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		<title>Right There</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetThings can be very frustrating from time to time. It&#8217;s amazing how trials and difficulties seem to drive us from God and Prayer instead of to God in Prayer. It seems the guilt is overwhelming and that God is quite upset with us for not attending church and praying as we should. Believer, God is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Place Of Refuge And Source Strength</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetWhile more and more people lose their jobs and the threat of unemployment looms on the horizon for many other, people are stressed and equally discouraged. What can one do and where does one turn in times like these? Churches seem to have their share of problems and it seems that even many believers are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where do you go, what do you do? (Part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetLiving the Christian life is more than attending a service, paying tithes, raising an offering, planning the next Pastor and Wife anniversary, selling chicken dinners and going to the Holy Convocation. These activities are done at the expense of relationships and we camouflage it by saying this is ministry, this is service unto the Lord. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where do you go, what do you do? (Part 1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetThe church is where many people go to exercise their faith and worship God with other believers of a like mind. Church members seem to be so happy and joyous when in the company of other believers, strength and encouragement is experienced by many, simple being in the same place of those with a victorious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go Saints!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetI couldn&#8217;t resist the opportunity to root for the saints on this particular day. I realize that many of you might not be sports fans but I wanted to acknowledged the fact that we contend with many issues during the day but in the end we win and before it starts, we&#8217;ve won because of  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prayer, anywhere, anytime.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetYou don&#8217;t have to be in a church to pray, what if its too far away? You don&#8217;t have to be on your knees to pray, you can do it standing up, or siting down and even from your bed before you open your eyes. Its the position of your heart that matters. You can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Priorities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetEveryone has them and they seem to come at you from all different directions.  Sometimes knowing which priority to tackle can be a daunting task.  Although all of your priorities are important and need your immediate attention; I find it easy to&#8230;&#8230; tackle the one that is MOST important or closest to you. Some have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things to consider before speaking your mind.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetYou&#8217;ve heard it said countless times by many&#8230;&#8221;I speak my mind&#8230;&#8221; It&#8217;s like a badge of honor, if you don&#8217;t like what someone says, you speak what’s on your mind. So many free thinkers and out spoken people are passionate about speaking the truth (relative to them) about a matter. How unfortunate for those of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God is&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/god-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 01:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetGod is our refuge and strength, a very present help in the time of trouble. There is absolutely nothing wrong on ashamed about turning to God in the time of crises. As stated in scripture, in Psalms 46:1. God is..! To the people of Port Au Prince, Haiti, God is your refuge and strength, He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Salt of The Earth</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/the-salt-of-the-earth-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[EZINE ARTICLES]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet﻿﻿﻿﻿  ﻿Christians are often referred to as sheep in scripture.  Jesus Christ makes mention and reference to His people as sheep in Psalms 100:3. I often wonder how we see ourselves as Gods people? When we are together in the company of other believers it seems that getting along is difficult because we disagree on [...]]]></description>
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