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		<title>Sex, Marriage &amp; Fairytales</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another great word from Jeff Bethke — Another cure to the fairytale relationships that end up more like a horror story, is in Craig Groeschel’s outstanding book Love, Sex, And Happily Ever After (you can check out my review here). Tagged: love, marriage, poetry, sex<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigtowens.com&amp;blog=5373974&amp;post=5939&amp;subd=craigtowens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Sharper Sermon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:02:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s a lot of work preparing a sermon (and even that is a major understatement!). So if we pastors are going to put all of this effort in, isn’t it right to believe for a great return on that investment? I’ve got good news and bad news for you… and they’re both the same. Pastor, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigtowens.com&amp;blog=5373974&amp;post=5915&amp;subd=craigtowens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thursdays With Oswald—I Have To Do It</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig T. Owens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a weekly series with things I’m reading and pondering from Oswald Chambers. You can read the original seed thought here, or type “Thursdays With Oswald” in the search box to read more entries. He Simply Says, “Do It”      You can’t wash anybody’s feet mysteriously; it is a purely mechanical, matter-of-fact job; you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigtowens.com&amp;blog=5373974&amp;post=5928&amp;subd=craigtowens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pain May Be A Good Thing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I posted the following on Facebook, which generated quite a few positive responses – “God may not recall the soldier from the battle, but if He gives him a greater stomach for the fight, and increased strength for its toils, it may be better still for him” (Spurgeon). Think about it: If God has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigtowens.com&amp;blog=5373974&amp;post=5924&amp;subd=craigtowens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Love, Sex, And Happily Ever After (book review)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something about the way Craig Groeschel writes that just connects with me (maybe it’s the Craigness that we share!). So when I heard about Love, Sex, And Happily Ever After, I knew it was going to be an excellent read. And I was not disappointed! With divorce rates so high in our country, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigtowens.com&amp;blog=5373974&amp;post=5904&amp;subd=craigtowens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Self Checkup</title>
		<link>http://craigtowens.com/2012/01/24/self-checkup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig T. Owens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are great look-myself-in-the-mirror questions from Oswald Chambers (from My Utmost For His Highest): How much kindness have I shown to God in the past week? Has my life been a good reflection on His reputation? Am I as filled to overflowing with love for Jesus Christ as I was in the beginning…? Am I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigtowens.com&amp;blog=5373974&amp;post=5900&amp;subd=craigtowens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Preach It To Yourself</title>
		<link>http://craigtowens.com/2012/01/24/preach-it-to-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:59:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I am a pastor sharing with my congregation, I am a saved sinner standing before God. Before I open the penetrating brilliance of God’s Word to my church, I must stand in the spotlight of His Word. In other words, I should never stand before my church with my finger pointed at them. Instead, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigtowens.com&amp;blog=5373974&amp;post=5886&amp;subd=craigtowens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Discovering Your Spiritual Center (book review)</title>
		<link>http://craigtowens.com/2012/01/23/discovering-your-spiritual-center-book-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig T. Owens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I enjoy books and commentaries that help me study the Bible in a different way. Discovering Your Spiritual Center by David Teems is a unique angle at one chapter of the Psalms that I have never seen before. The big idea of this book is to take a long, introspective look at Psalm 119. It’s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigtowens.com&amp;blog=5373974&amp;post=5892&amp;subd=craigtowens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Set Them Free!</title>
		<link>http://craigtowens.com/2012/01/23/set-them-free/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jesus has some pointed words for us in Matthew 5 — Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift. (vv. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigtowens.com&amp;blog=5373974&amp;post=5879&amp;subd=craigtowens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Praying Through</title>
		<link>http://craigtowens.com/2012/01/22/praying-through/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig T. Owens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love this quote from Mark Batterson’s book The Circle Maker. Our generation desperately needs to rediscover the difference between praying for and praying through.  Praying through is grabbing hold of the horns of the altar and refusing to let go until God answers.  I grew up hearing that phrase praying through, but how quickly we pray one-and-done prayers! There [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=craigtowens.com&amp;blog=5373974&amp;post=5873&amp;subd=craigtowens&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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