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		<title>THOUGHTS ON (NEW) LIFE&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 17:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a minute since I&#8217;ve updated my blog. And now, I&#8217;m sitting in this coffee shop (in one of &#8230;<p><a href="https://merging.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/thoughts-on-new-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>YOU DON&#8217;T GET TO BEAT FEAR&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s really only one thing holding you back from living out your best story: FEAR.   The fear that you&#8217;ll &#8230;<p><a href="https://merging.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/fears-greatest-fear/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>WHEN DOUBT THROWS SUCKER PUNCHES&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been staring at a white, blank screen for two and a half hours. Yep. That&#8217;s the glamorous life of &#8230;<p><a href="https://merging.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/when-doubt-throws-sucker-punches/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>SO, THIS EXISTS&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I just spent an hour on a website called Concernedmembers.com.  Did I have an hour to spare tonight?  Not really. &#8230;<p><a href="https://merging.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/so-this-exists/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>FEELING GOD-AWFUL ON GOOD FRIDAY&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It snuck it in like a well thrown sucker punch. Red-faced and working hard for the &#8220;amens&#8221; from the faithful, &#8230;<p><a href="https://merging.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/feeling-god-awful-on-good-friday/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A DOUBTER&#8217;S SERMON&#8230;</title>
		<link>https://merging.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/a-doubters-sermon/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I get the doubt, and even the hesitation, in following Jesus. It all sounds a bit far-fetched.  A God who &#8230;<p><a href="https://merging.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/a-doubters-sermon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>PRODIGAL SAILORS NO MORE&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If our lives are ships, I&#8217;ve had a terrible time setting sail. It&#8217;s not for a lack of trying.  For &#8230;<p><a href="https://merging.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/prodigal-sailors-no-more/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>A DANGEROUS HEAVEN (What I think about the end-game of Christianity)&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is my friend Brad. What is the end game of Christianity? How does that effect discipleship now? Two really &#8230;<p><a href="https://merging.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/a-dangerous-heaven-what-i-think-about-the-end-game-of-christianity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>CHRISTIANS SHOULD STOP BEING COMPASSIONATE&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 03:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Compassion is all the rage in today&#8217;s Christianity. Just think for a moment of how often we talk about compassion. &#8230;<p><a href="https://merging.wordpress.com/2013/03/02/christians-should-stop-being-compassionate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>THE ADVENTURE WAITING IN THE SHADOWS&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jake]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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