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	<description>Doug Hayes - A Bible Wonk</description>
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		<title>The Church and Her Rivals &#8211; Rich Lusk</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently came across an excellent paper written by Rich Lusk called The Church and Her Rivals.   It is a bit long, but it is well worth the time.   He begins with the statement: &#8220;American evangelicals have a long history of substituting the centrality of the family or state for the centrality of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being Doers of the Word &#8211; James 1:21-25</title>
		<link>http://biblio-wonk.com/being-doers-of-the-word-james-121-25/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Church provides a worship services for the residents of the McLoughlin Place, a Senior Assisted Living community in Oregon City. I had the opportunity this month to provide the devotional. We are going through the book of James. “Being Doers of the Word” “Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received information from Dennis Tuuri about &#8220;Q&#8221;, a group founded by a fella named Gabe Lyons to &#8220;reintroduce Christians to what had seemed missing in recent decades from an American expression of Christian faithfulness; valuing both personal and cultural renewal, not one over the other.&#8221; The Mission of Q: &#8220;Q&#8221; educates church and cultural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exaltation and Humiliation: James 1:9-11</title>
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		<comments>http://biblio-wonk.com/exaltation-and-humiliation-james-19-11/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 14:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Church provides a worship services for the residents of the McLoughlin Place, a Senior Assisted Living community in Oregon City. I had the opportunity this month to provide the devotional. We are going through the book of James. McLaughlin Place Devotional -May 23, 2010: James 1:9-11 “Exaltation and Humiliation” Over the last couple of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Being Trendy In Christian Worship: GROWTIVATION</title>
		<link>http://biblio-wonk.com/on-being-trendy-in-christian-worship/</link>
		<comments>http://biblio-wonk.com/on-being-trendy-in-christian-worship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 13:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many in the Church today plant churches that are appealing to &#8220;seekers&#8221; we find that there are certain techniques that are important to success.  The following video provides a good church planting blueprint for the liturgical life of the church. http://vimeo.com/11501569 NOT!!!]]></description>
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		<title>Distracting Electronic Devices in Church</title>
		<link>http://biblio-wonk.com/distracting-electronic-devises-in-church/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 19:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years I have been amazed, dazed and dismayed by the fact that people find it so hard to remember to turn off their distracting electronics in church. I can see using computers and other silent aids to worship (e.g. electronic versions of the Bible) &#8211; But texting, receiving calls and generally playing in church?  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grammy Amy&#8217;s Wise Words For Kathy&#8217;s Baby Shower</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My dear wife Amy, Mother-In-Law to Kathy, Grammy to our coming granddaughter, gave this wonderful shower talk last Thursday.  I just had to share it! Fruitfulness in Community Kathy&#8217;s Baby Shower Talk September 10, 2009 I&#8217;m so excited! Isn&#8217;t this exciting?! We&#8217;ve had many happy days lately, celebrating many babies and brides, but isn&#8217;t that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Muslim Demographics</title>
		<link>http://biblio-wonk.com/video-muslim-demographics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 04:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an interesting and informative video that I wanted to make available as a way to stir up creative thinking about how we can reach out to Muslims.  Obedience to and fulfillment of the Great Commission of the Lord Jesus to disciple the nations means learning to minister to the Muslims in our communities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep the Fast, Keep the Feast</title>
		<link>http://biblio-wonk.com/keep-the-fast-keep-the-feast/</link>
		<comments>http://biblio-wonk.com/keep-the-fast-keep-the-feast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a fascinating article written by Peter Leithart: Keep the Fast, Keep the Feast In the article Peter provides some excellent theological background for properly understanding fasting and Lent.  Lent and it&#8217;s propoer use has been the subject of much discussion recently amoung some of the CREC pastors. I think his insights are very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advent Resources</title>
		<link>http://biblio-wonk.com/advent-resources/</link>
		<comments>http://biblio-wonk.com/advent-resources/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The former presiding minister of the Confederation of Reformed Evangelical Churches, Randy Booth, compiled &#8220;Readings and Devotions for Advent, the Twelve Days of Christmas and Epiphany&#8221; with contributions from various pastors of the CREC.  It is available free of charge! I wrote an Advent Booklet entitled &#8220;Advent and Christmas in Family Worship&#8220; It is available [...]]]></description>
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