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		<title>Myth: There is Such a Thing as A “Typical” Church Planter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 22:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#60;image courtesy of carbonNYC @ Flickr&#62; I have never met a ‘typical’ church planter. Sure, assessment helps determine whether someone has a demonstrable history of the kind of gifting and passion needed to help find success in a planting endeavor, but beyond certain gifts, history, and focus, it seems there&#8217;s no real &#8216;church planter&#8217; mold. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doing the right thing&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[…isn’t always easy.  There are times and circumstances that we face which when right and wrong are more like shades of gray than they are black and white.  There are those moments when a choice presents itself when both (or all!) options seem more than ‘okay;’ times when we have to decide about jobs, health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victory: More than a Miracle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#60;image courtesy of Image*After&#62; After the Israelites have crossed into enemy territory and prepared themselves for battle in some pretty interesting ways, it&#8217;s time to overcome the obstacle of Jericho&#8212;a fortified city with some strategic importance.  If you’re at all familiar with the story of the Battle of Jericho, you know the ‘highlight’ is when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Labor Day Reminder</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1 Corinthians 15: 55 &#8220;Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?&#8221; 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ready for Battle: Provision</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeremiahGomez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#60;image courtesy of Lawrence Op&#62; We all face moments during life’s many battles when we come to the incontrovertible realization that we just do not have what it takes to push through: …the obstacles are too big …circumstaces are too hard …finances are too tight …we’re sorely outnumbered &#8230;and, most disconcerting of all, hope seems [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CPAC Reflection: Fear</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#60;image courtesy of oddstock&#62; As I’ve spoken to people who have experienced the Assessment Center, and to people who are a little timid about going—I’ve been struck by the discussion on how nervous they were in coming into Assessment.  You can count me among them: part of being nervous is the fear of the unknown, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Battles are You Facing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#60;Image courtesy of army.mil&#62; So much of life seems like it involves ‘battle.’  Think of how we describe much of what we endure in a single day: At the beginning of the day: we fight to get out of bed. During the day: we fight to maintain attention. Sometime in the afternoon: we fight cravings. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is That Enough?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the story of Rahab and the spies in Joshua 2 continues, we get a deeper look at what faith is… perhaps gaining a perspective that isn’t celebrated as much as it should be. The story continues and indicates that faith is obedience.  In a world where belief and obedience can be two very separate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What a Mess!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeremiahGomez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image from iboy_daniel - I’ve been walking through the book of Joshua here on the ol’ blog and at this point we’re looking at chapter two as a bit of a case study on ‘faith’ (since Rahab, a central character in this passage is heralded later as an example of great faith and this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strength &amp; Courage (Part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part two in a discussion of how to find strength and courage in the midst of impossible situations--based on the lessons Joshua learned in the book of Scripture which bears his name.]]></description>
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