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			<title><![CDATA[ has anyone read The Book of Mormon? ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Hi, I have read the Book of Mormon and it is amazing!  It is clearly not written by one man.  It is written by several different authors.  You can tell by the writing styles!  It's awesome.  Who knew that Jesus walked on the Americas back in the day?  Check it out for yourself. ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ First Importance, Second Emphasis ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Anyway, the main point is that part of what Paul calls 'of first importance' is the &quot;according to the scriptures&quot; in connection to Christ dieing for us and again &quot;according to the scriptures&quot; he will be raised! It's that foretelling! It's the supernatural! It's the back-up we need. <br><br>And it's for all to see... though it takes some looking into...(for him who has ears to hear). And how will they hear without someone to preach to them? Paul points out elsewhere. So... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2005 14:45:15 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ &quot;First Importance&quot;, According To The Scriptures ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ I'd like to call your attention breifly to the difference between our witness today and that of the Apostles, in hope of our own improvement.<br><br>The Apostle Paul said to the Corinthians in retrospect, &quot;For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and that he was buried and that He was raised on the third day according to the scriptures...&quot; (1 Corinthians 15:3 and 4). He goes on to list the... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2005 11:07:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ As I have prused the web now for about eight years. I have found some disheartning statistics. I have been lurking around and the most damaging thing I found in the body of Christ are these message boards.<br>I will tell you somethings I have discovered.<br>I see that wounded people find like wounded people to hang with.<br><br>The board claims support for this or that, But I see that the support is for people to prop one another up.<br>People are not wanting Gods help, they want to find... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2005 07:47:44 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Genesis A Revelation ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <br>For reference purposes this text is based on a 'standard' Bible, in this case N.I.V. <br>As I have pointed out in other Essays, the importance of recognising the difference between 'Name's and the attribution of 'Intent' to particular 'Name's. This is of obvious relevance in everyday life, and naturally it is of extreme importance to something as essential as obtaining information from a creditable Source. <br>So, the Biblical texts were laid out not from the point of view of easy access,... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:46:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ A CLEAR POOL ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Some poetry:<br><br>OPEN REBUKE IS BETTER THAN SECRET LOVE.<br><br>A sight; a railing; a drawing; a whirlpool; confusion; desire fades; willful stubborness; pentecost is dead; rebuke; curse; alls harmless; a broken cistern; brother; religion; sister; a circus; a field plowed; revenue; selfish; a tree top; a railing along a roof; wilderness; bewildering...<br><br>I will take my enemies one at a time;<br><br>a cast iron pot; a mantle; reef; a throne of iniquity; a den of theives; a chariot... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2004 19:55:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ TELL THE WORLD YOUR STORY! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ A new Christian site called Closer 2 Heaven is looking for people to tell their story. No matter how young or old we need people to tell the world what God has done to and for them. The struggles you had in the past or still going through in your relationship with the Lord. The good time, hard times and what you have learned. If your interested or know some who is please email closer2heaven@msn.com for more details. Subject: Express Yourself<br> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2004 10:14:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ SD#149 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Sunday Dispatch #149<br><br>For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.<br><br>~John 3:16<br><br>beautiful day today.<br>sun<br>wind<br>the leaves starting to turn<br>colors,<br>walking into the wood...<br>life into death into life.<br>chill and warm air drifting in and out.<br>The birds singing and flying away and<br>back again to here now.<br><br>1X1X1=One<br><br>Everywhere One<br><br>to the... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2003 07:42:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <br>Sunday Dispatch #137<br><br>&quot;There are only three or four stories in the universe. They just keep being retold in different ways.&quot;<br><br>~Unknown<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/terminator_3.htm">Terminator 3:The Rise of the Machines</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2003 01:17:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Sunday Dispatch ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Sunday Dispatch #136<br><br>&quot;The people who walked in darkness have<br>seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the <br>land of the shadow of death, upon them a great<br>light has shined.&quot; -Isaiah 9:2<br><br>*piano intro*<br>Christian Goth<br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.christiangoth.com/">www.christiangoth.com/</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br> ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ SD#135 ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Sunday Dispatch #135 <br><br>&quot;Do not look dismal.&quot;--Matthew 6:16<br><br><br>The Humor of Jesus<br><br>Jesus said some funny stuff. Some funny stuff that so many of us miss when reading the four Gospels. And in failing to recognize Jesus humor, we miss so much of what he was trying to say to us<br><br>All through the four Gospels Jesus uses humor, wit, banter, hyperbole, and irony.