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	<description>rebellious thoughts in the pursuit of more</description>
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		<title>ROMANCING GRACE&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/romancing-grace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kingdom of God]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The thing about grace is that she gets out of hand. We like to flirt with her, because she looks good across the room.  We steal glances, make a move, and find ourselves with her.  Then, we get scared.  We &#8230; <a href="http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/romancing-grace/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4177963&amp;post=1048&amp;subd=merging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A STORY ABOUT A WHORE&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/a-story-about-a-whor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[heaven]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://merging.wordpress.com/?p=1040</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the altar, she was breathtakingly beautiful. Away from the altar, she was a slut.  She was selfish, manipulative, and inconsiderate.  From day one, her eyes wondered.  At the first opportunity, she cheated.  She had yet to catch her breath &#8230; <a href="http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/a-story-about-a-whor/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4177963&amp;post=1040&amp;subd=merging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DEFINE THE DIFFERENCE&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/define-the-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dreams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fantasy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a difference between a dream and a fantasy. A fantasy is whimsical.  It&#8217;s a dressed up version of reality.  It deals in the superstitious, depends on the illogical, and is at the mercy of forces outside your control.  That&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/define-the-difference/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4177963&amp;post=1032&amp;subd=merging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>LET&#8217;S START HERE &#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/lets-start-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[church members]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conversation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://merging.wordpress.com/?p=1027</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been in more than two churches in your life, you&#8217;ve probably heard talk about them. Those people who aren&#8217;t church members, and who probably aren&#8217;t Christians.  We have strategies for them.  We have special Sundays for people to &#8230; <a href="http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/lets-start-here/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4177963&amp;post=1027&amp;subd=merging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FOR THE DREAMERS, AND THOSE WHO&#8217;VE FORGOTTEN HOW &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/for-the-dreamers-and-those-whove-forgotten-how/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[define]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pursue]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the dreamers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Calling all dreamers: Thank you.  Thank you for being brave enough to be different.  Thank you for being annoying enough to point out what&#8217;s lacking in our systems and societies, and disruptive enough to dream of different alternatives.  Thank you &#8230; <a href="http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/for-the-dreamers-and-those-whove-forgotten-how/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4177963&amp;post=1016&amp;subd=merging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>WALL-LESS &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/wall-less/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attendance numbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building walls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bullies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sandboxes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m more convinced now than I have ever been … It&#8217;s time to take a sledgehammer to the walls.  We&#8217;ve become experts at building walls.  The kind of walls that separate us, hold us in, and keep us distant from &#8230; <a href="http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/wall-less/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4177963&amp;post=1012&amp;subd=merging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>IT&#8217;S A BEAUTIFUL HELL &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/a-beautiful-hell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[moment of doubt]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[things that matter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it&#8217;s easy.  Other times it&#8217;s tough.  Ridiculously, tough.  Sometimes it&#8217;s defeating.  Then, it&#8217;s victorious.  Sometimes it&#8217;s beneficial.  Lots of times it&#8217;s sacrificial.  Sometimes it&#8217;s rainbows, sunshine, puppies, and cold beer.  And, sometimes it&#8217;s just hell. But it is always &#8230; <a href="http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/a-beautiful-hell/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4177963&amp;post=1005&amp;subd=merging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>TEBOWING&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/tebowing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to dislike Tim Tebow. I know.  I am going to hell.  There was something about him that rubbed me the wrong way.  Every time he talked, he set off my &#8220;cheesy, obnoxious Christian&#8221; radar.  He seemed, for lack &#8230; <a href="http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/tebowing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4177963&amp;post=998&amp;subd=merging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BUT THEN &#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/but-then/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is an original Scripture mash-up from Maria Warrell.  You can follow Maria&#8217;s tweets here, read her blog here, and friend her on facebook here.  The following is a mash up of 1 Corinthians 13:12.  Enjoy. For now In &#8230; <a href="http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/08/but-then/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4177963&amp;post=993&amp;subd=merging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>HEAVEN IS BREAKING &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/heaven-is-breaking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The war inside of me has been won, yet a defeated battle rages on. The enemy has laid siege to all my hopes, all my dreams, and to the very definition of me. There&#8217;s no victory in sight, and I&#8217;m &#8230; <a href="http://merging.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/heaven-is-breaking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=merging.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4177963&amp;post=987&amp;subd=merging&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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