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		<title>Freedom &#8211; A Reflection, Memorial Day 2012</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was reading an article in a religious magazine today reminding pastors that part of their job as “shepherd” is to “warn and reprove” the flock. The author went on to say that as a real shepherd protects sheep and keeps them out of danger, it is the job of a pastor to warn their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=getstarted.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1171192&#038;post=1552&#038;subd=getstarted&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;It Is Finished&#8221; &#8211; When Jesus Says It&#8217;s Finished</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Jesus had received the wine, he said, &#8220;It is finished.&#8221; Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. (John 19:30)  (Word #6 of the Seven Last Words of Christ from the Cross) The sixth word of Jesus from the cross has a number of shadings of meaning.  In the Greek it is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=getstarted.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1171192&#038;post=1546&#038;subd=getstarted&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://getstarted.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/my-god-my-god-why-have-you-forsaken-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And about three o&#8217;clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, &#8220;Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?&#8221; that is, &#8220;My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?&#8221; (Matt. 27:45-46) (Word #4 of the Seven Last Words of Christ from the Cross) These are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=getstarted.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1171192&#038;post=1450&#038;subd=getstarted&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pope Shenouda III, Leader of Coptic Christian Church, Has Passed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is with sadness we share the news that Pope Shenouda III of Egypt&#8217;s Coptic Christian Church has passed away at the age of 88.  The story can be found here:  BBC News Pope Shenouda was seen as a peacemaker between Christians and Muslims in Egypt, loved and respected by both. He was also a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=getstarted.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1171192&#038;post=1440&#038;subd=getstarted&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking News &#8211; Archbishop of Canterbury Steps Down</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a move that comes as a surprise to many, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has announced he will step down from his post at the end of 2012.  He plans to return to teaching and writing and will take a position at Magdalene College, Cambridge, beginning in January. The Guardian offers details of his [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=getstarted.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1171192&#038;post=1437&#038;subd=getstarted&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sweeter Than Honey?</title>
		<link>http://getstarted.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/sweeter-than-honey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scripture Readings: Exodus 20:1-17 (The Ten Commandments) Psalm 19:7-14 Romans 7:13-25 John 2:13-22 In Psalm 19 King David sings, “the law of the Lord is perfect and revives the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, and gives wisdom to the innocent; the statutes of the Lord are just and rejoice the heart… More [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=getstarted.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1171192&#038;post=1422&#038;subd=getstarted&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BlogSurfing Find: Troubled Times in Egypt</title>
		<link>http://getstarted.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/blogsurfing-find-troubled-times-in-egypt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bishop Mouneer Anis of Egypt is calling for prayer for Egypt as the country struggles to redefine itself in the wake of last spring&#8217;s coup.  Troubles continue as 74 people are killed and 400 wounded at a football game in Cairo, followed by rioting in Alexandria and Suez. The story can be found here:  Egypt [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=getstarted.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1171192&#038;post=1418&#038;subd=getstarted&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I and the Father are One&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://getstarted.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/i-and-the-father-are-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There was again a division among the Jews because of these words.  Many of them said, &#8220;He has a demon, and is insane; why listen to him?&#8221;  Others said, &#8220;These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?&#8221;  At that time the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=getstarted.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1171192&#038;post=1411&#038;subd=getstarted&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prayer Before a Sermon III</title>
		<link>http://getstarted.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/prayer-before-a-sermon-iii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heavenly Father, we bow in your presence. May your Word be our rule, your Spirit our teacher, and your greater glory our supreme concern, through Jesus Christ our Lord. (attributed to John Stott)<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=getstarted.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1171192&#038;post=1407&#038;subd=getstarted&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Massacres: A New Holiday Tradition?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend shared on his Facebook page yesterday the news that dozens of Christian worshipers were murdered in Nigeria yesterday.  CBS News writes: &#8220;Terror attacks across Nigeria by a radical Muslim sect killed at least 39 people Sunday, with the majority dying on the steps of a Catholic church after celebrating Christmas Mass as blood [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=getstarted.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1171192&#038;post=1405&#038;subd=getstarted&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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