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    <title>April 9, 2017</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Every moment is a chance to let your light break through.  This life was meant to shine. 
-MercyMe

When do we have the most impact with our light? When do we shine the brightest? When we are surrounded by darkness. Darkness is more than sin. It is ]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Sun, 09 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>November 18, 2016</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[I was getting ready to leave for a business trip in Bristol, VA. I was sharing with the kids just before I left about Psalms 34:19.  \&quot;The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all...\&quot; NIV.  I was explaining that we can always count on the Lord. It was a promise from Him.  In truth, I was teaching them something that I was struggling to believe myself.

Right now, we are selling items on eBay and on Amazon. Once an item is sold, it is very important that you... ]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Fri, 18 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <title>December 18, 2015</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Many posts and newsletters of this kind tend to talk about how to make the holidays a spiritual time of year.  The themes of Thanksgiving and the birth of Christ are easy to write about from a spiritual perspective.  But, let\'s be real for a minute, these are the darkest times of the year.  For adults and children the holidays remind us that our lives are not Norman Rockwell portraits.  Our families and communities are made up of broken people who are hurting and at this time of year are more reminded of how dysfunctional we are today.
Therefore, I\'ve taken it upon myself to help you with a strategy.  Are there...]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Fri, 18 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <title>August 14, 2015</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Together, let us lay down our fear - and get over being afraid.  God tells us throughout His Word:  Be not afraid (Psalms 112:7-8; Isaiah 41:10; John 14:27).
But how can we NOT be afraid, when all around us there are calamities pouring down upon humanity?  The re-assuring reason that we can, is that the grand plan God has for humans cannot fail, because]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Fri, 14 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>July 27, 2015</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Get this great truth down, and it\'ll help you deal with life:
Everything learned is from pain.
Everything else is just information.
My friend, Bob Warren, coined this phrase, as he studied various scriptures that attest to it.
(Romans 5:3-5 and James 1:2-4).

Bob\'s adage is so accurate because...]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>June 3, 2015</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[The best way to avoid temptation is to not put yourself in tempting situations. Stay as far away from them as possible. That\'s it.  Stay away from...]]>...</description>
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    <title>May 6, 2015</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[100 mph with their hair on fire.  That\'s how many people are blowing through life.  The turbo-pace is chocked full of stress and irritability.
 
The hyper pace is not without unintended consequences.  My 90 year old Aunt Willie sensed that people are under much more of a strain today compared to earlier less affluent, less rushed times.  She noticed people formerly enjoyed life more, even though they had less, but also were less stressed.  
   
A reason for stress is the so-called gap factor.  Stress is that gap between unrealistic expectations and....]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Wed, 06 May 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>April 17, 2015</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Back in November, when we had the Men Who Win Advance, I promised those who attended that we would have the audio from all of our great speakers posted within a few weeks. I am so sorry. It has taken much longer than it should have. It is my fault. But I am very excited it is posted. Whether you attended the Advance or not you will enjoy the audio. There are some life changing lessons packed in...]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Fri, 17 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>April 1, 2015</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Father,

I said, Til death do us part -- I want to mean it. Help me love you more than her, and her more than anyone or anything else. Help me bring her into Your presence today. Make us one, like You are three-in-one.

I want to hear her, cherish her, and serve her --

So she would love You more and we can bring You glory.

Amen.**

This prayer is pretty extraordinary.  Think of the radical...]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Wed, 01 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>March 6, 2015</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[The Three Men Want

1.    Food - A man can go out and kill something and drag it home but (in most cases) he wants the woman to cook it.
2.    Sex - He wants sex as a dog wants water. He needs it mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually
3.    Recognition of his accomplishments - A man needs a cheerleader much like a sports team has a cheerleader; to cheer him on in good times and bad times; when he makes the shot, and when he misses it; when he gets the raise, and when he gets fired.

 
A woman is more complicated. She needs five things just like a man needs his three. If her man gives her these five, she usually will lay down...]]>...</description>
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    <title>February 5, 2015</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Although my Dad was a really good man, he passed along to me an anger habit.  Even after I became a whole-hearted follower of Christ, the stronghold consistently dogged me and damaged my relationships.

