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		<title>Do You Know What We Get To Do Today? by Lance Rogers</title>
		<link>http://pastorconnections.com/2009/09/do-you-know-what-we-get-to-do-today-by-lance-rogers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jim was weary.  There were days he felt like he didn’t belong in his profession.  Other times the pressures of life, namely bills, were dragging him down.  Some talked about him when he wasn’t around, and questioned his place. The weight of his feeling that he wasn’t able to be the father and husband he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everybody Edits by Greg Mcallister</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Gregory House says: Everybody lies. It may be more accurate to say that everybody edits. We’re all spin doctors- to a point. 
Jokes about preachers reporting attendance figures (“We had 1,000 people there, evangelistically speaking…”) and repeating stories as personal experiences are too common. I heard about a pastor telling a wild story, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Porn by Rick Morris</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pornography! Be honest, when is the last time you’ve looked at it?&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..Come on&#8230;&#8230;when? We might as well let this cat out of the bag because you and I both know it’s a big problem! In the last 3 months at our church we have had 3 married men cheat on their wives and leave their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing With Criticism &#8211; Jason Taylor</title>
		<link>http://pastorconnections.com/2009/08/dealing-with-criticism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a church planter/pastor, I have encountered criticism.  It can sometimes be so debilitating that it distracts you from what God has called you to do.  It can affect your health, your emotions, your marriage, and your church. Here are some things I am learning as I grow in this area of dealing with criticism:
1.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Encouragement of Others &#8211; Jay Baines</title>
		<link>http://pastorconnections.com/2009/08/the-encouragement-of-others-jay-baines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little boy heard his Sunday school teacher over and over say, “Jesus put us on the earth for others.”  After hearing this week after week, the little boy finally raised his hand and asked, “What are the others here for?” Over the last several months, it would have been easy at times to throw [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facing Yourself by Dr. Randy Sawyer</title>
		<link>http://pastorconnections.com/2009/08/facing-yourself-by-dr-randy-sawyer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After many years of good health and ministry, a little over 8 years ago, I began experiencing symptoms that caused great concern to my family. These included migraine headaches, nausea, chest pains, insomnia, lost focus, emotional instability, etc.
Eventually, at my wife’s insistence, I agreed to undergo a battery of tests to pinpoint the problem. With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 9 Letter Word (Casey Cariker)</title>
		<link>http://pastorconnections.com/2009/07/the-9-letter-word-casey-cariker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the dreaded 10 letter word: discipline was tough enough&#8230;the 9 letter word: authentic, may be even more difficult.  I love when others are authentic&#8230;I love hearing other&#8217;s tell their stories of failure, fumbles, mistakes and misguided words. I love it when pastors of really large churches finally tell the &#8220;rest of the story&#8221; behind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Running (Mike Trimble)</title>
		<link>http://pastorconnections.com/2009/07/running-mike-trimble/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They talk about it with pride.  In endurance sports’ ‘hitting the wall’ describes a unique condition, usually in cycling and running, caused by the depletion of glycogen in the liver and muscles.  The result is great loss of energy, focus and fatigue.  They know the wall is real.
I am a minister, not a runner.  One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Confession (Blain Rogers)</title>
		<link>http://pastorconnections.com/2009/06/confession-blain-rogers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a confession to make:  I am not good at confessing things.  I   have good reasons.  At the top of the list of good reasons is   paranoia. In fact, I am sure paranoia holds many churches and pastors   in its grip.  We have a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RESIGN OR RE-SIGN (Joe Grizzle)</title>
		<link>http://pastorconnections.com/2009/06/resign-or-re-sign-joe-grizzle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I suppose I have resigned from ministry thousands of times. I always resign on Monday, especially after a “not so hot” sermon, poor attendance, missing the budget (really bad) or even after a great day when Satan attacks or depression just sets in. I think most pastors have struggle with this issue at times but [...]]]></description>
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