<br><br>A few examples:<br><br>&quot;Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2003 17:15:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Gifts --A Cult? --Ministers (#7) ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Spiritual Gifts A More Serious Look<br><br>A Christian person begins speaking in another language that he himself doesn't understand.  How does he explain it?  He seeks out others that can do it.  They tell him that he is now filled with the Holy Spirit.  During Pentecost in Acts 2 after the Spirit was sent, after all they spoke in tongues, so it must be.  It is also interesting here that most of the old timers in tongues can denounce other tongues people who are non-Christian and even... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2003 06:41:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Entire Sanctification (#6) ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Entire Sanctification<br><br>This I know is a very controversial Bible concept, entire sanctification, the baptism of/with the Holy Spirit.  Here is my understanding and experience on the subject.<br><br>First off lets think about the human's need related to heart purity.  When Adam and Eve acted in rebellion against God, the promised consequence was death.  Death's simplest meaning is separation.  The first pair had been created with a presence of God within.  The likeness or image of God in... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2003 06:34:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Progress in Christian Experience (#5) ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The Beatitudes: Progress in Christian Experience<br><br>Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you. James 4:10<br><br>I believe, partially hidden here in the Sermon on the Mount is instruction for the hungry of heart, those who wish to find Father God, and become His child.<br><br> 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. <br><br>Now poor in spirit certainly does not mean to act unseemly, but rather a depicting of humility, no pride here!... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2003 06:27:51 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Faith Is --Obedience --Tenses Def. (#4) ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Faith Is <br>  <br>Plus faith has many objects, have faith in God!  It is a work, but not of merit, although it is sometimes commended, something one does by:<br><br>1.  The ascent of the mind, this means I believe that this fact, idea, person, or statement is true.  Example: The devils believe there is one God and tremble.<br><br>2.  The freewill choice to take this belief into your inmost being, I choose this idea, concept, person to be my own.  Example: &quot;Noah being warned of God of... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2003 06:15:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Repentance: Is Required, (#3) ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Repentance: Is Required<br><br>...came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. <br><br>From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.  Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15And saying,  The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.<br><br> 7And he called unto him the twelve, and began to... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2003 06:06:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ We Are Created to Love God  (#2) ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ We Are Created to Love God<br><br>Perhaps if we review what we know about God's creative history, it would help us to know who we are and how it will all end.  We recall that when God created the angels, they were individually made with varying rank, or they were not as man was created, one race of one blood, Adam being the head. At the top of the angelic realm were three archangels with one over all.  This one was plainly the highest, strongest, most endowed of all created beings.... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2003 06:01:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ That I may know him, ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death;<br><br>For some, they must conform first to Heb 11:6... he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.  This is not a whitewash!  It's a washing white done by God, it's his reward, and results from first, &quot;seeking Him.&quot;<br><br>This verse shows what many may fail to see, that &quot;God rewards... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2003 05:47:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ God is the only power......by jufa ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ The &quot;glass darly&quot; between God's thought forms and our own experience of thoughts and forms are our human consciousness which is not aware of the invisible reality of God's kingdom. And though we may not understand it at this moment, should we earnestly continue to feel for God, our understanding will become clear as we enter into the kingdom of the unconditioned Mind. That realm where all that is present are the thought forms of the Father; Self-activating, Self-revealing,... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2001 20:32:32 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ OK, here's something I wrote ages ago... ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Any comments?<br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><b> What Happened to Good, Honest Political Corruption?</b><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br><br>What happened to politics? Or rather, what happened to politicians?<br><br>I'm not hearkening back to some long lost golden age when politicians were moral creatures concerned only with good of their constituents, because I sincerely doubt that such a state of affairs ever existed in the back-stabbing world of the professional political arena. And besides, an... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2001 15:48:02 GMT</pubDate>
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