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	<title>Michael Stephens</title>
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		<title>Walking Back to the Boat</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows the story of Peter walking out to Jesus on the water (Matthew 14). It seems like every time I hear someone talk about the story the focus is always on Peter sinking and his lack of faith due to taking his eyes off of Jesus. While that is a completely valid and powerful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mister&#8230; thanks for praying for my mommy.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It a was slower Saturday morning when the man stopped in to grab a couple of drinks. He was telling me that the bought and flipped houses and that they were only two homes away from having their dream house. During the conversation he also told me of how his wife had been stricken with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Divine Appointment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a weekday afternoon and the Starbucks I worked at was empty when a woman came in to grab a quick drink. I over heard her talking to one of the other baristas as she was buying a teddy bear. All I heard was the teddy bear was for her daughter and that she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming a man&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine once went on a hunting trip with his dad and uncles. It was his “become a man trip.” They sat up late at night in a cabin telling heroic football and basketball stories stroking their ego and reliving the good ol’ days. They got up early and each went their way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saying yes to Nazareth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He chose Nazareth. &#8220;Could anything good come out of Nazareth?&#8221; He would forever answer that question. Why would he choose a place that was as poor and forgotten as this town? He would receive no recognition for his accomplishments. He would not be noticed at all. Day after day he would say yes to living [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First post</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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