Upon each recurrence I\'d always be remorseful, but I\'d still struggle with anger much more than what I desired (Romans 7:15-16).  What brought things to a head was a blow-up in which I verbally assaulted my two step-sons.   At that moment, God convicted me of my dire need for a radical solution.

God\'s solution turned out to be in a book, The Anger Workbook*.  I took from it five truths that I have made an integral part of me.  I periodically review these truths to try to make sure they stay a part of me. 

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    <title>December 23, 2014</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[The sidewalks and streets of New York City have more homeless and beggars than we see in Paducah, Kentucky. On a recent trip to the big city with my family, we saw several beggars, and I wanted to be ready to give at least something and involve my daughters.

I handed several dollars to a man who approached us for a handout. Rather than thank me, he cursed me and....]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Tue, 23 Dec 2014 18:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <title>October 24, 2014</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[I am convinced that our upcoming, Men Who Win Advance will have the perfect message for men who have been struggling.  Men who have been considering quitting. Men who have lost hope. Register today and help us get the word to other men...  ]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Fri, 24 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>October 18, 2014</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[I am more excited about the Men Who Win Advance this year than I have ever been. It is not to say that our previous events were any less interesting or thought provoking than this year, but I think the timing for the subject and speakers for the 2014 event are perfect for so many of us.

The 2014 event is - Do NOT Give Up!  Do you need to hear that message? Have you been discouraged? One of our special guest is an expert at this subject. I feel very privileged to just be in his presence. Once you hear his story, I promise you will feel the same. Edgar Harrell is a World War II survivor. He was on board the USS Indianapolis when it was torpedoed...]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Sat, 18 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>August 7, 2014</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[I attended a tremendous conference for men, in Nashville last weekend hosted by Lifeway Christian Bookstores.  The most powerful takeaway has continued to impact me all week.  It came from former NFL player...]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 07 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>July 18, 2014</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[For a long time, I thought sex is sex and love is love, and the two aren\'t linked. I thought I was ethical when coming on to women because I had what I considered an \&quot;honest\&quot; approach. My honest approach was this: I made it clear, I\'m not in love with you, but I like you. So, if the sentiment\'s mutual, let\'s hook up and enjoy ourselves. Wasn\'t this honest and forthright? Well, yeah, I was being candid in what I said about not being in love, but I ignored an over-riding truth.  

Sex outside a deep commitment of love (i.e. marriage) always leads to...]]>...</description>
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    <title>July 3, 2014</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[I have always been interested in history and politics.  The processes of change that formed nations and their cultures is interesting and opens your eyes to many things.  This time of year it is worth asking,\&quot;How much is your freedom worth?\&quot; 

We are surrounded with political messages about what we have a right to, and what we are entitled to as Americans.  At this same moment in history there are other nations fighting dictators and regimes that do not hesitate to spill blood in continuing the oppression.  It makes me ask, \&quot;How much is your freedom worth?\&quot; 

I listen to the news and hear people ready to trade freedoms for promises of political or social security.  The freedoms they would trade they did not earn, nor do they know how they were gained.  They think freedoms and rights are things to be traded back and forth for political gain or made part of negotiations to make all sides happy.

It makes me wonder, how much is your freedom in Christ worth?  Would you... ]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>June 12, 2014</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[It has been nearly 20 years since my dad passed away.  I was 24.  He was 46.  He still comes to me in my dreams.  I am amazed.  Twenty years later and I still dream about him.  I miss him the most when...]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 12 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>May 21, 2014</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[We guys tend to try to hide our fears by putting on our game faces --our big false fronts of being 10\' tall and bullet proof.

For instance, when I am concerned about a development in my life, I ask a few tight buds and family members to pray for me. 

I love it that God hears and responds.... 

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    <pubDate> Wed, 21 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>April 13, 2014</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[   

So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. 

