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	<description>Encouraging you to grow strong in Christ!</description>
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		<title>Algebra 2 EOC Practice Problems</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=732</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(This is for my Algebra 2 students!) You can find the sample EOC practice problems on the state web site (http://www.tn.gov/education/assessment/sec_samplers.shtml). Notice that there are two links with sample problems (one Alg II link under &#8220;Item Samplers&#8221; and another Alg II link under &#8220;Practice Tests&#8221;). I have placed the problem numbers on the board in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So Prayer Doesn&#8217;t Work for You, Huh?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=733</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible Study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maturity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perseverance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chances are that you have heard someone say, &#8220;God doesn&#8217;t hear my prayers. My prayers never get answered. I&#8217;ve prayed as hard as I know how to pray, but nothing ever happens.&#8221; What people usually mean by that is that they have prayed very hard for a sick loved one to be healed, and they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACT Prep Classes&#8211;College Investigation Form</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=730</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Hall&#8217;s ACT Class (College Research) Please go here and follow the instructions! Notice that if there is no red asterisk for the field, it may be skipped! http://bit.ly/fc3ifW]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking about the Tough Questions</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=714</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:25:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible Study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christian maturity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[difficulties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disagreement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maturity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teachability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a couple of weeks we will begin &#8220;Ask Anything Friday&#8221; at 7:30 on Friday mornings before school. There are potential land minds here! Mulling over the possibilities, I have decided to put some of my thoughts here. Hopefully it will help us keep a right perspective. Some questions carry a lot of freight. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will He Live?&#8211;A Short Short Story</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=701</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 21:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[promises]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resurrection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[second coming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sickness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[He felt so sick. So weak. He could not remember just how long he had been lying there like that. He realized he was moving in and out of consciousness. One moment, he would be very aware of everything, then suddenly, he would be aware that  he had just awakened and that he had been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. Hall&#8217;s ACT Prep Class Research Form</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=695</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a temporary post. Mr. Hall&#8217;s ACT prep class should use the following link to fill out the form. http://bit.ly/ahKWV9 ACT Online Practice Questions: http://www.testprepreview.com/act_practice.htm http://www.actstudent.org/sampletest/index.html http://number2.com/]]></description>
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		<title>Avatar and Pantheism</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=690</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Avatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pantheism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hollywood has been a hotbed for pantheism for many years. The latest pantheistic movie is Avatar. Here are a few of my random thoughts about pantheism in general, and Avatar in particular. I am certainly not an expert in either subject. But I offer my thoughts based on my limited understanding for your consideration. As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does God Think about Santa?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=688</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[child-rearing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childrearing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Claus]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas 2009 has come and gone. I thought I would share a few of Vickie&#8217;s and my convictions about Christmas. They don&#8217;t have to be your convictions. But sharing them now gives you a year to think about them! Vickie and I are sort of non-conformists when it comes to Christmas. We don&#8217;t go as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;You Should Be Ashamed of Yourself!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=671</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[arrogance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child-discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child-rearing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childrearing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pride]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-righteousness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[showing off]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teachability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are around my age, you probably heard those words pretty often when you were a kid. I certainly did! I could be wrong, but I am under the impression that parents don&#8217;t use those words as much nowadays. Do you think that would be a good thing? or a bad thing? I think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hesitant to Sign the Manhattan Declaration?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=645</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conviction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manhattan Declaration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pro-life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standing Alone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few Christians have been hesitant to sign the Manhattan Declaration. I have tried to consider some of their possible reasons and would like to attempt a brief response. Also, at the end of this post, you may wish to read the related links and an email I sent out four days after the release [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage Enrichment Instrument</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=642</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[husbands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wives]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vickie and I have put together an instrument based on Willard Harley&#8217;s books and web pages (marriagebuilders.com) for marriage enrichment. We offer it to you here for use in your own marriage. You might also find it useful as a way to encourage others to strengthen their marriages, if you think they might be willing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>COMPLETE LIST OF POSTS (Through 11/21/09)</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=88</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[posts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[summary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No Thanks. I’d Rather Ruin Everything. Saturday, November 21, 2009, 10:31:42 AM &#124; Steve Hall (The following post may seem a little negative to some. I write it with a heavy heart. But, obviously, I believe these things need to be said.) I’m 63. Throughout most of those years I have watched many people do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Thanks. I&#8217;d Rather Ruin Everything.