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		<title>Using Gimmicks In The Church &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[hooks and gimmicks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetIn part 1 of this post, I gave an introduction, exposing the fact that gimmicks are used in the church. For those whom are offended, continue to read. I make no apologies because this is my experience and it happens is churches everywhere.  There are so many rituals in the average church worship service, things [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Churches Gone Wild &#8211; Are We Smarter Than The Corinthians?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetWhy not? In the past we had such reality shows or videos like: College Girls Gone Wild, Girls Gone Wild and many more. Some will think I am committing the unpardonably sin of blasphemy, if that what you think, you don&#8217;t properly understand what blasphemy is. The fact of the matter is, many churches have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to please God.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetThere are many articles and blogs on how to please God. How do I or you please God? As if God is angry and we need to  appease Him before being zapped.  Many time a sermon will be deliver with such emotion and intensity its as if Gods people are being scolded or reprimanded by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will The Military Get Paid If The Government Shuts Down?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal Government Shutdown]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetThe short answer is probably not.  I served for 20 years in the military and in my career, the government had a partial shutdown twice. If anyone knows if the military will get paid , its the service members themselves.  There are organizations such as Navy Relief, that will loan (interest free) service members who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It is, what it is! &#8211; When God does not show up in the worship service.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you experience God's presence, its always uplifting, always edifying always full of light, it's never the opposite. If your experience with God is not edifying, or uplifting, or is not full of light and comfort, then you haven't experienced true fellowship with the Father. Mark E. Baker"]]></description>
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		<title>Brass and cymbals &#8211; When Love Is Not Present</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/gongs-and-cymbals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[look for yourself]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/?p=1695</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetEveryone remembers the dedicated, loyal and faithful member of the church, they are the ones that remind you of their loyalty, dedication and faithfulness, and the pastor reminds you too.  They never missed a prayer meeting, never missed a shut in, they wouldn&#8217;t be  caught dead in any place else on Sunday (but the church), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fleecing the flock is big business!</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/fleecing-the-flock-is-big-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetAnother must see video: MONEY COMETH: Pimping Through Hypnosis and Mind Control. Originally posted 2011-06-04 09:21:34. Republished by Blog Post Promoter]]></description>
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		<title>Gods timing</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/gods-timing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/?p=6692</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetTiming is everything, I&#8217;m sure that&#8217;s a statement familiar to most people. When the time was right, or in the fullness of time God sent His Son. When God created man, it wasn&#8217;t until He formed and had set in place, the element needed to sustain life. God simply has an order about Him, He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One who looks</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/one-who-looks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/?p=4261</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetPeople seemed to be consumed with, what belongs to them.   We have my phone, my car, my salvation, my church, my pastor, my way or the highway and my life.  Social network are growing in popularity (that&#8217;s an understatement) and Christians (or those who use to call themselves that) are flocking to theses social networks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Are Not Forgotten</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/you-are-not-forgotten/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetAs President Obama toured the tornado ravaged are of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; He spoke the words &#8220;We&#8217;re going to make sure you&#8217;re not forgotten&#8221;. How comforting  those words must have felt to the residents who heard them.  The damage is seen as unimaginable to those looking at it. The destructive force of nature can be awesome [...]]]></description>
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