-1 Thessalonians 5:11

This is one thing women usually do much better than men.  Men tend to want to put this concept in the category of \&quot;touchy-feely\&quot;.  But the reality is we were built by God to need this. It is what causes us to conform to the desires of others-which is one of the reasons we have to be careful about the people we hang out with. You have no idea how....]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Sun, 13 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>March 11, 2014</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Don\'t be afraid to face the truth about yourself. 

God is not the one who puts that fear in you.  That is our common enemy doing that - the big deceiver. 

Facing the truth about yourself brings only freedom to your life because once you face the truth about yourself, you at that very exact moment are opening yourself to God\'s  

unbounding kindness toward you...just as you stand. 

That is the Good News: God doesn\'t hold your sins against you! 

But to confront the truth and then to slay your giants is something you]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Tue, 11 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>February 13, 2014</title>
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    <title>December 18, 2013</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Many people get depressed during the Christmas holidays, including men.  But what about this idea of a man being in a depression?  Does it seem a little unmanly?  I mean, did you ever see Rambo, Dirty Harry, or the Terminator in a funk?
 
Depression seems, to many folks, to be strictly a female domain (you know, as in moody), not really a male thing.  At least, that\'s the message I\'ve gotten through the years.
 
If I took my cues strictly from the culture, I\'d personally be in a little bit of a pickle, because I can get into...]]>...</description>
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    <title>December 5, 2013</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[The time of joy at Christmas often turns into a time of financial stress. In my financial career, I have observed these typical financial mistakes at Christmas (OK, I will admit it. Not just observed these, but made these mistakes too)

(1)      Giving too many presents - especially to children. Admittedly, I do not remember being concerned about this as a child, but I now see...
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    <title>November 6, 2013</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[This is your last chance.  We have a food team ready to prepare our great meals and they need to know how much food to order.  We have prayer warriors who are already praying for all the men who will attend and we want to include your name.  This Sunday is the last day we can accept registrations for the Men Who Win Advance coming up November 15th &amp; 16th in Hardin, KY.  The registration fee is only $50 and includes 3 meals and your overnight accommodations.  Contact Andy French at (731) 571-6167 or email  andy@argsoutheast.com.

The theme for this year\'s Advance is \&quot;The Cost of Discipleship.\&quot;  Men from throughout our region will be...]]>...</description>
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    <title>October 25, 2013</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[The theme for this year\'s Men Who Win Advance will be \&quot;The Cost of Discipleship.\&quot;  Men from throughout our region will be coming together with a yearning to become more Christ like and to help other men do the same. 

We will be assisted in our journey by teaching and testimony from real men who have the scars from battle to show...]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Fri, 25 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>October 23, 2013</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Join with men from throughout our region who are serious in their journey to walk like Jesus.  We will encourage one another and hear testimonies from down to earth men that are struggling with the same issues as you.  We will strengthen relationships and equip men to....]]>...</description>
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    <title>August 4, 2013</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[We refuse to wear masks and play games.  This is what the apostle Paul mandates in 2 Corinthians 4:2b (Message Bible).
 
This is quite a mandate since the unconscious mantra for a man is to conceal what\'s really going on in his inside.  
 
Isn\'t it interesting that what is most important to us guys, we talk about the least?  That\'s the reason acquaintances we know sometimes...]]>...</description>
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    <title>June 28, 2013</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[How do we know if we are a child of God?  Jesus phrased it born again.  Paul used the term a new creation in the Holy Spirit?

In other words, how can we know if we are truly saved?

We can ask ourselves some questions to help us assess if we are a new creation in Christ: 

  

1) Do I tend to want to stay clear of conversations about Christ?

2) Does my desire for success, reputation and earthly delights easily arise within me while I am mostly indifferent about things of Christ?

3) Do I tend to believe that I can do enough good things to redeem myself in order to get into the good graces of God?  In other words, if I do more good than bad, then am I good to go spiritually?

4) Am I the same inside as I was before my conversion? That is, when I.... 
    
 
 
 
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    <title>May 24, 2013</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[The sooner you release to God that last hold-out for control of your life, the more content you\'ll be.  When you realize you\'re just along for the ride, and God\'s at the wheel, you will - under the power of the Holy Spirit - relinquish it, and then be able to sit back, relax, and enjoy your journey with God so much more (Psalms 138:8).  


