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	<description>Provoking Believers To Think Outside The Confines Of Religion</description>
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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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				<category><![CDATA[Leaving the church]]></category>
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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>Where does it hurt?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Something encouraging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thought Provoking!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valid Questions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pleasing God]]></category>
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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>Empty Buckets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[trust in God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[where do i go? what do you do?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/blog/?p=111</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetIts refreshing to approach a well, lower a bucket and draw from it a cool refreshing drink of water. I am sure many people can relate to the thought of getting a refreshing drink and being able to continue on a journey and complete an arduous task after a cool drink. Often I think of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Once in awhile, I might.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/once-in-awhile-i-might/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetOnce in awhile you might pray, once in awhile you might tell someone that you love them, once in awhile you might visit someone who is sick and once in awhile you might call them on the phone. Once in awhile you might care and once in awhile you might not, once in awhile you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Ministry</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/real-ministry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/blog/?p=78</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tweet We often limit ourselves with erroneous thinking; for instance it is popular to think as well as believe that ministry exists within the four walls of the church and consists of: Singing in the choir. Ushering Play an instrument. Service in an official capacity or what ever you do within the four walls of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disconnected</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/disconnected/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/disconnected/#comments</comments>
		<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>When you have done all that you can do &#8211; Stand.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/stand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/?p=1808</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There will be may days that you, the believer will stand alone in your faith. Although others will point you out and look at you sideways with contempt you must still hold fast to what you believe. If what you believe is rooted in Gods word, then stand. If what you believe is rooted in Tradition and has no foundation in Gods Word,  a change must take pace in your thinking and conduct.]]></description>
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		<title>Ministry</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/ministry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/?p=1303</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetIt&#8217;s not about being seen nor is it about being in the spot light.  Missionaries and Evangelist (of which churches have an abundance) may dream of the opportunity of having a large ministry that spans the globe, the once in a life trip to a third world country, but&#8230;&#8230;nobody wants to do the trench work. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unshaken faith</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/unshaken-faith/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetWhile catching up on the current events of whats happening in Haiti, reports of the devastation is enough to make one think twice before complaining about things here in the US.  People from all over the globe are responding to the people of Haiti in providing support.  Looking at a the news today I was [...]]]></description>
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