</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=632</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[arrogance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consequences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coolness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[misery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repentance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(The following post may seem a little negative to some. I write it with a heavy heart. But, obviously, I believe these things need to be said.) I&#8217;m 63. Throughout most of those years I have watched many people do untold damage to themselves, their families, and their friends. And, yes, sadly, I&#8217;ve done plenty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Important Lesson from Your Best Human Friend</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=621</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible Study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loving God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thanksgiving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hopefully there is a human being in your life that you consider to be your &#8220;best friend.&#8221; I&#8217;m talking about someone that you would prefer to spend time with more than anyone else. Someone you feel totally comfortable with. If you need conversation, this person is the first person who comes to your mind. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Incredible Game&#8230; And I Missed It!</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=608</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perseverance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standing Alone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last night the Baltimore Colts beat the New England Patriots 35-34 in one of those games that will undoubtedly be a life-long memory for many who watched it. I have been a Colts fan since I was a kid (when they were led by Johnny Unitas in Baltimore). And even though Unitas disowned the Colts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should I Comb My Hair Straight Up?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=531</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[arrogance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christian maturity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[condemnation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cynicism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discernment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hypocrisy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[judgment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loving God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion for Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perspective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-righteousness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual pride]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teachability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tradition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of younger guys seem to be combing their hair straight up at odd angles these days. So I decided to try that once just after I had gotten out of the shower. After a quick look in the mirror, I decided, &#8220;Hmmmm&#8230; Nope! Don&#8217;t think so!&#8230; This  is really just not me!&#8221; And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I May Love Jesus More than You Do!</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=578</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Forgiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loving God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion for Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is a wonderful episode in the life of Jesus that is given to us in Luke chapter 7. You will remember it. A Pharisee named Simon had invited Jesus to come to eat a meal with him. When Jesus sat down to eat, a woman, referred to simply as &#8220;a sinner&#8221; came to Jesus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Teachable? Are You REALLY?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=575</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conviction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disagreement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standing Alone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teachability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Let me offer you some thought-provoking questions. When was the last time you changed your thinking about something you previously thought was right but that you now believe to be wrong? Or reverse that... When was the last time you thought that something was in error that you now believe to be correct? When was the last time you actually changed my belief about something?]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Have Seeing Eyes?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=561</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[arrogance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blindness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hearing God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loving God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[materialism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion for Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perspective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repentance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Blindness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hear, you deaf! And look, you blind, that you may see. (Isa 42:18) I&#8217;m writing to two kinds of people. Some of you see God very clearly.  Some of you are very blind. It is truly an incredible phenomenon. Perhaps you are one who stands dumbfounded and  amazed at how some people seem to be unable to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illustrating Romans 6</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=547</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Freedom in Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion for Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Romans 6]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Romans 6 is one of the most important passages in the entire Bible. The fact that many people to not understand it very well is an indicator of the spiritual weakness of many who call themselves Christian.  And when we begin to really understand it, it revolutionizes our lives! I get to teach from this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Not to Destroy a Relationship</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=543</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[christian maturity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Willard Harley]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(At first, this post is going to sound like it&#8217;s exclusively for married couples. But it really isn&#8217;t. Read it to the end!) Many of you know that I&#8217;m a big fan of Dr. Willard Harley&#8217;s materials for marriage enrichment and divorce prevention. If you are interested, the best starting place is his book, His [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Praying for Our Nation</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=526</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few ideas for whatever time you may be setting aside to pray for our nation. Obviously,  a list like this can never be exhaustive. But maybe these items might jump start our prayers. I won&#8217;t try to put them in any particular order. I&#8217;m sure that would get me hopelessly confused! Let [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Can&#8217;t Women Be Pastors?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=506</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pastors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Southern Baptist churches have gone on record as maintaining that Pastors of SBC churches should be men. To many that sounds like chauvinism and discrimination of the worst kind against women. Many wonder why the SBC would take such a stand? It seems logical to these people that the SBC is shooting itself in the foot. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Husbands Who Give Christ a Bad Name and Jimmy Carter Ammo</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=502</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[husbands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jimmy Carter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[submission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wives]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently Jimmy Carter made the news when he decided it was time to remind the world again that he had resigned from the Southern Baptist Convention. It was his way of trying to distance himself from conservative Christians who stand on the Scriptural teaching that men should be leaders at home and in the pulpit. