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	<description>— disciple making in worship &#38; the arts —</description>
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		<title>Jesus - Others - You    (From Galatians 6)</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2008/05/12/jesus-others-you-from-galatians-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 12:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the songs we sang when I was growing up in Sunday School went like this:
Jesus and others and you
That&#8217;s the way to spell &#8220;joy&#8221;&#8230;
While the chorus taught truth, I don&#8217;t remember that it influenced me much as a kid who just wanted to shoot baskets and ride my bike - especially on Saturday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milestones</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/milestones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 13:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[faithfulness]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[maturity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all have places in life that mark the end of one phase and the beginning of the next.
First steps and first words
Can ride my bike (!)
Kindergarten
Eighth grade graduation (if you&#8217;re from a country school as I was, or a middle school
Driver&#8217;s License ( !! )
High School Graduation
College Graduation
Stepping out on your own
This weekend we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Determination - A great reaction / response</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/determination-a-great-reaction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 18:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Authenticity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When was the last time something happened to you that first surprised and disheartened you -
- but quickly turned to resolve and determination?
Yesterday?  This morning? Last week?
It happens all the time on the basketball court:  An opponent steals the ball or swipes a rebound and in an instant everything changes. Turnover.
It happens at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Many Kings?</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/how-many-kings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; another post from my sister, Jonell
I often hear a song on our Christian Radio Station, and then check it out on-line to see if there is a link that will let me listen to that song on my computer whenever I want.  The song,  How Many Kings? by Downhere is a beautiful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Down-side of &#8221; Best Ever &#8220;</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/the-down-side-of-best-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[pastoral ministry]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[as never before]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[compliments]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Pentecost]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Spurgeon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wesley]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking and wondering lately about some of the exclusive things we think and say, even pray:
That was the best gift ever!
Lord, meet with us as never before.
That was the best Christmas program I&#8217;ve ever seen!
It was the best we&#8217;ve ever experienced.
That&#8217;s the best I&#8217;ve ever heard you!
Those are positive words. We need more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comfortable, PJ?</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/comfortable-pj/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:54:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[dogs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[outside]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[PJ]]></category>

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Are you comfortable, PJ?
I caught this snapshot of our dogs looking out into their world this morning.
I guess if you want to see, if the sun is warm, the breeze is fresh on your face, and you remember how long the winter was, a little discomfort ain&#8217;t nothin&#8217; to worry &#8217;bout.
     [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Show Your Work</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/show-your-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Bema seat]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[guidance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[judgement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[math]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[show me your work]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[story problems]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I liked Math in school.  It wasn&#8217;t my favorite -music was- but I did OK.
I think story problems were the best.
&#8220;OK, what am I supposed to figure out here?
and if this is that, then I can solve what&#8230;.  no..
how about if &#8230;.  yeah, that&#8217;s it&#8230;  OK&#8230; here goes.&#8221;
I hated when the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psalm for Sunday</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/psalm-for-sunday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[worship]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[day in your courts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Psalm 84]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sunday Morning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Timothy R. Botts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
One of the songs I learned in college, preparing for my Senior recital was a classic arts song setting of Psalm 84.   It became one of my favorite Psalms for Sunday morning contemplation.
The above setting in Calligraphy is by Timothy R. Botts.
Consider the words of the psalmist
and tune your heart to sing His [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Confidence in Stormy Times</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/confidence-in-stormy-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Christ Our Pilot]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[comfort]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hope]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[never forsake]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[peace]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sallman]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[storms]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[struggles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[trials]]></category>

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Do you ever have moments when you look at everything going on around you and wonder if the world, maybe our country, or your family - even you - are going to survive all this?  You&#8217;re not alone if you do.
Fear is one of the strongest emotions we know.  It can paralyze. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Drew The Lines?</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2008/04/15/who-drew-the-lines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[differences]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[division]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[divisiveness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[insight]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[quarrelling]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[racism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[unity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Years ago I had the privilege of hearing creationist and apologetics scholar Ken Ham speak at a conference I attended.  Racial and ethnic tensions were frequently in national headlines, much as they are today. I remember Ham making the point that God created man, including  the fairest of the fair-haired, some lighter than [...]]]></description>
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