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<title><![CDATA[Why lust destroys the soul]]></title>

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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>

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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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<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[God is always home to answer your calls]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/21/god-always-home-answer-your-calls/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[What if God had an answering machine?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is your audit and inventory overdue?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/18/your-audit-and-inventory-overdue/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Every so often, store manager must take inventories. They search for what is left in the store and decide what they need to restock.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Truth & Consequences: Hitler: Pardoned by modern science?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/11/truth-consequences-hitler-pardoned-modern-science/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[For decades scientists and non-scientists alike have battled over the validity of evolutionary theory. Naturally, antagonists and proponents of Darwin's creation spend a great deal of time examining the evidence surrounding the theory, but while the evidence is in urgent need of examination, the life implications of evolutionary theory also are in equal need of consideration. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How to act when life knocks you down]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/11/how-act-when-life-knocks-you-down/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Ever so often you meet individuals who are down in the dumps about something that happened in their lives.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:00:00 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[Truth and Consequences: Fearing God is healthy for the soul]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/05/truth-and-consequences-fearing-god-healthy-soul/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Modern thinking has forgotten, or even outright denied, the value of fearing God. To 21st Century ears, even hearing the words "fear of God" evokes images of harshness and cruelty. We would much rather speak of the kindness of God, but the Bible is clear that the "fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Human kindness is in demand]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/aug/05/human-kindness-demand/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[There was the card hanging in the window which read, "The milk of human kindness never curdles." Close by was another asking the question, "If you were arrested for being kind, would there be enough evidence to convict you?" These are thoughts all human beings should consider.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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