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		<title>Where does it hurt?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Child of the most high, where does it hurt? If the preacher never knows, if the church mother never calls you, realize this, God is totally aware of how you feel, and the reason He hasn’t broke through the clouds to see about you is…”You are strong enough to make it!”]]></description>
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		<title>When was the last time&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetWhen was the last time you told someone, &#8220;Thank you for caring&#8221;. When was the last time you spent time with someone to show you care? When was the last time you encouraged someone who was discouraged? When was the last time you stopped and meditated on the Goodness of God? When was the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaving the church</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fear of isolation can be a powerful reason why people are reluctant to leave a church. When I was stationed in California and newly married, what people thought about me, was important to me. What did I know? I was young and a little naive.]]></description>
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		<title>The Weight Of Responsibility.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Pastors and Ministers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Being Different]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The people of God need to see a standard, too much compromise has been allowed in the Churches of God which are in Christ Jesus. When the saints do not commend you for your work in the ministry, keep at it your more than likely on the right track. When everyone praises you for you hard work, more than likely you are doing something wrong and you are allowing room for compromise and carnality.]]></description>
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		<title>When Dealing With Every Day Issues &#8211; Should I Depend on Cliches or God&#039;s Word?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet While driving to work one morning, the decal on the rear window of a truck caught my attention. The decal read; &#8220;God is Bigger than any problem that you might have.&#8221; At first I was inspired by the message and the encouragement the decal gave me, then I thought&#8230; &#8220;When Lord? When shall I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Lord Is&#8230;..</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetDavid used these words at the start of the 27th Psalm. I could do a thorough exegesis of the passage but,  I just wanted to reflect on these words and share them with whom ever reads this post. In David&#8217;s experience with Gods mighty hand upon his life,  David could declare who God is to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Words that Match</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetIn this article we&#8217;re not talking about smoking, but if you thought about two like items, your pretty close.  I remember a sermon preached by a Pastor entitled &#8220;Love, is what it does&#8221;, sounds catchy I thought, but I didn&#8217;t realize the meaning until years later; no I am not implying that I&#8217;ve mastered it, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Live Holy.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/how-to-live-holy/</link>
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		<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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		<title>Disconnected</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/disconnected/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Timed out. Your session was disconnected because your login was idle for an extended period of time.

Aren't you so glad that you do not get this message, because you did not pray? Some believers may give you the impression they say their prayer every night and then never forget an evening to pray. That may be true for some, but there are some people who simply did not pray before they went to bed. For what ever reason things in life will happen.]]></description>
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		<title>A Made Up Mind</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/a-made-up-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetTrust in God will require one to STAND although everything around you is shaken! Yes, the pun was intended to illustrate a point. The people of Haiti experiences an aftershock a week after their initial earth quake. We read the news articles and have more than likely seen footage of people praying and thanking God [...]]]></description>
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