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	<title>Going Against The Grain &#187; serving God</title>
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	<description>Provoking Believers To Think Outside The Confines Of Religion</description>
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		<title>How to: Let Complacency In The Church Flourish</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetOf course this is something no leader wants.  But, church members could manage to entrench themselves in being satisfied with complacency so that its the norm.  Maybe you call it something else ( a dry spell), but if you have the same 25 to 39 members for the past 3 years&#8230;.something is obviously the matter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The So-Called Unpardonable Sin &#8211; The Sin Against the Holy Ghost</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am often asked questions about the Unpardonable Sin and Blasphemy against the Holy Ghost. In this article I am going to give an answer that will take away both doubts and your excuses. In order to do that I we wish to look at the biblical text that has given rise to this errant and atrocious doctrine. It has to do with Jesus' comments to the Pharisees about their spiritual status and one of the erroneous doctrines that has emerged as a result of those comments.]]></description>
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		<title>Wait on it.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/wait-on-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Being Different]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is your gift? Exercise it according to the grace given you! Each one of us has a purpose for being here, each one has a purpose in the body of Christ.  Some people can give, some can pray for others (intercede), some can exhort, some will exhort via a blog, some will go and visit. The gifts in the body of Christ are there to encourage other believers.]]></description>
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		<title>Real Ministry</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/real-ministry/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/real-ministry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[salvation]]></category>
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		<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>Reckless Use.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/reckless-use/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pulpit blunders, slips of the tongue or anything news or gossip worthy can be instantly reported the moment it happens. Christian values don't end when you pickup your cell phone and record or tweet something you think you need to share with the masses.  What ever is pleasing and conducive to the spirit of God, doesn't change with the use of your smart phone.]]></description>
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		<title>It&#039;s Amazing!</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/its-amazing/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/its-amazing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/blog/?p=96</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetIt&#8217;s amazing how God will forgive mankind for sin; It&#8217;s amazing how he sent His Son Jesus Christ to die for a world that didn&#8217;t care for Him and didn&#8217;t revere the Son of God, but He loved us so much, that He (Jesus Christ) gave His life that we might Live! I find it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Gets Better &#8211; Something to remember in troubled times.</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/it-gets-better-something-to-remember-in-troubled-times/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/it-gets-better-something-to-remember-in-troubled-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetAs 2010 comes to a close, I&#8217;m sure many of you can remember when things were just troublesome. In 2010, we saw record unemployment, many foreclosures, businesses going under and churches closing there doors too. Maybe the exit of 2010 will bring a sigh of relief to you and you will enter 2011 with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When was the last time&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/when-was-the-last-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Something encouraging]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valid Questions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hurt in the church]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pleasing God]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/?p=1646</guid>
		<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>What are your plans for 2011?</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/what-are-your-plans-for-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/what-are-your-plans-for-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/?p=1923</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Who will you encourage? Who will you  "help up"? While so many believers are focused on what rewards they will receive when they get to heaver, they are missing the opportunity to do a service (ministry) to the saved and unsaved alike.]]></description>
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		<title>How To: Get Active In Your Church</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/how-to-get-active-in-your-church/</link>
		<comments>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/how-to-get-active-in-your-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nlewis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[attending church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church attendance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[questionable practices]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://goingagainstthegrain.org/?p=5279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetWhile talking to a friend the other day, I took note in how someone she described, was described as devout in their religion, the term used was &#8220;very active in the church&#8220;. Interesting, for many being active in the church equates to being a christian, or equated to serving God which equals &#8220;I&#8217;m going to [...]]]></description>
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