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		<title>God &#8211; Ready to Support the Life of Man</title>
		<link>http://phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/god-ready-to-support-the-life-of-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Thou crownest the year with thy goodness.” — Psalm 65:11 All the year round, every hour of every day, God is richly blessing us; both when we sleep and when we wake his mercy waits upon us. The sun may leave us a legacy of darkness, but our God never ceases to shine upon his [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8948020&amp;post=142&amp;subd=phoenixoftexas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Crane Durham:  ‘Bama Basher or Simply Smashing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crane Durham is a young, up and coming host of the hit radio show called, Nothing But Truth. His honest and forthright commentary lends an air of innocence to the show that doesn’t always come through on similar conservative talk shows. The show combines analysis of current events and social policy with expert guests offering [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8948020&amp;post=133&amp;subd=phoenixoftexas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is King Cake and Why is It Popular at Mardi Gras?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[King Cake is a centuries old tradition associated with pre-Lent festivities and celebrations.  The name of the cake refers to the three kings who visited the baby Jesus in Bethlehem—the day many refer to as Epiphany.  Some say that the cakes have roots in tribal rituals in Europe before Christianity spread to the area.  Regardless [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8948020&amp;post=129&amp;subd=phoenixoftexas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Origins of Lent</title>
		<link>http://phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/the-origins-of-lent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The word lent originates from the Teutonic word lencten, meaning ‘lengthen’ in reference to the lengthening of days in the season of spring.  Later, during the early church, the word ‘lent’ became the common English translation for the Latin word quadragesima, meaning ‘forty days’.  There is historical evidence that some Lenten preparation took place prior [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8948020&amp;post=121&amp;subd=phoenixoftexas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Feast of the Ascension</title>
		<link>http://phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/the-feast-of-the-ascension/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenixoftexas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[He took our beating for us and paid the wages for our sin – Ascension Day, properly called “The Feast of the Ascension”,  is observed the 40th day after Easter.  It commemorates the day that the risen Christ Jesus ascended into heaven finally after His many visits with His apostles.  It is always celebrated on the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8948020&amp;post=114&amp;subd=phoenixoftexas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fasting and Prayer:  a deeper connection</title>
		<link>http://phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/fasting-and-prayer-a-deeper-connection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting; and my prayer would return to my own heart.” Psalm 35:13 Joel 2:12 &#8220;. . . turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.&#8221; I grew up in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8948020&amp;post=112&amp;subd=phoenixoftexas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just Say No to Young Children and Cell Phones</title>
		<link>http://phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/just-say-no-to-young-children-and-cell-phones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents who buy their young children cell phones are doing their children a disservice in most cases.  Of course, there may be extenuating circumstances that warrant a child under driving age to own a cell phone, but generally speaking, young children should not own cell phones. Society as a group in general seems to be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8948020&amp;post=106&amp;subd=phoenixoftexas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Worth Your Salt?</title>
		<link>http://phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/are-you-worth-your-salt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard the saying, &#8220;He&#8217;s not worth his salt&#8221;?  Obviously it is an insult, and in ancient Roman times, it was a profound insult.  How would this phrase come to be used in ancient Rome as an insult?  During years of teaching Latin language and history to my children, I learned much of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8948020&amp;post=94&amp;subd=phoenixoftexas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spurgeon, Morning and Evening, January 6</title>
		<link>http://phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/spurgeon-morning-and-evening-january-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phoenixoftexas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1 Peter 5:7  Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. “It is a happy way of soothing sorrow when we can feel—“HE careth for me.” Christian! do not dishonour religion by always wearing a brow of care; come, cast your burden upon your Lord. You are staggering beneath a weight which [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8948020&amp;post=89&amp;subd=phoenixoftexas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brit Hume and Tiger Woods</title>
		<link>http://phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com/2010/01/06/brit-hume-and-tiger-woods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brit Hume has a political opinion show similar to Bill O&#8217;Reilly, Glenn Beck, and others.  Therefore, he is not required to give unbiased reporting.  His is a show wherein his job is to provide commentary based on his opinion of the subject at hand.  He had every right to state that Tiger Woods should convert [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=phoenixoftexas.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8948020&amp;post=86&amp;subd=phoenixoftexas&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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