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		<title>Love is what it does. (Part II)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetI hope you were stirred and blesses in reading part 1, I&#8217;ll skip a recap and pick up where we left off in part 1, thanks for retuning to read part 2.  Love will visit you when your lonely, feed you when you’re hungry, include you when you’ve been excluded, invite you when you’ve been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So what does it mean by &quot;so”…?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One must look at the history that Jesus alluded to in His conversation with Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews that came to Jesus by night (John 3).]]></description>
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		<title>Purpose and meaning</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetJust as 2009 was coming to a close, my email was flooded with messages from people expressing wishes for the new year. Its amazing that to this day people seem to be moved by jingles, cliches and a combination of words that rhyme with the number of the coming year. These words sound cute but, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#039;m still standing!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Usually when a person makes the comment &#8220;I&#8217;m still standing&#8221; its only after they have endured eat adversity in their live or community.  The economic down turn of 2009  was a troubling event that everyone will remember for times to com.  No company, individual or church was left unaffected by the recession. Imagine, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Parlay Of Words</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many churches or tither believe (and even teach) "When you tithe, you are performing your Christian Duty and the act of tithing is an act of Faith unto God that you trust Him to take care of you".  Here are the problems with this:]]></description>
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		<title>Where have all the Saints gone?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetSaints is a common term used among church members as they refer to one another. When you hear the term Saints of God, members of your local church and jurisdiction are being referenced.  I remember the days when you could spot the Saints of God, you could tell by their demeanor, their speech and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Words that Match</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/words-that-match/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
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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>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>
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		<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>Why do you celebrate?</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/why-do-you-celebrate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why do you celebrate Valentines Day? I simply do not because I really feel that I do not need to be reminded to "Show Her You Care This Valentines Day"  I care everyday.  When you love someone, you do things just because. I think its sad that our children are condition to think and to equate flowers and candy with love and feelings. They are indoctrinated to observe valentines day in daycare.]]></description>
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		<title>Your Stuck!</title>
		<link>http://GoingAgainstTheGrain.org/your-stuck-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetImagine that, feeling hopeless, stranded and unable to move from a bad situation. It was sometime ago in the year 2002, I sat in a Bible Study for couples and we some how got on the topic of a spouse being disruptive to the peace and harmony in the home.  Although the church should never [...]]]></description>
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