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		<title>two minutes with God: Hebrews 4:15-16</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[a Quote: &#8220;&#8230;how did the early Christians pray for joy? First, we may assume that they prayed the prayers of the only Bible that they had, namely, the Old Testament. Thus they would have prayed: &#8220;Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days&#8221; (Ps. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticcompendium.com&#038;blog=2050535&#038;post=13300&#038;subd=pragmaticcompendium&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>my flesh may fail.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;&#8230;how is it possible for a creature to desire and enjoy the creation without committing idolatry? This may seem like an irrelevant question to some. But for people who long to sing like the psalmists, it is very relevant. They sing like this: Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticcompendium.com&#038;blog=2050535&#038;post=13295&#038;subd=pragmaticcompendium&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>how you doin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Stiles Mills</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s not infrequent that my husband asks me that question in Joey&#8217;s voice. I can even hear the voice in text messages. But this time the question came from someone else. And it was definitely NOT asked in Joey&#8217;s voice. It was all weepy. and concerned. Because I&#8217;ve been doing . . . (click the [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticcompendium.com&#038;blog=2050535&#038;post=13240&#038;subd=pragmaticcompendium&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>color.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been given some serious what-for. PinkGirl became aware that I said &#8220;dammit&#8221; in my blog the other day. multiple times. &#8220;MOM!&#8221; hhhhhhhhhh. I have a 12 year old censor. and she. is. bossy. meanwhile, she thinks it is hilarious to tell me she &#8220;shipped her pants.&#8220; the fact is, I grew up with a [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticcompendium.com&#038;blog=2050535&#038;post=13209&#038;subd=pragmaticcompendium&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Holy Veruca Salt, Batman.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Stiles Mills</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been following along for the last week, you&#8217;re probably wondering what the heck is wrong with me. yeah. me too. My husband and a friend have both referred to it as me being &#8220;refined by fire.&#8221; I should probably be happy about this. I&#8217;m sure one day I will be. Meanwhile. You may [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticcompendium.com&#038;blog=2050535&#038;post=13171&#038;subd=pragmaticcompendium&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>reading. thinking. cleaning. painting. purging.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 17:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Stiles Mills</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When my head is a mess, I am compelled to order my environment. My husband is scared right now. happy. but scared. Happy because of all the stuff I&#8217;m getting rid of. And I&#8217;m getting rid of a LOT of stuff. a LOT of stuff. Scared because of the honey-do list that goes along with [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticcompendium.com&#038;blog=2050535&#038;post=13162&#038;subd=pragmaticcompendium&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>letting go.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 22:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Stiles Mills</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[God. Four years ago, I was content to sing by myself. in the seclusion of my mini-van. Leading worship never crossed my mind. Four years ago, I was content to write a blog. about recipes and how to use a neti pot. Writing a book never crossed my mind. Four years ago, I was content [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticcompendium.com&#038;blog=2050535&#038;post=13127&#038;subd=pragmaticcompendium&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>with white knuckled fists.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 02:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clinging to some things. with white knuckled fists. things I love too much. things I want&#8230;more than I want what God wants for me. because the thought that the things I want and the things God wants for me aren&#8217;t the the same things? Wrecks me. I want to believe that the desires of my [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticcompendium.com&#038;blog=2050535&#038;post=13105&#038;subd=pragmaticcompendium&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>working on it.</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticcompendium.com/2013/05/23/working-on-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 02:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>the efficacy of prayer.</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticcompendium.com/2013/05/16/the-efficacy-of-prayer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Can we believe that God ever really modiﬁes His action in response to the suggestions of men? For inﬁnite wisdom does not need telling what is best, and inﬁnite goodness needs no urging to do it. But neither does God need any of those things that are done by ﬁnite agents, whether living or inanimate. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticcompendium.com&#038;blog=2050535&#038;post=13100&#038;subd=pragmaticcompendium&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>conversations with a born-again atheist: abandoning Santa.</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticcompendium.com/2013/05/06/conversations-with-a-born-again-atheist-abandoning-santa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 02:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re new to the party, HERE are the previous posts in this series. If you want to skip the history and prefer the twitter version, I&#8217;m having an ongoing conversation with a born-again atheist. When I say &#8220;born-again atheist&#8221; I mean he was a born again Christian, but is now an atheist. Note: Wrapping [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticcompendium.com&#038;blog=2050535&#038;post=13058&#038;subd=pragmaticcompendium&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>comfort zones.</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticcompendium.com/2013/04/24/comfort-zones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a tendency to hold on to what we have because it’s what we have. It’s only in hindsight that we realize we were stuck in a rut, closed off to the new or different because, well, it’s new and different. When we have the courage and objectivity to step back and look, really [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticcompendium.com&#038;blog=2050535&#038;post=13064&#038;subd=pragmaticcompendium&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>conversations with a born-again atheist: some behind the scenes banter</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticcompendium.com/2013/04/08/conversations-with-a-born-again-atheist-some-behind-the-scenes-banter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Stiles Mills</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re new to the party, HERE are the previous posts in this series. If you want to skip the history and prefer the twitter version, I&#8217;m having an ongoing conversation with a &#8220;born-again atheist&#8221; as we continue to explore my original questions: &#8220;Why do you believe faith in God is unreasonable, illogical and irrational?&#8221; [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticcompendium.com&#038;blog=2050535&#038;post=13010&#038;subd=pragmaticcompendium&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>conversations with a born-again atheist: the Santa comparison</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticcompendium.com/2013/04/07/conversations-with-a-born-again-atheist-the-santa-comparison/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 01:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re new to the party, HERE are the previous posts in this series. If you want to skip the history and prefer the twitter version, I&#8217;m having an ongoing conversation with a born-again atheist. When I say &#8220;born-again atheist&#8221; I mean he was a born again Christian, but is now an atheist. Note: Santa [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticcompendium.com&#038;blog=2050535&#038;post=12922&#038;subd=pragmaticcompendium&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>that&#8217;s just sad, that&#8217;s what it is.</title>
		<link>http://pragmaticcompendium.com/2013/04/07/thats-just-sad-thats-what-it-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:50:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My treadmill has needed a new belt for a while but I&#8217;ve been putting it off (click to zoom in and see the peeling). Now the motor needs a new belt, forcing me to actually DO something about it. Two belts ordered. But&#8230;.3 to 5 days shipping? Insert whining HERE. Filed under: Uncategorized<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pragmaticcompendium.com&#038;blog=2050535&#038;post=12995&#038;subd=pragmaticcompendium&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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