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		<title>Holy Invitation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the U.S&#8217;s economy is being shaken in these unstable times, I want to ask you a serious question: What are you feeding your soul? Are you feeding off the anxiety and fear that drives our national news? Maybe your personal circumstances have left you emotionally drained or frightened. Maybe you&#8217;re feeling overwhelmed and uneasy. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsandwonder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4182500&amp;post=292&amp;subd=wordsandwonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Giving Thanks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traditionally Thanksgiving is a time of giving thanks and offering gratitude to God. Lately, however, I’ve been wondering if what we do every fourth Thursday of November is really thanks-giving or just going through the motions of tradition. Do we really give thanks to God with humility and sincerity? I have to confess that with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsandwonder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4182500&amp;post=261&amp;subd=wordsandwonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When Life Hurts Most</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, I met three mothers whose children had died recently. One of the moms lost her son to cancer. The other two lost their teenage daughters to suicide. As I listened to their stories, I was numb. I was left speechless. As a parent, I couldn’t help but put myself in their shoes. There [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsandwonder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4182500&amp;post=217&amp;subd=wordsandwonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anonymous Encouragement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Weisman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I received a hand-written note in my office mailbox. No one signed the note. It simply said &#8220;Isaiah 41:10.&#8221;  During a quiet time of Bible reading yesterday morning, I read Isaiah 41:10. Here&#8217;s what it says:   &#8220;Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsandwonder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4182500&amp;post=174&amp;subd=wordsandwonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Have What It Takes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Weisman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever found yourself in a situation that you simply felt totally inadequate to do? I’m in a season like that right now. When I look at myself, it’s easy to see of all of my shortcomings and areas of incompetency.  Can you relate to that? Maybe you’re a worship leader, a youth pastor, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsandwonder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4182500&amp;post=170&amp;subd=wordsandwonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Awaken Our Hearts</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Weisman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I came across a poem I wrote more than ten years ago. I remember writing this after having a particularly rich time in God&#8217;s presence. It is still the predominant cry of my heart. I want everyone to know The beauty of Your face I want everyone to taste The sweetness of Your grace. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsandwonder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4182500&amp;post=149&amp;subd=wordsandwonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What David Saw and Sought</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Weisman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[God's glory]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Isaiah 43:6-7]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have seen you in your sanctuary and gazed upon your power and glory. (Psalm 63:2) One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsandwonder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4182500&amp;post=100&amp;subd=wordsandwonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Are We So Easily Bored?</title>
		<link>http://wordsandwonder.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/why-are-we-so-easily-bored/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Weisman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking recently about how easily we get bored. Have you ever really thought about it? As Westerners we have so much stuff, and stuff to do, but we are so easily bored! What&#8217;s up with that? C.S. Lewis in his book, “Mere Christianity,” said, “If I find in myself a desire which no [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wordsandwonder.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4182500&amp;post=16&amp;subd=wordsandwonder&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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