Where God is taking you is too mysterious and...]]>...</description>
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    <title>April 16, 2013</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[




I get an email newsletter from Rick Warren. He and his family are going through a very difficult time following their son\'s suicide last week. I am praying for them and request you do also.  
 
I received this email from him this week, and I thought it was very worthy to pass along.
 
Our founder, Gary Chester Morse, was a huge advocate for a Christian man having another Christian man he could talk to about challenges, his life, spiritual things, family issues, etc. A close bud, is how Gary said it.
 
I like the way Rick speaks to the practice of an accountability partner. It is brief, to the point and.... ]]>...</description>
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    <title>March 21, 2013</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[After a tough day at work, retirement certainly sounds appealing. As I briefly fantasize about a life of more leisure and freedom, two thoughts cross my mind: is it financially feasible to retire? Should I stop working and leave the place of influence God has for me in the workplace?

Life expectancies are increasing. The American Society of Actuaries says that a 65-year old man will likely have another 17 years to live. For women, it's 20. For married couples at age 65, there's a one in three chance that one will live into the 90's.

If a person retires at age 62 and then lives to....]]>...</description>
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    <title>November 21, 2012</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Have you noticed that wherever we are, we wish we were somewhere else?  If it's summer, we wish it were fall.  If it's winter, we can't wait for it to be summer.  No matter what we have, we seem to want what our friend or neighbor has.  Contentment is a challenge when you live in an environment that is smothered in the idea that material possessions equal happiness.  In the US, we live in an environment where almost everyone is....]]>...</description>
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    <title>October 27, 2012</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[I've personally never known a couple that has divorced who had prayed together for many years.  I've been on the look-out for an exception to the rule but haven't come across even one.
 
The key word here is &quot;together&quot;.  This is very different than praying separately (although that, of course, is a good thing).  There is something more powerful than even sex when a husband and wife regularly....]]>...</description>
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    <title>September 23, 2012</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[When I meet a man who is in the trenches helping other men, I stop and take notice.  Pastor Don Watkins in Paducah is such a man.  He understands that we all struggle with certain sins and strongholds that can become an addiction that is hard to break.  I learned about his upcoming study to help people with addiction or understanding addiction and asked him to give me more information...Here's what he sent.


Hi, my name is Don.  I am a recovering idolator.  You've probably never heard anyone introduce themselves this way....]]>...</description>
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    <title>September 6, 2012</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[The way I see it, a group of more than a handful of men is not Christian fellowship.  Why?  In a larger group, we guys don't get real with one another.  We tend to have on our game faces.  We don't open up.  We don't reveal our inner struggles (yeah, we all have them).

So what's the point of superficial, casual conversation?  How is that experiencing real life?  Jesus chose twelve to get up close and personal - but with only three to be...]]>...</description>
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    <title>July 27, 2012</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Sometimes it seems hard to share our faith. On one extreme we feel like we must have all of the answers to the deep questions. On another extreme we feel like sharing our testimony seems kind of hokey or unexciting and wouldn't convey the message well.

 

If we are to be men who win, we must approach sharing our faith in a different manner. We must offer something real. It is important to know what you believe, have a Christian worldview, have some theology that you understand and beliefs you hold dear. However, the world needs to hear you talk about forgiveness, and not always of its sins. I find that the more I speak of my own struggles, the forgiveness I've received, and the enormous debt I owe to Christ, the more people are interested and engaged. I have studied the defense of the faith for all of my Christian life and defended the faith in evangelistic and academic settings for several years. I've learned through this experience that I've been wrong in one important...]]>...</description>
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    <title>June 28, 2012</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[I've always been interested in history and politics.  The processes of change that formed nations and their cultures is interesting and opens your eyes to many things.  This time of year it is worth asking, &quot;How much is your freedom worth?&quot; 

 
We're surrounded with political messages about what we have a right to and what we are entitled to as Americans.  At this same moment in history there are other nations fighting dictators and regimes that don't hesitate to spill blood in continuing the oppression.  It makes me ask, &quot;How much is your freedom worth?&quot; 

 
I listen to the news and hear people ready to trade freedoms for promises of political or social security.  The freedoms they would trade they didn't earn nor do they know how they were gained.  They think freedoms and rights are things to be traded back and forth for political gain or made part of negotiations to make all sides happy.

