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		<title>A prudent person overlooks an insult</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs 12:16 says, &#8220;A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult&#8221;.
We have all had situations where we have been insulted on purpose or when someone who has said some to us that caused us angst. It is a part of life and living with others.
In today&#8217;s verse it talks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/11/a-prudent-person-overlooks-insult/</link>
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		<title>Working hard versus chasing fantasies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs 12:11 says, &#8220;He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgement&#8221;.
One of the best ways to ensure income in this life is to be a hard worker. I have found out over the years that if I work hard and do my best to make my employer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/10/working-hard-verses-chasing-fantasies/</link>
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		<title>My Place on ABC1</title>
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A show that my family and I have been watching lately is ABCs My Place. It is a story of an old house and the families that live in it over the years.
The story starts out in 2008 with the first family. It tells their story through the eyes of one of the children. You [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/08/my-place-on-abc1/</link>
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		<title>Updated Blogroll</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello all,
Just a quick note to say that I have updated my Blogroll. This is the list of blogs I follow regularly. Here&#8217;s the list&#8230;

Andrew Mercer
Bruce Chant
David de Kock
John Finkelde
Mark Conner
Mark Edwards
Mark O Wilson
Phil Pringle
Rodney Olsen
Wayne Field

Most of these people are Pastors of churches and one is a radio announcer at our local Christian radio [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/07/updated-blogroll/</link>
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		<title>Not keeping up appearances</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bible says Proverbs 12:9, “Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant than pretend to be somebody and have no food”.
This verse touches on the idea of keeping up appearances or pretending to be something that we are not. Often as humans we will try to impress others with what we own or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/07/not-keeping-up-appearances/</link>
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		<title>Just plans and wicked advice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs 12:5 says, &#8220;The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful&#8221;.
Righteous people or people who try to live right before God have plans that are good and just. Their thoughts and intentions are fair and honest. They desire to do what is right by God and for those [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/06/just-plans-and-wicked-advice/</link>
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		<title>A new blog for Bible only posts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello all,
I have set up another blog address on Blogger. It will contain all of my posts from this blog that are in the &#8220;Bible&#8221; category.
I just thought I would set it up for people who are only interested in the Bible teaching or devotional type of posts.
This one has comments available and has things [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/05/a-new-blog-for-bible-only-posts/</link>
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		<title>Wisdom brings praise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs 12:8 says, “A man is praised according to his wisdom, but men with warped minds are despised”.
Dictionary.com says wisdom is “the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight”.
We can see from this wisdom is about knowledge and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/04/wisdom-brings-praise/</link>
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		<title>Country living</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have been living in Merredin for over two and a half years now. It has been a great change for us moving from city life to country life.
Today I thought I would share some of the things I have enjoyed and some of the things I have found hard about country life.
Positives

A much slower [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/03/country-living/</link>
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		<title>Good parenting advice from Dr Sears part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I shared some advice that has been helpful to me as a Christian parent from Dr Sears book “Parenting and Childcare: A Guide for Christian Parents”.
Today I thought I would share some more advice on commitment to being a Christian parent. In the first chapter Dr Sears shares seven things that God expects from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/02/good-parenting-advice-from-dr-sears-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Earthquakes, wars &amp; famines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the last few days we have heard about another major earthquake. Several months ago it was in Haiti, this time it was in Chile. It was one of the biggest earthquakes on record and many people have lost their lives.
When we hear about these major catastrophes we can sometimes wonder if God is real [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/03/01/earthquakes-wars-famines/</link>
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		<title>The character of a noble wife</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs 12:4 says, &#8220;A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones&#8221;.
Dictionary.com describes disgraceful as &#8220;Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful&#8221;. It also uses words like &#8220;shameful, shocking and scandalous&#8221; in its description. It gives us a nice picture of what the verse is saying.
As we can imagine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/28/the-character-of-a-noble-wife/</link>
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		<title>Living right brings stability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs 12:3 says, &#8220;A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted&#8221;.
This verse tells us that we need build our lives on righteousness or living right before God. It says we cannot truly establish a good life if we are doing it the wrong way.
Some people think that the means justify [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/24/living-right-brings-stability/</link>
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		<title>Good parenting advice from Dr Sears</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the parenting books I have found quite useful over the years is Dr William Sears book “Parenting and Childcare: A Guide for Christian Parents”. My wife purchased it just before our second child was born.
Two things in the book have really helped me over the years. The first one is about priorities and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/23/good-parenting-advice-from-dr-sears/</link>
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		<title>Obtaining God&#8217;s favour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Proverbs 12:2 says, &#8220;A good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a crafty man&#8221;.
Dictionary.com defines favour in a number of ways&#8230;


