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		By: Anita Mathias		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anita Mathias]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks much. Yes, despite &quot;churts&quot; church hurts which all of us suffer (some more than others as our rough edges are smoothed off) the acceptance of those who are different offered in church settings, the open houses offered by small groups, the sympathy and prayer offered, the sudden window in the ministries offered and for free, the sudden window into heaven on Sunday mornings--the church is indeed unique and beautiful!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks much. Yes, despite &#8220;churts&#8221; church hurts which all of us suffer (some more than others as our rough edges are smoothed off) the acceptance of those who are different offered in church settings, the open houses offered by small groups, the sympathy and prayer offered, the sudden window in the ministries offered and for free, the sudden window into heaven on Sunday mornings&#8211;the church is indeed unique and beautiful!</p>
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		By: Joanna		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanna]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Amen and amen. I love those adjectives you use to describe the Church - beautiful, broken, unbowed. I think often even Christians do not understand the importance of the local church as a truly powerful agent for change.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amen and amen. I love those adjectives you use to describe the Church &#8211; beautiful, broken, unbowed. I think often even Christians do not understand the importance of the local church as a truly powerful agent for change.</p>
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		By: Diane Stortz		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Diane Stortz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I prayed for this lady. And I loved this post. And after some of the other things I&#039;ve read today ... it feels like fresh air. Thank you for holding up the church, Anita.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I prayed for this lady. And I loved this post. And after some of the other things I&#39;ve read today &#8230; it feels like fresh air. Thank you for holding up the church, Anita.</p>
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