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Read Revelation! Go Ahead and Read It!</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=496</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bible Study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eschatology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Tribulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[persecution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Posttrib]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[return of Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Revelation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[second coming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tribulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doubting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion for Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salvation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-examination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth (General)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The third verse of the Book of Revelation says&#8230; “Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near.” (Rev 1:3) Through the years I have seen many young Christians develop a fascination for reading the book [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developing a Hunger for God and His Word</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=493</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible Study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doubting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion for Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salvation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-examination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth (General)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Through the years I have talked with people who have confessed that they had trouble reading amd studying the Scriptures. To them, Bible study seemed to be unpleasant and boring. And they wondered why that would be the case. Do you find yourself looking at the Bible and thinking, &#8220;Well, I know I should read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gullible? Cynical? or Discerning?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=476</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[cynicism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discernment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gullibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maturity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skeptics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wisdom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you considered how the adjectives discerning, gullible, and cynical are related? Perhaps these three words point to one of the many areas where growing Christians need to learn to find God&#8217;s balance! I think most of us would agree that the first word, discerning, is something good. And we would  probably agree that gullible and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sinner&#8217;s Prayer&#8211;Is It Deceptive?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=469</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[deception]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[false religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hypocrisy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lordship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion for Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repentance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salvation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-examination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-righteousness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sinner's prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sinner’s prayer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever considered the possibility that many who have prayed the sinner&#8217;s prayer have been terribly deceived? As you read these words, do you consider yourself to be a Christian? When you became a Christian, did you pray the sinner&#8217;s prayer? Maybe something along these lines&#8230; Lord Jesus, I believe that you are God [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Examination: Not Optional!</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=435</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[joy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lordship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loving God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion for Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-righteousness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth (General)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After we have been a Christian for awhile, there is a tendency for us to get settled into a more or less comfortable routine. We find our niche in the church. We probably do some personal devotions. We probably pray before our meals. We may even have a tendency to get a bit legalistic about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Moms Can Be Such Great Christians</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=428</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[childbirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mothers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tribulation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sounds like a Mothers Day post, doesn&#8217;t it?  But Mothers day is a long way from now, and it&#8217;s on my mind. I suppose there could be many reasons why Moms can be great Christians. But at the moment I&#8217;ve got two brief thoughts for your consideration. Here&#8217;s reason number one. Any mom knows how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Trying to Keep People Happy?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=423</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[persecution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[popularity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You should know that if your goal is to keep people happy, you&#8217;re in trouble! I&#8217;m pretty confident that I can promise you that you won&#8217;t succeed. But, of course,  it really shouldn&#8217;t be your goal at all. Now don&#8217;t get me wrong. Sure, we must be kind and gracious. Sure, we must be gentle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Board of Deacons?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=329</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deacons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pastors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[church government]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Note (added 7/7/09): I have been told that the following article sounds like a negative attack on deacons in general. That was certainly not my intention!  Some of my best friends and some of the strongest Christian men I know are deacons! I realize that the Biblical office of deacon goes all the way back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mark Driscoll&#8211;Reaction to a Controversial Man</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=305</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[disagreement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discernment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divisiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freedom in Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Driscoll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wisdom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Driscoll has become a quite a lightning rod. If you don&#8217;t recognize the name, he is a very young pastor of a church in Seattle, Washington(!) of 8000 members. And many people are coming into the kingdom of God as a result of his ministry. He is not a Southern Baptist, and, as far [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry from Buck Bald</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=293</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buck Bald]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eternity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t been to Buck Bald in several years. But in previous years I used to drive up there alone, just to have some quiet time with the Lord. (If you have never been to Buck Bald, it&#8217;s worth the drive! At the top you have  an incredible 360-degree view of the quiet and peaceful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts for Dads&#8211;From a Dad</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=283</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[childrearing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fathers day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fathers Day, 2009 Here are a few Fathers Day thoughts, arranged in no particular order, that I am praying might help all of us dads do a little better job as we try to carry out our monumental assignment of being the kind of dad that makes a difference in the lives of our kids. