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		<title>Letter from Jesus</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/letter-from-jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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We don't have record of Jesus ever writing a letter,
and nothing has been added to the New Testament since its
completion. We're warned against it in its final words,
actually.  But one wonders sometimes what He'd say if He
sat down and penned a note to believers in the USA these days.
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		<title>Sunday Morning and a Psalm on My Mind&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m thinking about the opening lines of Psalm 40 this morning:

I waited patiently for the Lord to help me,
and he turned to me and heard my cry.
[2] He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along.
[3] He [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vibrance.wordpress.com&blog=318160&post=2048&subd=vibrance&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Key is in Your Pocket</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/the-key-is-in-your-pocket/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want your life to be one people remember in a positive light?
Do you hope people remember you as one who looked at what might be with hope and optimism?
Would you like to see what God is doing around you and say to a friend &#8220;Look what GoD just did!&#8221;  and thank Him for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vibrance.wordpress.com&blog=318160&post=2042&subd=vibrance&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wonderful Juxtaposition</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/wonderful-juxtaposition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read this morning from Isaiah 55. The insight thoughts I read on this chapter included these words:
Coming to the Lord costs a man nothing and, at the same time, costs him everything.
The offer is free in that a man need not give anything in exchange for his salvation. &#8220;Everyone who thirsts, come to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vibrance.wordpress.com&blog=318160&post=1973&subd=vibrance&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>God Sightings in this Transition</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2009/07/24/god-sightings-in-this-transition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love that faith grows stronger and bolder by reviewing  what God has already done.  It&#8217;s one of the reasons I enjoy reading Bible history.  One can read of faith in action —or the lack thereof— and learn from giants or wimps of the faith.
We&#8217;re seeing God at work at every turn in this latest [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vibrance.wordpress.com&blog=318160&post=1948&subd=vibrance&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Packing my Library</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/packing-my-library/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people enjoy good books, and I&#8217;m one of them.  As a boy I&#8217;d fall asleep listening to Denver sports, a Hardy Boys mystery in-hand.  Dad would check on me, mark my page, click the radio off and turn out my light when he went to bed.
Dad instilled in me a love of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vibrance.wordpress.com&blog=318160&post=1932&subd=vibrance&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Love Sundays</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/i-love-sundays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a date today.  I&#8217;m so excited!
We get to be together, talk to each other, it&#8217;s going to be wonderful!
(But I thought you were already married—)
I am &#8211; Brenda and I celebrated 31 years together earlier this month, and we&#8217;re trusting God for many more enjoyable years to come.  Because I&#8217;ve placed my trust [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vibrance.wordpress.com&blog=318160&post=1878&subd=vibrance&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some Helpful, Forthright Insight</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2009/05/26/some-helpful-forthright-insight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 19:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I heard a Bible College instructor say one morning a few years ago that it&#8217;s frustrating sometimes — the best of intentions and selfish ambition can exist in the human heart at one and the same time.  He gave an example:
&#8220;I can prepare and teach y&#8217;all this morning (he&#8217;s from Alabama, so he says &#8220;y&#8217;all&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vibrance.wordpress.com&blog=318160&post=1801&subd=vibrance&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Opulence Incarnate</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/opulence-incarnate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 11:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no secret. I like fountain pens.

If I had the wherewithal I&#8217;d have a few more than I do.
A fountain pen is jewelry in a way, only it does more than peek out of your pocket at the curious, or pique the attention of someone who watches you sign something. A guy can write with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vibrance.wordpress.com&blog=318160&post=1791&subd=vibrance&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sweet Thoughts For Anticipating A Change</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/sweet-thoughts-for-anticipating-a-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 11:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This must be the spring for old hymns:     I awoke this morning humming a song to myself, and realized after a while that the second stanza is especially relevant right now.  (Is &#8220;relevant&#8221; still an OK word to use in my circles?)

Day by day, and with each passing moment,
Strength I find to meet [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vibrance.wordpress.com&blog=318160&post=1769&subd=vibrance&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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