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		<title>The Gospel According to Iron John</title>
		<link>http://sharpiron.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/macho-man-mark-driscoll/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Beyer</dc:creator>
		
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There&#8217;s been a fair amount of discussion going on recently about Church; what it means, what it should mean, is it valid and is it even relevant.  Both Buddy and Brent have some very thoughtful views on this subject. For me, I think the idea of organized &#8220;Church&#8221; is quickly losing any sense of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Curtains</title>
		<link>http://sharpiron.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/curtains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Beyer</dc:creator>
		
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&#8220;No, I&#8217;m telling you this is the last show. When the curtain comes down tonight that&#8217;ll be it. Kaput. Finito. Finished.&#8221; Victor was dabbing rouge onto his powdered cheeks.  He glanced up, taking in the reflection of the young woman in the doorway.
&#8220;But, Victor. That&#8217;s not true at all. There will be another show. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children With Special Names</title>
		<link>http://sharpiron.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/children-with-special-names/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Beyer</dc:creator>
		
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A woman in church today stood up and suggested that we recognize, by naming them aloud, those members who had served the community in various ways. At one point she experienced a slip of the tongue, mentioning a fellow who she said was a &#8220;teacher of children with special names&#8221;.  I think it went [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Many Thanks For a Fallen Creation</title>
		<link>http://sharpiron.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/my-thanks-for-a-fallen-creation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Beyer</dc:creator>
		
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I took these pictures while on our family vacation in the Southwestern USA. I love this part of the country; it&#8217;s so dramatic, even otherworldly. Expansive vistas, insane rock formations, high winds, infinite hues, steep peaks and deep canyons - there is no area where so much diverse beauty is so readily at hand.
But this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Beast of a Road (Racing with Hispanics on the Devil&#8217;s Highway) /</title>
		<link>http://sharpiron.wordpress.com/2008/06/22/twas-a-beast-of-a-road/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Beyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I just drove 93.6 hot and fast miles through hellish sun-blasted terrain on US Route 491, in the heart of New Mexico&#8217;s Navajo country. A mere two lane highway blessed with ample desert visibility, the speed limit is set for a very liberal 65 mph. (but 75 to 80 is the norm). The harsh surrounding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spiritual Quarantine</title>
		<link>http://sharpiron.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/spiritual-quarantine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Beyer</dc:creator>
		
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It&#8217;s happened again. Another self-avowed Christian fundamentalist has &#8217;shunned&#8217; me, invoking the doctrine of Biblical Separation. I figured  it was about time to learn how I kept breaking this law so I went to a few fundamentalist (their label) websites to get an idea.
Here are two common points;
Biblical separation is the acknowledgment that God [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slain in the Spirit?</title>
		<link>http://sharpiron.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/benny-hinn-let-the-bodies-hit-the-floor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Beyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Slain in the Spirit&#8221; - never heard that before. But apparently it refers to a charismatic event that takes place in some highly spirited  churches.  Preachers like Ernest Angely and  Benny Hinn have made it their trademark. 
Check out how the addition of Heavy Metal makes Benny and company look almost cool. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Un-Blessed Assurance</title>
		<link>http://sharpiron.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/un-blessed-assurance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Beyer</dc:creator>
		
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The late Mike Yaconelli was one one of those writers who puts interesting quotes at the beginning of each chapter. I&#8217;m reading  &#8220;Messy Spirituality&#8221; right now and it looks like he was influenced by some of my favorite writers.  Here are two that I really liked:
Our churches are filled with people who outwardly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sanctification, Righteousness, Holiness and other Claptrap</title>
		<link>http://sharpiron.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/sanctification-righteousness-holiness-and-other-claptrap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Beyer</dc:creator>
		
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I have something to admit. I have little use for common religious jargon. Until my conversion (oops, there&#8217;s one) I rarely heard any of these words used in normal conversation. When religious people spoke I rarely knew what they were saying and really didn&#8217;t care (I guess I didn&#8217;t &#8220;have the Holy Spirit&#8221;). But to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Saline Solution</title>
		<link>http://sharpiron.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/saline-solution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christian Beyer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In nearly every cook’s pantry there can be found that familiar blue cardboard cylinder with the little girl and her umbrella pictured on the side – NaCl.  But unlike modern sodium chloride, which will keep indefinitely, salt prepared in other more traditional ways will eventually lose its flavor. No doubt this is one reason [...]]]></description>
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