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coming Up Soon! Just Ahead!&#8211;Eternity</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=272</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eternity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perspective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I want to encourage you to use your memory for a few moments. Can you remember a time when you were eagerly looking forward to an event that seemed it would never arrive? Time seemed to move so slowly! I&#8217;m thinking of molasses! Maybe, for students, it was an upcoming holiday&#8230;. or summer vacation. Maybe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have You Been Skipping Church?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=239</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible Study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Attending church can be a challenge, can&#8217;t it? Sunday morning may be our only chance to sleep in. Worship services may take a big bite out of our free time. Going to church can take away precious recreation time. Maybe we are also just a bit concerned that if we go, someone will put pressure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Tell Me Why You Believe that?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=229</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[study]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The world is full of people who have very stong opinions about current cultural, theological, philosophical, and world-view issues. The truth is that all of us (Yes, A-L-L of us!) have a world view! I was astonished the other day when Dr. Al Mohler quoted a liberal academic (Joyce Appleby, UCLA emerita professor and co-director [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Tweeting?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=233</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter is turning out to be a great way for people who care about each other to stay in touch. A few months ago, most of our family signed up for twitter. Parts of our family are in California, Texas, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Everybody stays very busy. Yes we can make phone calls, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Struggle to Keep the Good Habits</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=221</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bible Study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perseverance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouragement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[habits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Habits are strange things, aren&#8217;t they? It seems so easy to fall into bad habits! And so difficult to stop them! But it seems so difficult to keep the good ones going! And so easy to stop them! I have previously posted some thoughts about conquering bad habits and addictions. I won&#8217;t dwell on that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meditation? or Meditation?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=213</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:49:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible Study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hearing God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seeking counsel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are often encouraged to spend less time talking with God and more time listening to God. But sometimes I wonder if people really understand what it means to listen.  Perhaps we give the impression that listening is sort of like  trying to turn off or empty our minds, while we wait for God to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Care for Some Turkish Delight?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=199</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bible Study]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion for Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perseverance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth (General)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the many wonderful spiritual lessons embedded in The Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis) is found in the first encounter of Edmund with the White Witch (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe). The witch magically produces some tasty candy (Turkish Delight) for a hungry Edmund. Later, Edmund finds that he cannot enjoy a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How about a New Wide-Screen HDTV?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=190</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[materialism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How would you feel if someone said to you, I have a surprise for you! I would like to give you a new wide-screen HDTV! How would you react? Most of us would be very excited! We might even jump up and down and shout &#8220;Oh, Wow! Oh, Wow! Oh, Wow!&#8221; a few times! We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Message from the Grape Hyacinths</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=183</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[End Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eschatology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Posttrib]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[return of Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[second coming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[signs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[watch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometime in late September we begin to notice that the are days getting a bit shorter and some of them a bit chillier. In October, while we still enjoy many brilliant days, in the back of our minds we know that even shorter and colder days are not too far ahead. We carry our jackets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Christian Consideration of the Second Amendment</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=163</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[gun control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[second amendment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self defense]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution says&#8230; &#8220;A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.&#8221; As far as the constitution goes, it seems pretty clear&#8230; The right for the &#8220;people&#8221; (not just the military!) to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage: Some Tips for Better Communication</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=159</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:44:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disagreement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some ground rules that Vickie and I try to use to make sure we communicate well. We freely admit up front that, like most married couples, there are times when we don&#8217;t communicate very well at all! Usually it is because we are forgetting one or more of these tips. When our conversation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Same Mud Puddles&#8211;Less Stress</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=140</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[difficulties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fiery Trials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perseverance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perspective]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday Vickie and I walked about five miles along the Ocoee River. It was a nice easy trail that wound along the riverside at the place where they held the Canoe/Kayak Slalom for the 1996 Olympic Games. The trail ends at the base of one of the dams (#3) on the Ocoee River. We had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does God Still Care About Sin?