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	<title>Thoughts From One Never Alone &#187; The Shepherd&#8217;s Staff</title>
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		<title>A Matter of Interpretation?</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2011/11/03/a-matter-of-interpretation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Shepherd's Staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interpretation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[textual integrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Bible]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Texts, e-mails, contracts, and other forms of communication all share a foundational element.  They must be understood in light of the author’s intended meaning.  This detail is known intuitively and must be honored for communication to occur.  When I send my wife a text, I intend for her to understand what it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Try Jesus: A dangerous message in a culture of consumers.</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2011/10/17/try-jesus-a-dangerous-message-in-a-culture-of-consumers/</link>
		<comments>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2011/10/17/try-jesus-a-dangerous-message-in-a-culture-of-consumers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Gospel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Shepherd's Staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bumbersticker theology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Here try this.”  Have you been told this lately?  Quite frankly we hear this more often than we care to in our product driven society.  We are surrounded by billboards, e-mail ads, web-site banners, and commercials, all trying to convince us that we are in need of the product or service advertised. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do we really need preaching?</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2011/09/07/do-we-really-need-preaching/</link>
		<comments>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2011/09/07/do-we-really-need-preaching/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Membership Quesions & Implications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Shepherd's Staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[exposition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expository preaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do I really have to?  This question is often heard when kids try to get out of having to do something.  It’s not enjoyable.  It’s not convenient.  There’s no immediate pay-off.  So, therefore the question, ‘Do I really have to?’  This doesn’t only happen with kids though.
We hear the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>15 Reasons Why Virtual Church is No Church</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2010/08/14/15-reasons-why-virtual-church-is-no-church/</link>
		<comments>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2010/08/14/15-reasons-why-virtual-church-is-no-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Membership Quesions & Implications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Implications of Corporate Theology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Shepherd's Staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual church]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend I heard a news story on a Christian radio station regarding the ministry efforts of a Florida church.  The story related their efforts at providing people in their area with the option of doing church via the internet.  Unfortunately, they are not the only group attempting this kind of ‘church.’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is gained by removing members from church rolls?</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2010/05/27/what-is-gained-by-removing-members-from-church-rolls/</link>
		<comments>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2010/05/27/what-is-gained-by-removing-members-from-church-rolls/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 21:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church Membership Quesions & Implications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Implications of Corporate Theology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Shepherd's Staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[church discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[church integrity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church Membership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[removal of members]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently we reached an important milestone for our congregation.  Since my arrival as Pastor of Pisgah Baptist Church nearly five years ago, I’ve formally and informally preached toward a proper understanding of what it means to be the Body of Christ.  So much of the Bible relates directly to our shared experience, identity, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Delight &amp; Christ</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/09/28/delight-christ/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Shepherd's Staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Believer's Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christ]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Delight yourself in the Lord;
And He will give you the desires of your heart.”
Psalm 37:4
Can you remember what it was like to turn 16?  Thoughts of obtaining your driver’s license, freedom, and buying your first set of wheels, all seemed to occupy your thoughts.  I don’t know about you but I can certainly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political Affiliations and Believers</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/09/21/political-affiliations-and-believers/</link>
		<comments>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/09/21/political-affiliations-and-believers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Shepherd's Staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political parties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q.  Are Christians supposed to be Republican?
A.  Here are some points to consider in developing a response to this question:
1.  A Christian is to be obedient to Christ.  It seems difficult at times to know how this obedience works out in the public arena and yet it is quite simple.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change &amp; the Unchanging</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/09/21/change-the-unchanging/</link>
		<comments>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/09/21/change-the-unchanging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Shepherd's Staff]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.’
Hebrews 13:8
We readily acknowledge the reality of change.  What, in this life, isn’t affected by it?  Change surrounds us like the air we breathe.  This has always been the case, but the pace of change has rapidly increased in the past century.
What will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developing Thoughts on Eschatology</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/09/21/developing-thoughts-on-eschatology/</link>
		<comments>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/09/21/developing-thoughts-on-eschatology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Shepherd's Staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eschatology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For some time I have struggled with various forms of Eschatology.  As I have studied Scripture, I have adjusted my views, though I’m still undecided regarding a few matters.  What I can say is that I tend more toward an Amillennial approach.  I have come to reject a number of key elements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does the thought of death scare you?</title>
		<link>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/07/22/does-the-thought-of-death-scare-you/</link>
		<comments>http://togetherforchrist.com/blog/2009/07/22/does-the-thought-of-death-scare-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Shepherd's Staff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear of Death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Baxter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trust in God]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Does the thought of death scare you?  Have you experienced anxiety when thinking of your mortality?  Most people, at some point in their lives, do fear the inevitable.  This is why funerals can be so uncomfortable, apart from the grief.  The reality of our mortality can at times cause fear to [...]]]></description>
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