something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favour.
friendly or well-disposed regard; goodwill: to win the favor of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/22/obtaining-gods-favour/</link>
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		<title>Receiving correction and discipline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have decided to look at one verse per day from Proverbs chapter 12 for my private reflections over the next few weeks. As I work my way through them I will share some of these reflections here.
Today I looked at verse one of chapter 12. It says, &#8220;Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/21/receiving-correction-and-discipline/</link>
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		<title>A kind word cheers him up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the great things I love about the Bible is that it prompts me and reminds me of certain things as I read it.
Today I read Proverbs 12:25. It says, &#8220;An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up&#8221;. It is a short and simple verse, but it has a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/20/a-kind-word-cheers-him-up/</link>
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		<title>Free computer programs I use</title>
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One of the geat things I love about the internet is there are lots of free programs you can download and use. This initially is one of the reasons why the internet was set up, so it is good to see it still exists.
Anyway, here are some of my favourite freebies that I use for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/19/free-computer-programs-i-use/</link>
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		<title>What is Lent?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For many Christians in Australia, the 17th of February marked the beginning of Lent. This is one of the seasons of the Christian calender.
As many people might not know what Lent is about, I thought I would share something I read recently on the Uniting Church website.
What is Lent?
Lent, which comes from an old English [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/18/what-is-lent/</link>
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		<title>Work, pay and enjoyment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I watched an interesting show on the ABC recently. It is called &#8220;The People Watchers&#8221;. It is a team of psychologists who set up different situations and observe people as they do them. Afterwards they reveal their experiment to the people and ask questions on how they felt.
In the recent episode they asked two groups of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/17/work-pay-and-enjoyment/</link>
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		<title>Faithfulness and judging</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reading 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 this morning. It says&#8230;
1  So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God.
2  Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.
3  I care very little if I am judged by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/15/faithfulness-and-judging/</link>
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		<title>Inspired and pumped</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned a few days ago I was doing a three day secular course called &#8220;Discovering your potential&#8221;. The course finished yesterday afternoon and I feel really inspired and pumped up.
The course content was really positive and uplifting for three solid days. Although I had previously studied much of the psychology and leadership principles in the past it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/12/inspired-and-pumped/</link>
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		<title>What is Jesus doing now?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Someone recently asked the question &#8220;What is Jesus doing now?&#8221; We were talking about His return to heaven after He gave the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) to His followers.
Two things came to mind off the top of my head. I thought I would share them today.
1. He is interceding for us &#8211; Romans 8:34 tells [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/11/what-is-jesus-doing-now/</link>
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		<title>Church and positivity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am currently doing a three day secular training course at the moment. It is called, &#8220;Discovering your potential&#8221;.
As I listen to the course content and as I read through the notes, I am amazed how much of the content I have already heard in church or from my Bible college training.
It just reminds me [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/10/church-and-positivity/</link>
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		<title>Praying for church members</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I like about our church is each week we pray for two members (and their families) of our Parish.
This goes in our weekly newsletter and on our website so everyone can know who is to be prayed for. The people also get prayed for at the weekly prayer meeting in Merredin.
It is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.passionaustralia.org/blog/2010/02/05/praying-for-church-members/</link>
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