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=129</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[judgment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repentance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are many preachers and churches (so-called, anyway) that have decided that people are pretty tired of hearing about sin. Instead of sin, messages are becoming more positive. Churches and pastors who talk about sin too much are becoming unpopular, their churches are getting smaller, and many seem to be just sort of dying out. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is It OK to Kill Somebody Stupid to Save Somebody Smart?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=128</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pro-life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine someone important is dying. Maybe a leader of a nation. Maybe a great spiritual leader. Maybe the president of a company or of a university. A critical organ of his body is diseased and it&#8217;s terminal. Now picture a mentally challenged homeless derelict who happens to be relatively healthy. Do you think it would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irrational? Illogical? Absurd?&#8230; Yes, But True!</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=121</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[common sense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[logic]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1919 The New York Globe began running a cartoon feature by Robert Ripley called &#8220;Believe it or not!&#8221; It specialized in publishing facts that seemed too strange to be true. It took off like wild-fire! In 1933 Ripley displayed his collection at the Chicago World&#8217;s Fair. Currently, there are 29 Believe It or Not! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grace&#8230; Don&#8217;t Minimize It! (And Don&#8217;t Redefine It!)</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=113</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[condemnation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forgiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lordship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion for Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perspective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salvation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Saul ravaged the church. &#8220;But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.&#8221; (Acts 8:3) David committed adultery and murder. &#8220;David sent messengers and took her [Bathsheba], and when she came to him, he lay with her; and when she had purified [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brilliant&#8230; but Foolish</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=109</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skeptics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the most academically brilliant people of the world have made themselves very foolish by deciding in advance to ignore God. Sometimes they do it simply because they cannot bear rejection by those whom they consider to be the philosophically elite (who have, of course, also foolishly chosen in advance to ignore God). Twice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Painful Lesson from Wasps</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=105</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[arrogance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pride]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[showing off]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I received an encouraging email from a church planter in New Jersey the other day. He told me how he and his six-year-old son were using my Youtube Devotionals as part of their evening devotions. (I uploaded the devotionals last summer for my grandchildren.) He said his son&#8217;s favorite was the &#8220;one about the wasps.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holier-Than-Thou</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=101</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[arrogance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evangelism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pride]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-righteousness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual pride]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Corinthians had a problem with spiritual arrogance. Paul had rebuked them for abusing their freedom in Christ (1 Corinthians 8). He warned them that &#8220;Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies.&#8221; (1 Corinthians 8:1) Later, in chapter 9, Paul wrote these important words concerning his own ministry: &#8220;To the weak I became weak, that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>They&#8217;re All Dead</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=97</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perspective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resurrection]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My Mom died last May. My Dad died in 1984. My sister died in 1970. My Grandpa and Grandma, who were very dear to me and made such a huge difference in my childhood are dead. He died in 1987. She died in 1983. I have four uncles who are dead. Vickie&#8217;s Mom and Dad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin, and Kinzer!</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=92</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abraham Lincoln]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Darwin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kinzer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perseverance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standing Alone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday, February 12, was Kinzer&#8217;s first birthday. (Kinzer is our 7th grandchild!) It also happened to be the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln AND of Charles Darwin! (They were both born on the very same day.) Later, when Kinzer has&#160; grown old enough to understand such things, I would like for him to think about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Talking about Cancer</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=89</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[confrontation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have a friend who has a cancer problem. He is very aware of it. He seems to realize that it&#8217;s not good, but doesn&#8217;t seem to believe that it is really quite as bad as the doctor says it is. The doctor is telling him that it&#8217;s really bad and that it must be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Signs of Increasing Apostasy</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=78</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[apostasy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[End Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[false religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lordship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion for Christ]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scripture warns that as we near the end, apostasy will increase. Christians have an obligation to shine a bright light on darkness and provide a sharp demarcation between true Biblical Christianity and any false substitutes. We must do what we can to provide opportunity to those who have accepted a &#8220;substitute&#8221; for genuine Biblical Christianity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freedom in Christ? or Hmmmmm&#8230; Maybe Not?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=76</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[condemnation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conviction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Freedom in Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the treasures we have in Christ is freedom! The freedom we have in Christ should fill the Christian life with great joy and excitement! &#8220;It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.