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		<title>Using Gimmicks In The Church &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/using-gimmicks-in-the-church-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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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>Words that Match</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Love Is...]]></category>
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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>Being Different</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Writing out loud]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetPartly different in form, nature or quality; not the same as; I guess that really defines me. Webster also defines the word &#8220;Different&#8221; this way. In all of my experience in Christianity, I realized that I was different; there was mush that I did not understand and their were many of question that could not [...]]]></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>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[On Point!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Something encouraging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valid Questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing out loud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intimidation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salvation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[something to help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[something to ponder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spritual strength]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tell me the truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thinkers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thinking from the pews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust in God]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[What does the Bible say?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worth thinking about]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/?p=4999</guid>
		<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>I Pray</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/i-pray/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Thought Provoking!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing out loud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[praise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pray]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[praying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[searching for the truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tribulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trouble]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[where do i go? what do you do?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TweetWhen the day seems dark and problems abound…I pray. When friends have left me and the church seems too far away&#8230;I pray. When the days are long and I need counsel and find none&#8230;I pray. When an emergency arises early in the morning or I need to make a decision now! I pray. When I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Plain Facts</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/the-plain-facts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cliches, mantras and a concoction of our own words and phrases are no substitute for the promises made in Gods word, and we know that in Christendom we have make cute words and phrases that we like to use. Many of these words and phrases seek to make the users of them seem deep, knowledgeable and spiritual  when in fact we can be seen as ill informed, ignorant and down right foolish.]]></description>
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		<title>It is, what it is! &#8211; When God does not show up in the worship service.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/it-is-what-it-is-when-god-does-not-show-up-in-the-worship-service/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/it-is-what-it-is-when-god-does-not-show-up-in-the-worship-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/?p=2287</guid>
		<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>Bow your heads, close your eyes and pray?</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/bow-your-heads-close-your-eyes-and-pray/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/bow-your-heads-close-your-eyes-and-pray/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing out loud]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetTradition has a way of leading believers into doing things just because it was always done that way. Does the position of ones head matter when praying? Does the placing of our hands together and the closing of our eyes get the attention of God or is it the position of ones heart? Prayer or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Day After Judgement Day &#8211; Making It Through Sunday, May 22nd 2011</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/the-day-after-judgement-day-making-it-through-sunday-may-22nd-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/the-day-after-judgement-day-making-it-through-sunday-may-22nd-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judgement Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Something encouraging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thought Provoking!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Writing out loud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[false prophet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harold Camping]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/?p=6791</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetAfter a week of anticipation, it seems that Judgement Day has come and nearly gone. Its only 8:30 PM EST and I&#8217;m sure, perhaps maybe, church services will be packed out in the am.  What will pastors preach about I wonder.  For those who sold their possessions, left jobs and families, I guess they will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pastors Church, The Lords People.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/the-pastors-church-the-lords-people/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/the-pastors-church-the-lords-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[fellowship]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ask questions in church]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/?p=1705</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetHow can the church (the people) belong to the pastor and The people (the church) belong to God also? Can you really have it both ways?  Remember the question and the title, it will come up again. While reading an article from a national churches web site (The Mother Boards Forum), there were many things [...]]]></description>
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