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		<title>What are they thinking?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have been there, either behind this car… or driving it. The speed limit is 65 mph. The car is going 50. They are in the left lane – commonly referred to as the fast lane. Beside them, in the right lane, is a dump truck. Also very content to go 50. Side by side [...]]]></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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		<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>The Power of a Story</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone loves a good story. I am on the way to a wedding in Sewanee, TN. Someday I will ask Lane, “So tell me your story. How did you and Bill fall in love…?” She will blush, smile widely as precious memories flood her mind, and then she will tell her love story. Powerful. Part [...]]]></description>
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