&#8221; (Galatians 5:1) &#8220;Come to Me, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Christian and Sin</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=74</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forgiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hypocrisy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lordship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the great frustrations experienced by Christians has to do with how badly we have blown it. I&#8217;m not talking about how badly we have blown it before we became Christians. I&#8217;m talking about how badly we have blown it as Christians. There are things in our lives which we want to hide. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuning in to God&#8211;Can You Hear Him?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=73</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[hearing God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual gifts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual projects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most of you are too young to remember the old radios with vacuum tubes and old-fashioned tuners and dials. Sometimes it was very difficult to put just the right touch on the dial to tune in a station. It seemed that there was simply too much static. The airwaves seemed to be filled with meaningless [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Killing Pre-K Kids&#8211;A Balanced Approach</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=72</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pro-life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(When I first posted this brief satire, I did not include this opening paragraph or the closing paragraph. But Vickie suggested, and upon reflection I agreed, that many today who read satire may not recognize it for what it is really saying. I believe that abortion is America&#8217;s holocaust. What was once unthinkable has become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Need Some Joy! Where&#8217;s the Joy?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=71</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[consequences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contentment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fiery Trials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[misery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of you will remember the encouragement from Nehemiah, &#34;&#8230;for the joy of the Lord is your strength.&#34; (Nehemiah 8:10) Or maybe you remember the Proverb, &#34;A merry heart doeth good like a medicine&#8230;&#34; (Proverbs 17:22) Or you might recall the words of Paul to the Philippians, &#34;Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the Great Tribulation Near?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=70</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[End Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eschatology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fiery Trials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Tribulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Posttrib]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preparation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trials]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As I write these words, in the waning hours of 2008, many are filled with fear and apprehension about the future of America and of the world. Around the world, stock markets have fallen precipitously. National governments are furiously trying to &#34;rebuild confidence&#34; in the world economic systems. Businesses have failed. Industries are at risk. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Savior&#8230; But Not Lord?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=69</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confrontation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lordship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have occasionally run into people who have actually said to me, &#34;I received Christ as my Savior when I was young, but did not accept Him as Lord until later in my life.&#34; I think I know what they are trying to communicate. There was a time when they realized that they needed a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wow! This is Controversial! Where Am I Going to Stand?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=68</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible Study Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[controversy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conviction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world is full of controversial subjects! Jesus and His followers were nothing if not controversial! If we do our best to follow Him closely, we can expect to be somewhat controversial as well! We need to have a personal plan for dealing with controversy when it arises. Let&#8217;s give that some thought. First let&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Condemning Sin&#8211;Are We All Hypocrites?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=67</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[condemnation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confrontation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divisiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forgiveness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common accusations launched at Christians is that of &#34;hypocrisy.&#34; Why is that? Well, partly, it is because all of us have sinned. And to many people, if we commit sin, then turn around and point out the fact that others are committing that sin, it sounds like hypocrisy. Of course, everything [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Other Gods</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=66</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[false religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature of God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are the &#8220;Gods&#8221; of Islam, Mormonism, and Freemasonry, etc. the same as the God of the Bible? It really isn&#8217;t all that difficult to check it out! President Bush has notoriously said that he believes that Christians and Muslims worship the same God. Richard Land retorted, &#8220;That&#8217;s why President Bush is our Commander in Chief [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;We Ought to Obey God Rather than Men&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=64</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[authority]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conviction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standing Alone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[submission]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is a powerful and beautiful episode in the book of Acts. The city of Jerusalem was in an uproar because of the teaching of the apostles after the resurrection of Jesus. The religious leaders had already warned Peter and John to stop their teaching. Of course, they could not stop. They were under orders [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Divisiveness</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=63</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conviction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When someone takes a public stand for truth, especially &#34;controversial&#34; truth, it will inevitably irritate some people. The usual response from them is that the one standing for truth is being &#34;divisive.&#34; It would be worth giving some thought to this word, &#34;divisiveness.&#34; It&#8217;s fairly easy to toss it around when we disagree with someone, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Engagement Rings and Christmas Presents</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=62</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contentment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Engagement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does that title sound romantic? Sorry. This really isn&#8217;t a romantic post. But think about it&#8211;what do engagement rings and Christmas presents have in common, anyway? I suppose a lot of guys pop the question around Christmas time, but that&#8217;s not what I&#8217;ve got in mind at the moment. I am thinking about the enormous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Lessons from a Severe Head Cold</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=61</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sickness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thanksgiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trials]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For three or four days now I have had a loathsome head cold. You&#8217;ve had them too&#8211;miserable, disgusting, abhorrent, vile head colds. In the midst of nose blowing and watery eyes and hoarsened voice, we pray, miserably, &#34;Lord! Please take this stuff away!