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		<title>Top 5 Reasons for Giving at Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:59:34 +0000</pubDate>
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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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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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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>The Power of a Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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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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		<title>I Want</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 11:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[﻿ Ok, I agree with my wife and kids. I may be a bit hard to shop for.  It’s not that I have risen above materialism, but I can’t really think of much that I desire from the mall. So for those curious about my “wants” on this my 58th birthday, here is a partial [...]]]></description>
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