 

It makes me wonder, how much is your freedom in Christ worth?  Would you trade it...]]>...</description>
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    <title>June 8, 2012</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[&quot;As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.&quot; Proverbs 27:17

This verse is the foundation for our Men Who Win ministry.  We believe men need other men in their lives to successfully finish the race.  We can not do it alone.  Don't let the enemy convince you otherwise.  Jesus sent the disciples out in pairs because we need each other.  I hear a lot of men tell me they've had a hard time finding other men to share their walk.  I know a great place.

August 10th and 11th, we will be gathering together at a wonderful place in Hardin, KY for our 3rd Men Who Win Advance.  (It's an Advance, because we will not retreat.)  Last year's event was such a blessing to all who came.  Men who love the Lord with all their hearts will be coming together to....]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <description> <![CDATA[We guys tend to try to hide our fears by putting on our game faces --our big false fronts of being 10' tall and bullet proof.

When hit with fear, I recommend making a few tight buds and family members aware of the problem so that they will pray for me.

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    <description> <![CDATA[Hey bros, pray this for your wife:

 Father,

I said, &quot;Til death do us part&quot; -- I want to mean it. Help me love you more than her, and her more than anyone or anything else. Help me bring her into Your presence today. Make us one, like You are three-in-one.

I want to hear her, cherish her, and serve her --

So she would love You more and we can bring You glory.

Amen.**

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    <description> <![CDATA[My wife Barbie thought I was crazy for taking a nap during the time when our house was shaking from the strong winds, part of the severe storms in Western Kentucky this week. She and her Dad Jim went to the basement. I said, &quot;I am taking a nap in my own bed.&quot;  I felt sheltered in the arms of God and had no fear of dying.

 

The words of the late Dottie Rambo say it well:

&quot;So let the storm clouds rage high,

The dark clouds rise.

They don't bother me.

For I'm sheltered in the arms of God.

He walks with me,

And naught of earth shall harm me,

For I'm sheltered in the arms of God.&quot;

Amen
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    <description> <![CDATA[We sometimes tend to think the bad guys have it easier than we men trying to do the right thing.

It seems the ones who are obviously corrupt - by the things they do and say -- get away with a ton of badness and too often come out on top in business, sports, and even relationships. (Nice guys finish last, as they say?) Because of their moral shortcuts, it can appear life is easier for...]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[By Gary Chester Morse (1945-2010)   
As a five year old, I'd run to my father when a certain 11 year old bully would pick on me. My reliance on Dad would dispel my fears. As long as I was in my Father's presence, although weak compared to the bully, I was safe and empowered through him.  
I once tried to take care of the bully myself to prove...
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    <description> <![CDATA[Each year at this time, I dig in my heels and am determined to escape getting caught up in the mad dash to go out and buy &quot;stuff&quot; for my family and friends just because it's &quot;time&quot; to do it. Evidently I'm just rebellious enough to think I don't have to be part of the shopping frenzy and that I will do only meaningful acts of love for my family. Sounds well intentioned, doesn't it?

 

Well, this year, as I awake each morning alone with more time to think, read and pray (without interruptions), I can honestly say that the pressure to buy and give so much &quot;stuff&quot; has genuinely subsided. In its place is a deep rooted desire to...
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    <description> <![CDATA[Here is your critical strategy to joy. This is a sure, true game plan, despite the nation's money meltdown, your own personal meltdown, and whatever else that could rob you of your joy.

FOCUS ON OTHERS, not yourself. (Philippians 2:3-4)

There it is - Joy for the New Year.

