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		<title>A Christmas Message from My Dog</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was giving my dog Sully a bath yesterday, just in time for Christmas. He doesn’t really like baths, not unlike other little boys I’ve known. One of the reasons for the bath was to get him ready to play with Jonathan’s new puppy. Sully may not like baths, but he loves puppies. All of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 5 Reasons for Giving at Christmas</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are all kinds of motivations for giving or providing acts of service directed toward hurting and lost people during December. Some motivations are not as good as others. Here are some motivations I believe are in line with biblical teaching and the true meaning of Christmas: 5 -  To acknowledge that my primary family is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 6 Not-so-Good Reasons to Give at Christmas</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many, if not most, Christian families offer donations or provide some act of service directed toward poor or disadvantaged people during December. I am no one’s judge, but I wonder about the various motivations possibly behind some of this Christmas “generosity.” See if you recognize any of these motivations. I have heard or felt all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remembering the Most Poor at Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The biblical mandate clearly directs believers to demonstrate God’s love by serving, blessing and empowering people that have physical needs such as hunger, housing, medical care, etc. But the holistic mandate of Jesus is equally clear about our calling to proclaim God’s love. The Good News was shouted by angels, shepherds and wise men two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Too Valuable to Lose</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago I used the long-term parking lot at the new airport in Panama City Beach, FL. It was late. I was tired. As I eased up to the exit, I found an automated machine as well as a booth staffed by a woman in uniform. I lowered my window and asked, &#8220;Am [...]]]></description>
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