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When Argument is a Waste of Time
Leave a commentJanuary 16, 2021 by lucieromarin
Many of us have experienced the kind of conversation that smashes to a halt thanks to an emphatic pronouncement. Here’s …
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From Waugh to Ward
Leave a commentJanuary 4, 2021 by lucieromarin
I’m watching Brideshead Revisited and reading Robert Hugh Benson’s The Conventionalists. I took refuge in them from a sudden need …
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Why God Doesn’t Tell Us Why He Let Something Bad Happen
Leave a commentDecember 28, 2020 by lucieromarin
The sparring-partner who asked me, “Why can’t God tell me why He let something bad happen?” gave the example of …
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Meanwhile…
Leave a commentApril 19, 2019 by lucieromarin
…Australia’s political luminaries follow my lead! Well, not my lead exactly… Apparently there were over 5,000 people at the the …
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Vicka Blinked
Leave a commentMarch 26, 2019 by lucieromarin
There’s been much discussion of late to the effect of ‘how could the jurors believe such an impossible story,’ and …
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In Thurgoona
Leave a commentDecember 26, 2018 by lucieromarin
Thurgoona means ‘darting bird’ and if, rather than drawling it, you exclaim it suddenly – something like ‘TH’GUNA! – it …
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The Village Fair
Leave a commentSeptember 16, 2018 by lucieromarin
Today, between the world’s best coffee and one of my local churches, I found our village fair. My suburb is …
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What They’re Playing in Heaven Today
Leave a commentAugust 15, 2018 by lucieromarin
This. On repeat. (I used to page-turn this, and to see my friend play it – well, there was nothing …
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You Know You’re an Adult When…
Leave a commentJune 15, 2018 by lucieromarin
You have the bronchitis that will not die; But you have to get up at 5am tomorrow to travel for …
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‘Should’ and ‘Just’
Leave a commentMay 14, 2018 by lucieromarin
Counsellors listen for the word ‘should.’ As soon as the client says, “… I know I should be saving more,” …
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