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		<title>Missional Communities: A Useful, Modern Concept!</title>
		<link>http://themourningdovecaws.com/2009/09/22/missional-communities-a-useful-modern-concept/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, so the title of this post is both very revealing and at the same time illusive.  I used the word beautiful to make clear from the beginning that I consider the development of this concept to be very helpful.  I chose modern to suggest, also from the beginning, that the concept is nonetheless a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Minister&#8217;s Reward</title>
		<link>http://themourningdovecaws.com/2009/09/16/the-ministers-reward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Therefore see to it, pastor and preacher!  Our office has now become a different thing from what it was under the Pope; it has now become a real and saving office.  Therefore it is more troublesome and full of labour, is more encompassed by danger and temptation, and moreover, brings little reward and thanks in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christianity Is a Religion</title>
		<link>http://themourningdovecaws.com/2009/09/06/christianity-is-a-religion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In almost all circles, &#8220;Christianity&#8221; is referred to as a religion. Whether it be in the academy, among clergy, or in popular culture, the Christian faith is considered to be that which constitutes a religion. But in recent years certain Christians have decided that this is no longer so. Well-intentioned people make claims like, &#8220;I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Response to Richard Boureston&#039;s &quot;Why Small Groups are Failing the Church&quot;</title>
		<link>http://themourningdovecaws.com/2009/09/02/a-response-to-richard-bourestons-why-small-groups-are-failing-the-church/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andyandbeyond</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning in May of this year, Richard Boureston wrote a 3-part series on &#8220;Why Small Groups are Causing the Church to Fail.&#8221;  I would like to respond to some of the articles&#8217; points and suggest that his main premise in fact leads to a completely different conclusion.  You can read the original posting on http://orangecountychurch.wordpress.com [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Paul Quest by Ben Witherington III</title>
		<link>http://themourningdovecaws.com/2009/07/21/the-paul-quest-by-ben-witherington-iii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ben Witherington III is a world-renowned New Testament expert and biblical exegete.  He has authored books at both the scholarly and popular level, writing in a way that furthers discussions but is also accessible to all.  He is not cut and dry; both his personality and convictions come out strong, making enjoyable reads of otherwise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Primer On Abortion In the U.S.A.</title>
		<link>http://themourningdovecaws.com/2009/07/17/primer-on-abortion-in-the-u-s-a/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[4,000/Day – 25,000/Week – 109,000/Month – 1.3 Million/Year Since 1973, over 40 million children lost their lives. “Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.” Proverbs 24:11 Roe (plaintiff) vs. Wade (her state’s attorney general) 1973 -This Supreme Court case ruled that unborn babies are not persons who are protected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MMA, UFC: Barbaric or What?</title>
		<link>http://themourningdovecaws.com/2009/06/26/mma-ufc-barbaric-or-what/</link>
		<comments>http://themourningdovecaws.com/2009/06/26/mma-ufc-barbaric-or-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other night I caught the end of a UFC fight on TV that was, well, consistently &#8220;high energy.&#8221;  Both fighters just wouldn&#8217;t give up.  Punches, kicks, holds; all of the pieces that make for a well-rounded match were there.  The audience was captivated to say the least.  Not to mention, by the end of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus, Lord Over Nature</title>
		<link>http://themourningdovecaws.com/2009/06/24/jesus-lord-over-nature/</link>
		<comments>http://themourningdovecaws.com/2009/06/24/jesus-lord-over-nature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andyandbeyond</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, &#8220;Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?&#8221; Mark 4:41 (ESV) Pretend you were one of the 12; that he chose you and you followed him around as he first began proclaiming the gospel of God. Put yourself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God&#039;s Vocabulary</title>
		<link>http://themourningdovecaws.com/2009/06/09/vocabulary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andyandbeyond</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why are many in the evangelical tradition so reluctant to use certain words when doing evangelism/discipleship?  We act like there&#8217;s a check-list of terms we must mark up, and a black-list to avoid, when witnessing to someone or preaching from the pulpit.  There are probably some you should include (Jesus, sin, come to mind); but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angels and Demons the Movie</title>
		<link>http://themourningdovecaws.com/2009/06/03/angels-and-demons-the-movie/</link>
		<comments>http://themourningdovecaws.com/2009/06/03/angels-and-demons-the-movie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andyandbeyond</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot can be said about this film.  The struggle I face is deciding how to introduce it since I didn&#8217;t review The Davinci Code, this film&#8217;s prequel.  Maybe an appropriate place to start would be to briefly mention that if The Davinci&#8217;s Code was offensive to many Christians since it was a story of [...]]]></description>
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