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		<title>Knowing When To Let Go.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Isn't the bottom line (your motivating reason), for going to church, is to one day spend eternity ...away from Hell?  Why do you believe? Why do you go to church?  Why do you fellowship with other believers? Why do you say amen?  Even those who are just in the church for the purposes of socializing have a purpose and reason for attending and when they have gotten their fill of fun, friendship and are ready for new experiences, they move on.]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking In Tongues &#8211; The short version</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meanwhile, everyone is in awe thinking that God is really using this sister, the preacher stops preaching and the guest start leaving. After the commotion ceases and Sister Gurdy regains her hat, dentures and composure, she takes her seat, the preacher says amen, there is no interpretation and the preacher picks up where he was interrupted.]]></description>
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		<title>Lost In The Crowd</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/lost-in-the-crowd/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/lost-in-the-crowd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church attendance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouraging words]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fellowship]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[encourage me]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[My Church is Bigger than yours]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetFellowship is a necessary vital activity in the life of the believer. Many believers get caught up in the excitement of the large crowd and the mega church because there are many activities and a variety of ministries to take part of.  The experience of belonging to a mega ministry can be misleading to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One who looks</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/one-who-looks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thought Provoking!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Against The Grain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christian secrets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[church tradition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Double standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salvation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexy in the sanctuary]]></category>

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		<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>Great 1st quarter &#8211; comments welcomed</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/great-1st-quarter-comments-welcomed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 08:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[While Away From The Desk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetThanks to all or our readers who visit and read the articles here at Going Against The Grain. I truly hope that you&#8217;ve found the articles inspiring as well as thought provoking. Much of our traffic has come fro far places as Japan, Korea,France, Germany and many states here in the USA. I would like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pay Attention To The Problem, Its Telling You Something.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/pay-attention-to-the-problem-its-telling-your-something/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/pay-attention-to-the-problem-its-telling-your-something/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Observation of Fact]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetI like learning new things, I&#8217;m a technology professional and something I forget the things that I should remember like, paying attention to the details of a problem. I&#8217;ll explain further. What I learned today was a reminder of something that I hold true, there is always a lesson to be learned in the problems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where have all the Saints gone?</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/where-have-all-the-saints-gone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetSaints is a common term used among church members as they refer to one another. When you hear the term Saints of God, members of your local church and jurisdiction are being referenced.  I remember the days when you could spot the Saints of God, you could tell by their demeanor, their speech and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Shall We Do?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetAfter being truly inspired by the post prior to this,  I wanted to tag team with the author in posing a question to you the reader. Over the years one can not help but notice evangelism has really taken a back set. What do I mean?  The only place where you can hear one evangelize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Someting must be wrong when&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/someting-must-be-wrong-when/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetAs I got ready for work one Friday morning, I turned on the T.V. so I could watch the weather channel. I was distracted by a familiar religious program when (like most TV preachers) the speaker was soliciting money from the viewers. What I found more disturbing was the testimony of the people interviewed. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Live Holy.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/how-to-live-holy/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/how-to-live-holy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No smoking, no drink, no lie telling, no stealing, no cursing or swearing, no wandering eyes, attend church every time the doors are open, attend every bible study, attend all prayer meetings, give, tithe, witness, fast every, first Saturday and third Tuesday of every month, attend all district meetings month. I could go on, but I think you get the idea.  The list would probably be different from church to church, some longer, some shorter.  When people get involved in teaching you or telling you "How To Live Holy" is it by Scriptural standards or mans rules of dos and don't s?  The problem with doing things mans way is, man will never be satisfied and if you don't do it like Brother or Sister Saved...your falling short.]]></description>
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