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		<title>Worship Leader&#8217;s Prayer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read a brief prayer again this morning  and my heart said &#8220;Amen&#8221;
Lord let us not become singers of trite songs, let us proclaim with powerful verse your holiness.

Let us not be speakers of cavalier words, let us declare your glory with every breath.
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		<title>I Love Optimism, Don&#8217;t You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today was a great day.
I got a lot done, much of which wasn&#8217;t on my list for today, but oh-well!
Today started bright and early with coffee at 7AM for an  idea and planning session with Brandon, a young, devoted husband and dad in our church who&#8217;s headed for full-time ministry. We met to discuss the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vibrance.wordpress.com&blog=318160&post=2052&subd=vibrance&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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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>
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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>
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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>A Legitimate Question</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every now and then I&#8217;m asked  &#8220;Are we going to use drums at Calvary Memorial?&#8221;  Some are hoping we will, some hope I&#8217;ll say no.
It&#8217;s a legitimate question; people want to know what to expect as our fine arts ministry grows and develops.
The answer is yes.  We are committed using everything we have available to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vibrance.wordpress.com&blog=318160&post=2034&subd=vibrance&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Titus: September &#8220;Community Devotional&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2009/08/30/titus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Titus
Paul, a bond-servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, [2] in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago, [3] but at the proper time manifested, even His [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vibrance.wordpress.com&blog=318160&post=2017&subd=vibrance&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Invitation &#8211;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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We&#8217;ve done this on occasion here on Vibrance, with Philippians and the Proverbs -  it&#8217;s time to give it another go.  The idea came to me in church today.
We&#8217;ve been thinking about the fruit of the Spirit this summer at Spring Creek Church, and today Pastor Chip concluded the series, talking about self-control.  When he [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vibrance.wordpress.com&blog=318160&post=2014&subd=vibrance&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No Splash. None.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I respect and admire athletes who can dive.  The strength. The grace. The supreme concentration. The split-second execution after endless training, nearly perfect.
And no splash.
Maybe one of the reasons I admire these athletes so much is that their skills are so far beyond mine, admiration is all I can come up with.  In junior-high I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vibrance.wordpress.com&blog=318160&post=2006&subd=vibrance&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Faith, Hope and Gratitude</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/faith-hope-and-gratitude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Faith.  Hope.  Gratitude. 
They travel together, these three, and riding with them can be a sweaty-palmed, white-knuckle ride!
-=-=-=-
Asking his girlfriend&#8217;s dad permission to marry his daughter was personally historic. Now to ask her face to face.  He carefully chose the best scenario that would make it easy for her to say yes, and be a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vibrance.wordpress.com&blog=318160&post=1997&subd=vibrance&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Moving to Gering &#8211; an Overview</title>
		<link>http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/moving-to-gering-an-overview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a broad-brush overview for you who are interested in our forthcoming move.
Next month at this time we&#8217;ll BE there!  (hard to imagine sometimes).
Phil &#38; Brenda to Gering
(This is a copy of the power-point display we put together for Wisconsin farewells.  Viewable on power-point viewer)

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