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		<title>victors already</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2012/02/10/victors-already/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>an odj community member</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A thousand times I&#8217;ve failed, still Your mercy remains. Should I stumble again, still I&#8217;m caught in Your grace.&#8221; So goes the lines of one of my favorite songs. It&#8217;s true, God&#8217;s grace is like the sand on the earth, the waters clothing the oceans. It is the very grace that is far beyond measure. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>gracious and salty</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2012/01/10/gracious-and-salty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2012/01/10/gracious-and-salty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pohfangchia</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/?p=9710</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[During a press conference in New York City for Clint Eastwood’s new movie Hereafter, the journalists were clearly smitten with him. When a Brazilian journalist apologized for his poor command of English and a “silly question,” Eastwood sat forward in his chair and told the writer, “No question is silly.” After the event, a journalist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>writer&#8217;s block</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/12/17/writers-block/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennifer benson schuldt</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/?p=9324</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Writer’s block will wear you out. During a recent bout with it, everything I wrote ended with the electronic equivalent of throwing a crumpled sheet of paper into the ol’ “circular file” (trash can). Any hint of an idea died on the page before I could finish the first paragraph. My brain swam in circles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>wife carrying</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/11/22/wife-carrying/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennifer benson schuldt</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/?p=8972</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Contestants in the Wife Carrying World Championships meet in the Finnish town of Sonkajärvi. During the contest, men tote their wives a full 831 feet through gravel, grass, and sand, over two obstacles and through water. Dropping your wife means a 15-second penalty—not to mention dealing with an angry woman. When it comes to marriage, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>sustain: to give support or relief to</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/11/07/sustain-to-give-support-or-relief-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>an odj community member</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Would your wealth or even all your mighty efforts sustain you so you would not be in distress?” (Job 36:19 NIV). “Your frustration with everything, including yourself, makes it possible to turn in deeper dependence [upon God]. Your weariness requires the strength of supernatural love to continue serving [God]. Your haunting sense of futility shuts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>rules and order</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/10/27/rules-and-order/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/10/27/rules-and-order/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pohfangchia</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/?p=8429</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As you step into the room, you’re greeted by a cacophony of noise. Everyone is talking, but no one is listening. For a moment, you think you’ve stepped into the New York Stock Exchange—but it isn’t that loud, lively place. It’s a church meeting in Corinth. Obviously, the church in Corinth was anything but boring. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>wise words</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/10/25/wise-words/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/10/25/wise-words/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>roxanne robbins</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/?p=8423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To continue working and ministering in Uganda through the nonprofit organization I launched in 2009 called Tukutana, I recently had to raise a considerable amount of funds in a short period of time. Amazingly—despite the struggling economy—after my need was shared by e-mail, the donations poured in and my entire quarterly goal was met in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>to the hills</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/08/03/to-the-hills/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/08/03/to-the-hills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>an odj community member</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/?p=8294</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Matthew 14:22-23: Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that His disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while He sent the people home. After sending them home, He went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while He was there alone. There&#8217;s something unique about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>pseudo praise</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/08/02/pseudo-praise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/08/02/pseudo-praise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 05:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>marvin williams</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/?p=7507</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When Hitler sought to placate Austrian minister Kurt von Schuschnigg by complimenting and praising him publicly, a disgusted Winston Churchill muttered, “When a snake wants to eat his victims, he first covers them in saliva.” The Bible calls Hitler’s use of insincere praise flattery—words said and actions done to gain favor with others and advantage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>beyond my reach</title>
		<link>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/07/18/beyond-my-reach/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/2011/07/18/beyond-my-reach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>regina franklin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ourdailyjourney.org/?p=7353</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My husband and I are cautious when it comes to our kids. We diligently try to find the balance between having appropriate boundaries without being outright control freaks. Friends, media, and social events have become powerful means of helping our kids learn discernment and character. I noted, however, that my prayers for our 6th grader [...]]]></description>
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