&#34; Nothing wrong with that prayer. But since, in my case, He usually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Would You Do?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=60</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conviction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion for Christ]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s do a &#34;thought experiment.&#34; Suppose you are a teacher in a local church. As you teach, suppose someone brings up the subject of people who are living together, but who have not entered into a marriage covenant. And suppose that since that topic has arisen, you decide that God wants you to address it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As America Changes Watch for These Things</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=59</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conviction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Standing Alone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please understand that by listing the following items I am not making prophecies or predictions of what will happen. But it seems that the probability is high that those who would like to see these kinds of changes will see the new political landscape as a wonderful opportunity to push for these changes. As Christians [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Morning after the Election of 2008</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=58</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama is the new president-elect. Here are a few of my thoughts on the morning after the election. I&#8217;ll try to flesh them out later. America may change, but God does not. “For I am the LORD, I change not.” (Mal 3:6) Whoever our leaders are, Christians must respect and pray for them. &#8220;Every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Better Grades Through Memorizing Scripture!</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=57</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[grades, school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scripture Memory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grades]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today I attended a workshop for math teachers where I heard many teachers bemoaning the fact that they have so many students who seem to retain so little math that they presumably learned in previous grades. It is an almost universal teacher complaint. And it got me thinking. Perhaps you have been to a Bill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Has God Left Us Here? Learning from the Life of David Brainerd</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=55</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conviction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Brainerd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passion for Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Not to sit and dream of heaven! Not to make ourselves as comfortable as we can! Not to have as much fun as possible! We are here to count for Him! to bring Him glory! To use our resources to cry out to a sleeping and ungodly world to turn back to God. Most of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Am I Really Passionate About?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=54</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Passion for Christ]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is a comment I uploaded to Myspace last year. I decided to add it to our weblog just to keep the posts together. Am I Passionate for Christ? If you look around a bit, you will find people who are PASSIONATE about some things. PASSIONATE about their favorite kinds of sports PASSIONATE about their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Being Cool</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=53</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conviction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coolness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you noticed that for a large segment of our population, the greatest virtue has become &#34;coolness?&#34; We base what we have to say on whether it sounds &#34;cool&#34; or not. We base what we wear on whether it looks &#34;cool&#34; or not. We hopefully drive a vehicle that we believe makes us appear to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Standing Alone</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=52</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conviction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth (General)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most difficult tasks often assigned to a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ is that of identifying with Him in His willingness to stand alone. Jesus Stood Alone Immediately after Jesus was betrayed by Judas, the Bible records this short but poignant verse in reference to His closest friends&#8230; &#34;And they all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conquering Addiction&#8211;Part 2 of 2</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=50</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 01:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overcoming Addiction&#8211;Part Two Keys to Victory Virtually all addicts have a problem with denial. They are genuinely convinced that they can &#8220;handle it.&#8221; Accept that when loved ones believe that you have a problem, you have a problem&#8211;whether you believe it or not. Accept that you must deny yourself on the basis of their evaluation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conquering Addiction&#8211;Part 1 of 2</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=49</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trials]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is a brief paper that will give some general direction to people who are struggling with various kinds of addictions and who would like to obtain victory over those addictions. Some overall guidelines are offered. Specific details for dealing with specific addictions can be found by doing Internet searches or searches in Christian bookstores. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interruptions Leading to Spiritual Setbacks</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=48</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth (General)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s amazing how many times we make good starts on decisions that require discipline&#8211;only to have a disruption in our routine for a few days blow us out of the water! Off to a Good Start! A decision that leads to spiritual growth requires discipline. Usually it means creating time slots in our busy lives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Husbands, Wives, and Mutual Interests</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 11:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a great tragedy when husbands and wives claim to love each other and then live their lives almost totally separate from one another! He has his interests which consume his time and energy, and she has hers. But they are not the same interests! It destroys one of the primary purposes of marriage. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Hurting Friends</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=46</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scripture Memory]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know how to be a source of spiritual strength to a friend or loved one who is going through a crisis? None of us is exempt from the testing times of life!&#160;Unfortunately, too few Christians have disciplined themselves to become mentally, spiritually, and emotionally prepared for the tough times. They are a little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Your Project?