luvisaverb.net.au » random http://luvisaverb.net.au Commentary, observations and discussion about a bumbling life for Christ. Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:29:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 My first teen http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/12/my-first-teen/ http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/12/my-first-teen/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:28:32 +0000 Monsignor http://luvisaverb.net.au/?p=354 Today my oldest son turned 13. It is a milestone I have thought about several times over my life, calculating how old I would be when my first teenager appeared. I am stunned by the pace with which I have arrived at this point.

I often reflect on my younger years now and marvel [...]]]> http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/12/my-first-teen/feed/ 0 What!? me? http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/09/what-me/ http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/09/what-me/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:19:50 +0000 Monsignor http://luvisaverb.net.au/?p=320 With sniper-like skill we target the faults of others, as a hawk spies a tiny mouse from a lofty height; all the while missing the wood amidst the forest of our own error.

Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Share this on Facebook Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good? Share it on [...]]]> http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/09/what-me/feed/ 0 Intemperansh.shh.. http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/04/intemperance-whats-that/ http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/04/intemperance-whats-that/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:05:48 +0000 Monsignor http://luvisaverb.net.au/?p=225 I believe, if we take habitual drunkards as a class, their  heads and their hearts will bear an advantageous comparison with those of any other class. There seems ever to have been a proneness in the brilliant and warm-blooded to fall into this vice. The demon of intemperance ever seems to have delighted in sucking [...]]]> http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/04/intemperance-whats-that/feed/ 0 When push comes to shove http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/04/when-push-comes-to-shove/ http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/04/when-push-comes-to-shove/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:41:22 +0000 Monsignor http://luvisaverb.net.au/?p=223 There are many circumstances we can find ourselves in that test our integrity.  Many people I have spoken to agree that they never really know how they will respond in a given situation, until they are actually in it.

Well, today my 12 year old son and his friend (also 12) were robbed on their way [...]]]> http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/04/when-push-comes-to-shove/feed/ 1 Discipline http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/04/discipline/ http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/04/discipline/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:52:25 +0000 Monsignor http://richardsfamily.net.au/blog/?p=192 I think it’s worthwhile clarifying something about discipline as it is a word that, in my experience, is so often associated with punishment.

To discipline someone actually means to train them.  I suppose the confusion about punishment might come from childhood days of chastisement, when a parent’s efforts at positive forms of reinforcing good behaviour, on their [...]]]> http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/04/discipline/feed/ 1 Angry God http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/04/angry-god/ http://luvisaverb.net.au/2009/04/angry-god/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:39:47 +0000 Monsignor http://luvisaverb.net.au/?p=206 God is capable of great anger and great mercy…but mostly great anger.

Homer Simpson

I don’t agree.

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http://www.taste.com.au/ http://www.heinz.com.au/ http://www.danmurphys.com.au/ http://www.beerfordinner.com/ http://allrecipes.com.au/ http://www.calorieking.com/foods/

Bon appetitite!

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