People who are sold out to that which is greater than themselves - helping family and friends, or those less fortunate - get the most &quot;bang&quot; out of life. They are more joyous -- not a continuous high, mind you, but a ]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[Ease Your Burden

Shortly after Gary (our founder) passed away, the Iron Sharpens Iron board of directors started working on honoring all of Gary's contributions to men's ministry by building an all new Men Who Win website.  I am proud to say this site is now completed and online. You will find it much easier to navigate.  It has a fresh clean new look.  But most importantly, it is loaded with great content to help you and help others stay focused on...
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    <description> <![CDATA[The Sooner The Better
By Gary Chester Morse (1945-2010)

The sooner you release to God that last hold-out for control of your life, the more content you'll be. When you realize you're just along for the ride, and God's at the wheel, you will - under the power of the Holy Spirit - relinquish it, and then]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[At a recent Men Who Win Advance, Men came together, sang together, prayed for each other, were open and honest with each other.

As Men Who Win, we are fooling ourselves if we say we have no sin when in reality, we lie a little here and there: when we look at porn online, or flirt with a woman at work when we have a loving faithful wife at home, or steal time or money from our employers. 
 
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    <description> <![CDATA[Study military strategy and you will find a re-occurring theme, divide the enemy.  Separate them.  Isolate them.  If you've ever watched a nature episode on the Discovery channel then you have seen how the animals hunt and divide the weakest off from the heard. 

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    <description> <![CDATA[I met with my accountability partner this week and he asked me this question:
&quot;How are you doing with keeping up with all you having going?&quot;
I responded by saying, &quot;Let me read something from my journal I had just written yesterday.&quot;
Sometimes I am torn between two good things - two great truths that seem to contradict each other.
 
