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<title><![CDATA[Should churches change to reach more people?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2010/feb/19/should-churches-change-reach-more-people/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Are we effective or not?
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:53:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't blame God for causing you trouble]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2010/feb/12/dont-blame-god-causing-you-trouble/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Most experienced ministers will tell you that, at one or more times, whenever they have been called to the bedside of someone lingering between death and life, or when disaster strikes in the family, someone during the silent moments will ask, "Why did this happen to me or us?"]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:35:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Never underestimate the power of words]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2010/feb/12/never-underestimate-power-words/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As a child growing up each week attending Sunday school, I remember being held enraptured by the creation story of Genesis, especially the omnipotent declaration of the Almighty as He simply spoke, "Let there be...," and the entire universe came into existence, the sun was cast into the heavens and life began to flourish upon the earth. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:34:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Are you in love with religion or your Savior?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2010/feb/12/are-you-love-religion-or-your-savior/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I want to be radiant. When people see me, I want them to know that I am in love with my Savior, Jesus. In Psalms 34:5 it says, "Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame." 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:33:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It's not my problem]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2010/jan/29/its-not-my-problem/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[My interest in World War II documentaries can be traced back to my father who served in World War II.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:42:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Keeping the frogs in order]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2010/jan/29/keeping-frogs-order/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[We are now entering the season of frogs. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:42:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The power of positive words]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/dec/11/power-positive-words/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I am not sure anybody really believes that old saying, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:42:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Getting ready for Christmas]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/dec/11/getting-ready-christmas/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[For the next few days, the major question on many lips will be, "Are you ready for Christmas?" Many hours will be spent in the homes, washing windows just as my wife has me doing right now; cleaning up the house; getting in that early baking; making out the gift list; and decorating the tree and house. And then there's shopping.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:41:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why lust destroys the soul]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/nov/20/why-lust-destroys-soul/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[When I was 19 years old and working construction in Dayton, Ohio, I was sitting at a traffic light with another carpenter.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Beware of the many temptations in life]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/30/beware-many-temptations-life/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Henry Ward Beecher left a good thought for us to ponder: "Find out what your temptations are and you will find out largely what you are yourself." 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:51:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Independence calls to parent and child]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/30/independence-calls-parent-and-child/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Frank Sinatra's signature song captures the value of personal independence and autonomy so well: "For what is man, what has he got? If not himself then he is naught.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:50:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Getting rid of your burdens]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/15/getting-rid-your-burdens/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[There is a beautiful song of advice that we sing so often in our churches. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:22:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Weighing logic, reason and absolutes]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/15/weighing-logic-reason-and-absolutes/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The young man was asked if there is any objective truth; that is, things that are always true regardless of your opinion or mine?
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:21:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[There's no room for doubt about God's Word]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/09/theres-no-room-doubt-about-gods-word/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA["All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness." 2 Timothy 3:16]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A 10-step cure for egotism, which can be a serious illness]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/09/10-step-cure-egotism-which-can-be-serious-illness/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Egotism is a disease that often kills men and women before they know they have it. Some part of the definition of "ego" reveals to us that it is self as contrasted with the world. An egotist is a person who is self centered. And our foreparents had a saying: "A person who is self-centered is off-centered."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Truth and Consequences: A good God in an evil world]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/sep/25/truth-and-consequences-good-god-evil-world/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Does the existence of evil and suffering diminish the character of God or deny His existence? Not only is that a fair question, but one many are asking in the skeptical and relativistic culture of ours. Some attempt to argue that an intelligent individual cannot embrace a loving and an all-powerful God when a simple survey of humanity pours forth evidence to the contrary.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stay away from dirt dealers]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/sep/25/stay-away-dirt-dealers/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Collecting things is a hobby for many people. Some people collect stones, bells, pictures, bottles or old cars. The list goes on and on. Some spend much time working on their hobbies. Some hobbies yield good profits and some are educational, but many people collect things just for the fun of it.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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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[Palm tree can teach satisfaction]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/sep/04/palm-tree-can-teach-satisfaction/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[We can't be satisfied.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recapture public happiness]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/31/recapture-public-happiness/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The vast majority of Americans are sane, law-abiding people who respect the laws of the land, and individual rights. The people of this nation, and the people of the world are shocked almost daily by events taking place all over the face of the earth.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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