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<title><![CDATA[You can have 'fair' or the privilege of rescue from hell]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/mar/26/you-can-have-fair-or-privilege-rescue-hell/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A common thought and pronouncement in our culture is, "That's not fair." ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:06:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Learning to increase our spiritual strength]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/mar/26/learning-increase-our-spiritual-strength/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[When will we learn to increase our spiritual strength in a materialistic world? We heard from some publishers yelling from the top of the mountain that society should not make any demands about what they publish.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:05:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Multiplying loaves and fishes]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.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[Why Christians should oppose use of marijuana]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/mar/05/why-christians-should-oppose-use-marijuana/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Two recent stories in the news have triggered in me a desire to warn parents of the seriousness of marijuana use. 
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:38:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[God in 'The Shack' bears little resemblance to the real God]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/mar/02/god-shack-bears-little-resemblance-real-god/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A friend prevailed upon me recently to read the novel "The Shack" by Wm. Paul Young, saying it was good and profoundly affected her. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:08:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Powerful confluence of souls]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/feb/23/powerful-confluence-souls/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Near downtown Pittsburgh, Penn., a confluence of the Monongahela and Alleghany Rivers form the Ohio River.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:32:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is abortion controversial?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/feb/06/abortion-controversial/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Last week marked another anniversary of legalized abortion in America and was highlighted by our newly elected president making it easier for abortions to be financed and performed outside the country. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:20:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wisdom, age go hand in hand]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/30/wisdom-age-go-hand-hand/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I have had enough of the winter blues. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Allow your faith to guide the way through trying times]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/05/allow-your-faith-guide-way-through-trying-times/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[ Have you ever gone through a labyrinth or a fun house of mirrors? Have you found yourself in one of these mazes thinking you know the direction you're going, only to find yourself running into wall after wall instead?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What Joseph's life can teach us about Thanksgiving]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/nov/28/what-josephs-life-can-teach-us-about-thanksgiving/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Joseph is Daddy's favorite. Daddy has given him a multicolored tunic, and God has given him a dream.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:08:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Give God thanks for good, bad]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/nov/28/give-god-thanks-good-bad/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The theme behind Thanksgiving stretches beyond the last Thursday in November, and should in all actuality be the basis for our everyday lives. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Walk Thru Bethlehem takes visitors back to Jesus' birth]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/nov/28/walk-thru-bethlehem-takes-visitors-back-jesus-birt/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Now that Thanksgiving 2008 is history, I would like to suggest an event that could be a gentle reminder of what Christmas is all about]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Long road is often more rewarding]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/nov/21/long-road-often-more-rewarding/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[ What makes a runner a champion? What keeps them going hour after hour, mile after mile? ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Making the most of life]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/nov/14/making-most-life/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The world is in confusion, from the White House and the Capitol to Parliament, Red Square and all around the world. We are lost in the political wilderness. We are at the crossroads, with one road leading to progress and the other one leading to destruction. It is decision time in our lives.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:44:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ministry of Gideons International has touched many]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/nov/14/ministry-gideons-international-has-touched-many/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[This week I had the privilege of attending the Pastor Appreciation Banquet hosted by the Gideons of Iredell County.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stand up for what you believe]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/oct/31/stand-what-you-believe/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[This is an important day in church history. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Destiny and fate differ in Christian outlook]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/oct/24/destiny-and-fate-differ-christian-outlook/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Most of us believe there is some power at work in our lives that is larger than us. We can recognize occurrences in our life that were "supposed" to happen. We quote the famous phrase, "everything happens for a reason."]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The final outcome will be as it is meant to be]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/oct/17/final-outcome-will-be-it-meant-be/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Based on responses to my last article and numerous conversations in the office, I need to take this opportunity to take a fresh look at a Biblical world view of life and death.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:41:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Leading while developing an authentic relationship]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/oct/17/leading-while-developing-authentic-relationship/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[One of the most difficult tasks any leader will have to learn is how to gain and maintain what I call authentic relationships.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:40:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Helping the poor, why it's not an option, but a calling]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/oct/10/helping-poor-why-its-not-option-calling/lifestyles-faith_values/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As we approach the coming elections, the issue of helping the poor is a hot topic. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:13:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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