Stanislaw Lec said, &quot;Proverbs contradict each other. That is]]>...</description>
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I like talk radio. But after  listening to it for a long time, I'm rarely in a good mood. It seems like their  goal is to get you stirred up and worried about something. The recent political  campaigns and the economic crisis provide plenty of fodder to frighten us about  how bad things are. 
Advertising also taps into this  &amp;quot;shouldn't-you-be-worried&amp;quot; line of thinking. A TV commercial]]>...</description>
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I recently spoke at a church about a  biblical view of managing money. In my humble, but accurate opinion, I thought  the message was rather good. However, one of those in attendance that day  stated a truth more powerfully and succinctly than I did.
After my teaching, she waited to greet me.  She earnestly held my hand as she shook it and said, &amp;quot;It's taken me about  sixty years to learn t]]>...</description>
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Over 1,000 people receive the Men Who Win  newsletter every week.&amp;nbsp; What's really impressive, our webmaster says, is  the high rate of readership.&amp;nbsp; You guys actually enjoy reading it.&amp;nbsp;  Our recent survey of our newsletter readers has helped give us some new focus.
The survey revealed that 81% of you have  been to the website.&amp;nbsp; While we would like for it to be 100%, that's not]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[(Editor's Note: Jeremy  L. White is a Certified Public Accountant and has authored several books with  Ron Blue regarding finances including Surviving Financial Meltdown, Your Kids Can Master Their Money and Faith-Based Family  Finances.)
The time of joy at Christmas often turns  into a time of financial stress. In my financial career, I've observed these  typical financial mistakes at Christmas ]]>...</description>
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I love Christmas.&amp;nbsp; I am always excited  about Christmas.&amp;nbsp; So, now that our consumer-driven society starts  promoting Christmas the day after Halloween, it is fine with me.&amp;nbsp; 
Unfortunately, it is so easy to let the  Thanksgiving holiday fly by and jump ahead to Christmas.&amp;nbsp; But the purpose  for celebrating Thanksgiving is very important.&amp;nbsp; Very few of us pause and  give th]]>...</description>
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&amp;quot;If you are not doing a daily devotion  it's the same as being hungry, and then walking right past the best restaurant  in town.&amp;quot;
  - Clay Campbell 
At a Walk to Emmaus Retreat I became convicted  by the Holy Spirit to commit to a daily devotional time. Barbie and I read Our Daily Bread every day. I like  it a lot. It takes about five minutes. I also read a chapter in Proverbs daily ]]>...</description>
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Remember taking a trip in the pre-Garmin  days.&amp;nbsp; You would make a wrong turn and immediately your internal GPS  system would kick in.&amp;nbsp; You have a map of the state but not one of the  particular city you are in.&amp;nbsp; You would follow your super directional  senses.&amp;nbsp; Sometimes you got right back on the path.&amp;nbsp; And sometimes  things just didn't seem to be where they were suppose]]>...</description>
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Occasionally something great will happen in  your life.&amp;nbsp; Something life transforming happens and you are caught up and  a part of something that changes you forever.&amp;nbsp; That is exactly what happen  to me.&amp;nbsp; However, it did not start out that way. 
Even as Christians we can get hurt, beat  down and live in defeat.&amp;nbsp; I call it a sick heart.&amp;nbsp; It happens.&amp;nbsp;  It happened to ]]>...</description>
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The Apostle Paul wrote in his first letter to the Corinthians  9:23-25&amp;nbsp;(NLT) 
23 I do  everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings.  
  &amp;nbsp;24 Don't you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the  prize? So run to win! 25 All athletes are disciplined  in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it  for an eternal ]]>...</description>
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For    the last month or so I was asked almost every day &amp;quot;How is Gary    Morse&amp;quot;? Now folks are saying, &amp;quot;Sorry to hear about your    friend.&amp;quot; 
The    news this past month, that the tumors were growing again, was really sad for    all of us that loved Gary. Doctors said there was not much hope, unless God    would intervene with a miracle. That didn't happen.&amp;nbsp; But on Tues]]>...</description>
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Our dear brother  Gary, graduated today.&amp;nbsp; No more trails.&amp;nbsp; No more pain.&amp;nbsp; He is  with our heavenly father.&amp;nbsp; He fought the good fight.&amp;nbsp; Four cancer  battles later, he finished the race with great victory.&amp;nbsp; Arrangements have  been made to have a visitation service at Heartland Worship Center in Paducah,  Kentucky on Monday, September 27th from 4pm-6pm with a funeral s]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[As most of you know, after overcoming cancer twice, Gary was diagnosed with his second brain tumor in December 2009.  After several unsuccessful treatment methods, doctors completed a very dangerous operation that removed Gary's tumor in March.  In May, Gary was declared cancer free.  We celebrated God's obvious healing.
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Here's how to develop one or  two tight buds in the Lord - close friends who will keep you on track and draw  close to the Lord.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Make this a&amp;nbsp;prayer of concern.&amp;nbsp; 
Other than your daily quiet  time, nothing will make a bigger difference in your life than sharing your sin  issues. You will experience forgiveness of others&amp;nbsp;and self-forgiveness as  you build soulful bonds w]]>...</description>
