still pondering, and sometimes imagining and scheming. Still not 100% sure what is needed or in what form because schools are all so different.

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@excadthedra @matthewmoffitt @richardrglover As a school chaplain, I have follow up questions. Was this talk delivered in a school chapel service? If so what was the series? How was it made relevant to teenagers?

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@matthewmoffitt I suspected that might be the answer. But I was really hoping for Good Friday

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For the last few years I have ended my Lenten fast when I have completed my last Easter service (which in schools is normally mid-Holy week). This year I am not running any services, so can anyone tell me when I can eat chocolate again?

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@lindaholmes Thanks Linda! Sad to hear it won’t be regular, but very excited to read anything you do put out.

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@lindaholmes are you doing Ted Lasso recaps this season? They were an absolute delight last time and would be greatly appreciated (even if just Coach Beard Noise of the week).

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@matthewmoffitt Pretty sure it is asking you to stop the room from being unavailable. So asking you to make the room available, so that aircon can be repaired.

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@jilfirth @andrewdjudd I had him for Intro to OT. He provided epic amounts of written notes: summaries of lectures, commonly asked questions and answers & supplementary reading (written by him). I have never had another professor provide so much written content.

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@kmrodonnell I disagreed with significant sections of this book. But I also thought it was excellent & helped me develop my own theology of anger.