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<title><![CDATA[Morganton.com: Columnist Chaplain Johnny Phillips]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[The Paper Pulpit: Spouse, faith play large part in journey to happiness]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/sep/04/paper-pulpit-spouse-faith-play-large-part-journey-/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Recently, I have had a good cause to be giving serious thought to an issue many of us search for all our lives but rarely think about in logical terms — happiness. Soberly ponder the issue with me for a moment. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Paper Pulpit: The only thing that there's just too little of]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/21/paper-pulpit-only-thing-theres-just-too-little/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Due to recent chaplaincy responsibilities, hospice has been on my mind of late. More properly I should say the work hospice does sent my mind off at a tangent.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Paper Pulpit: Make your vacation more enjoyable]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/11/paper-pulpit-make-your-vacation-more-enjoyable/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Here it is already, the beginning of August. School is just around the corner, but I think I could win a bet that most people reading this column have yet to take a vacation. Surveys finds most U.S. citizens are very poor at both the planning and the execution of vacations.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Finding value in the errors of our ways]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jul/17/finding-value-errors-our-ways/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[In the event you happened to have overlooked it (and chances are you have), Friday was National "Wrong Way Corrigan" Day.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center celebrates scouting]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jun/18/j-iverson-riddle-developmental-center-celebrates-s/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[In the first decade of the 20th century, one of the few British heroes of the Boer War discovered that a book he had written ('Aids to Scouting'), for the purpose of explaining how his unique military concepts could be employed to enhance the camping experiences of civilians, was actually being used by boys for outdoor activities. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:29:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Go fly a kite, you might learn something]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jun/04/go-fly-kite-you-might-learn-something/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[During the week of this writing all the meteorological elements were perfect for kite flying, so I took advantage of the opportunity and promptly lost my kite to a gnarly tree thanks to a good wind and a cheap string. But I learned a lesson or two in the process.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:09:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[When life hands you lemons, don't pass up the lemonade]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/may/15/when-life-hands-you-lemons-dont-pass-lemonade/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[There is a cardinal rule observed in my adulthood resulting directly from an experience of my childhood: during the summer I never, ever pass up a lemonade stand being operated by a child]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 15 May 2009 11:13:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Millard Fuller will always be remembered]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/may/01/millard-fuller-will-always-be-remembered/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[His was one of the lankiest, gawkiest looking people I have ever known, and by his appearance, one would think him to more likely a computer nerd than charismatic speaker, but Millard Fuller will always be remembered, along with his wife Linda, as the co-founder of Habitat for Humanity International who has helped over 300,000 families worldwide to own their own homes, and, as former President Bill Clinton once said, single handedly "changed the face of philanthropy."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 01 May 2009 10:59:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congregation comes together to better sanctuary after disaster]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/apr/09/congregation-comes-together-better-sanctuary-after/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[About three months ago, a portion of the Valdese city sewage system backed up into the sanctuary and fellowship hall of the Valdese First Christian Church.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:18:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Multiplying loaves and fishes]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/mar/26/multiplying-loaves-and-fishes/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[There stands out in the memory of every individual a sight, a fear or a thought that remains with them for the remainder of his or her life's span try as they may to suppress it. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:05:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Doing good in the mist of wrong doing]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/feb/13/doing-good-mist-wrong-doing/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Over the Christmas and New Year holidays I was reminded of a conversation of some 36 years ago.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:46:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Saying 'I was wrong' will never go out of style]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jan/30/saying-i-was-wrong-will-never-go-out-style/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It is all old news now, but do you remember the big news of just a few weeks past how on Dec. 21, an Iraqi newsman by the name of Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw his shoes at President Bush during a joint news conference with the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki? ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:16:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Day after New Year's Day is significant]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jan/02/day-after-new-years-day-significant/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Every American knows that in 18 days our nation will hold its presidential inauguration.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Jan 2009 11:06:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Celebrate New Years each month and all year long ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/dec/29/celebrate-new-years-each-month-and-all-year-long/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[With all the Christmas presents finally unwrapped and the huge Christmas dinner eaten, and, of course, also our traditional Christmas afternoon nap, many of us begin to set our celebratory sights on the next festive occasion just a week away — New Years Eve. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:51:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tis the season from home and abroad]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/dec/19/tis-season-home-and-abroad/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA["Tis the season to be jolly," and we are all caught up in the contagious atmosphere of the holidays.
These are some tidbits about Christmas that I hope you will find interesting. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:57:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Moving on to the next big event]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/dec/05/moving-next-big-event/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Now that Thanksgiving Day is history and most of us cannot stomach the sight of another turkey sandwich or turkey casserole, we are ready to move on to the next big item on our calendar. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:40:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A celebration of coming together]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/nov/21/celebration-coming-together/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Before I write another Paper Pulpit, Thanksgiving Day will have passed and we will well be deep into the Advent season and singing Christmas carols. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:42:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why don't we Christians have a holiday for repenting?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/oct/10/why-dont-we-christians-have-holiday-repenting/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Looking at your calendar, you may also have noticed that on Wednesday of this week the Yom Kippur holiday began at sundown.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:12:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Take control, don't make excuses]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/sep/12/take-control-dont-make-excuses/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Two neighbors were speaking across the fence separating their homes when a third walked up and asked one of them, "Sam, can I borrow your lawn mower today?"
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:45:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The power of positive reinforcement]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2008/aug/29/power-positive-reinforcement/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[This is fair warning to all: your official end of summer vacation hHoliday (better known as Labor Day) is right around the corner.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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