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=45</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Passion for Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[spiritual projects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you thought about the tremendous spiritual power of having personal spiritual projects? Let&#8217;s consider it! Sometimes Christians flounder in their spiritual growth not knowing exactly in what direction to go. They are doing devotions. They are going to church. They are involved in small Bible study groups. But somehow they seem to be &#8220;stuck.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Past Years &#8212; Coming Years</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=43</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 22:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth (General)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As you look back over the past couple of years, do you have any regrets? What do you plan to do about that? As you look back over the past couple of years, are you excited about what God has done through your life? Or are there lots of regrets? Hopefully, some &#8220;good stuff&#8221; comes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Your God Like?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=42</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nature of God]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you are talking with someone else about God, are you sure you both are talking about the same God? We live in a day when there is a great deal of disagreement about the nature of God. It is easy to imagine talking with someone about &#8220;God.&#8221; Both of us may be using the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How God-Conscious Are You, Anyway?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=41</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How well do you acknowledge God&#8217;s presence through the day? We need to work on that! Here are some ideas. There&#8217;s an old hymn we sing. I&#8217;m sure you know it. It&#8217;s called, &#8220;Trust and Obey.&#8221; It starts with the words, &#8220;When we walk with the Lord, in the light of His Word&#8230;&#8221; The Bible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forgiveness&#8211;It&#8217;s Amazing!</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=40</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Forgiveness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you learned the incredible power of forgiving others? Have you been hurt badly and find forgiveness difficult? Do you understand the terribly high price of withholding forgiveness? Last Wednesday evening we watched an amazing video at church. It was produced by Voice of the Martyrs (http://www.persecution.com/). It reminded us of how horrific the treatment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memorizing Scripture&#8211;Which Verses?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=28</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 04:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scripture Memory]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Bible is a big book! Memorizing is a slow process! Where do I start? You may have decided that you are going to do it. (Have you bought your cards yet?) The next question is, &#8220;Where do I start? Which verses do I memorize first?&#8221; It&#8217;s a great question and an important one! There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memorizing Scripture&#8211;How?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=27</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scripture Memory]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If I decide that I need to be memorizing God&#8217;s Word, how do I get started? How do I do it? (Part 2 of 3.) Some Christians give assent to the need to memorize Scripture, but they are just not sure how to get started. I believe there is one major key to getting Scripture [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memorizing Scripture&#8211;Why?</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=26</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scripture Memory]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is it really all that important that I memorize God&#8217;s Word? Most Christians aren&#8217;t doing this are they?&#160;(Part 1 of 3) &#8220;Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.&#8221; (Psalm 119:11) You remember that one, don&#8217;t you? From VBS? The pledge to the Bible? If you have installed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why So Few become Strong in Christ</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=25</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Growth (General)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you realize how many Christians live out their entire lives in a spiritually weakened condition? Christians who exercise the personal discipline required to become strong in Christ are becoming very&#160;rare! Would you dare to become&#160;one of the rare ones?&#160; If I Intend to Grow Strong in Christ I Have to Develop Some Skills If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bible Study Software&#8211;Powerful Stuff! (Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=37</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible Study Tools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you taking advantage of the very powerful Bible study tools that can be downloaded to your computer? Would you be interested in learning about some of the things they can do? (Part&#160;2 of 2) In the previous post we&#160;considered a few of the capabilities of Bible study software, and in particular, of the Online [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bible Study Software&#8211;Powerful Stuff!</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=36</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bible Study Tools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you taking advantage of the very powerful Bible study tools that can be downloaded to your computer? Would you be interested in learning about some of the things they can do? (Part 1 of 2) Hopefully, you have noticed that the by-line of this blog site is, &#8220;Encouraging you to grow strong in Christ!&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church Discipline: How? Part 2 (7 of 7)</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=18</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Discipline]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If a church decides to obey God in the matter of church discipline, how does it go about doing it&#8211;from a practical standpoint? (Part 2 of 2) Set an example! Ask the church to hold YOU accountable! What a powerful example it would set for the church if the spiritual leaders of that church (official [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church Discipline: How? Part 1 (6 of 7)</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=17</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Discipline]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If a church decides to obey God in the matter of church discipline, how does it go about doing it&#8211;from a practical standpoint? (Part 1 of 2) Count the Cost: But Remember God&#8217;s Priorities! First, we probably need to resign ourselves that anytime we make any change in the church, there will be some who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Answering Objections to Church Discipline (5 of 7)</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=11</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 22:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Discipline]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know how to give an answer to church members who oppose the use of church discipline? Here are some possible objections you may encounter! &#160; &#34;It&#8217;s not really that big a deal. After all, we are all sinners, aren&#8217;t we?&#34; God is very clear about the destructiveness of sin in His Word. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Church Discipline (4 of 7)</title>
		<link>http://aboundingjoy.com/blog/?p=10</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Hall</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Discipline]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you understand why it is so important for churches to take seriously God&#8217;s instructions about discipline? Jesus commanded it and gave instructions for doing it. (Matthew 18:15-17) Couldn&#8217;t we stop here? Isn&#8217;t this reason enough?&#160; Refusal to repent and be forgiven of sin brings reproach to the church and to our Lord Jesus Christ [...]]]></description>
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