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Ladies,  I'd like your opinion on this.&amp;nbsp; Please email me.&amp;nbsp;Gary@MenWhoWin.com
If you treat a truly saved man as  if he is already everything&amp;nbsp;you want him to be, he'll eventually become  it.&amp;nbsp; (This could be true even if he usually&amp;nbsp;behaves more worldly than  Godly) 
Rather than being frustrated with  him, focus your prayers toward loving him as if he is already  everythin]]>...</description>
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Gary  Chester Morse will be co-teaching Sunday night men's classes in August and  September.&amp;nbsp; 
The classes&amp;nbsp;will&amp;nbsp;be  at&amp;nbsp;6pm&amp;nbsp;in Heartland Worship Center, across from the community college  in&amp;nbsp;Paducah, starting 8/22/10. 
Here's&amp;nbsp;our subject  line-up: 
How to face your personal fears  so that&amp;nbsp;you can&amp;nbsp;begin to open&amp;nbsp;yourself up to God and his desire ]]>...</description>
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I'll be  co-teaching Sunday night men's classes in August and September.&amp;nbsp; Hope you  can join me.&amp;nbsp; Here's the line-up:
The name of the classes is:  &amp;nbsp;What We Gain -- from  What We Leave Behind.
The classes&amp;nbsp;will&amp;nbsp;be  at 6pm on Sundays in August/Sept at Heartland Worship Center, across from the  community college in&amp;nbsp;Paducah, at I-24 and Hwy 62, starting 8/15/10. 
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My  brain tumors are back and growing. This makes my third battle with brain  cancer. I went through hard chemo a few years ago and then high-risk brain surgery  and radiation earlier this year. 
I'm now on a new chemo in hopes  it will slow the growth of the tumor, perhaps will even bring it into  remission, or maybe even bring a cure (and what about believing for a  supernatural miracle!).
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Some people doubt&amp;nbsp;whether  their salvation is secure and genuine. 
To help determine this, a good  question to ask yourself could&amp;nbsp;be this one:&amp;nbsp; How much to do you think  about God as opposed to things of the world (Matt 6:21 &amp;amp; 24 and 1 John  5:21).&amp;nbsp; How often is your mind on him? 
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Do you know what the only thing  is you can take with you to heaven?
 Before I reply, let's first  establish how do you absolutely know if you died today that you personally will  go to heaven? 
Through&amp;nbsp;numerous  scriptures,&amp;nbsp;the Bible&amp;nbsp;makes it really&amp;nbsp;clear how to&amp;nbsp;gain  eternal life. God&amp;nbsp;created His only begotten son to be the sacrificial  offering for your sins. T]]>...</description>
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Dear&amp;nbsp;Men Who  Win&amp;nbsp;ministry friends:
My docs&amp;nbsp;this  week&amp;nbsp;pronounced me at this time in remission from cancer.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;It  was a welcomed&amp;nbsp;report, especially considering this is the third time since  '03 I've&amp;nbsp;come into remission after&amp;nbsp;three battles with lymphoma (two  of them in the brain). 
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Some years ago God convicted me  of&amp;nbsp;my dire need for a radical solution to an anger habit after a blow up  with my step-sons in which I temporarily but seriously damaged my relationship with  them. 
God's&amp;nbsp;solution turned out to  be found in a book**.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I took from it five truths that I have  made an integral part of me.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;nbsp;periodically review these truths to  ]]>...</description>
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Although my Dad was a really good  man, he passed along to me an anger habit.&amp;nbsp; Even after&amp;nbsp;I  became&amp;nbsp;a whole-hearted follower of  Christ,&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;stronghold&amp;nbsp;consistently dogged me and&amp;nbsp;damaged my  relationships. 
Upon each recurrence I'd always  be remorseful, but I'd still struggle with anger much more than what  I&amp;nbsp;desired (Romans 7:15-16).&amp;nbsp; What brought ]]>...</description>
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Be  the kind of man that when your feet hit the floor each morning, the devil says,  &amp;quot;Oh Crap, he's up&amp;quot;.&amp;nbsp; Brothers, life is too short to wake up with  regrets.
So, love the people who treat  you right, but also love the ones who don't...just because you can.&amp;nbsp; 
Believe that everything happens  for a reason.&amp;nbsp;If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands.&amp;nbsp;  If ]]>...</description>
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Don't be afraid to face the  truth about yourself. 
God is not the one who puts  that fear in you.&amp;nbsp; That is our&amp;nbsp;common enemy doing that - the big  deceiver. 
Facing the truth about  yourself&amp;nbsp;brings only freedom to your life because once you face the truth  about yourself, you at that very exact moment are opening yourself to God's  unbounding kindness toward you....just as you s]]>...</description>
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(My blog readers, God has  heard your prayers for me in an amazing way, but why should&amp;nbsp;I be  surprised!&amp;nbsp; A golf ball size&amp;nbsp;tumor&amp;nbsp;was successfully removed from  my brain just&amp;nbsp;last week, and here I am already writing again after  just&amp;nbsp;experiencing multiple life-threatening brain seizures.&amp;nbsp; Our Lord  is&amp;nbsp;truly a God of miracles who rescues those who love and se]]>...</description>
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God  is Still in the Miracle Business!
  &amp;nbsp; 
  Thank you so much for all your prayer's. Gary's surgery was so successful, that  there is no way to explain it other than God. 
  Doctors believe that they were able to remove all of the tumor. Gary was  calling people on the phone an hour after his surgery and was able to go home  today.
  
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Amazingly,  suicides now outnumber homicides.**&amp;nbsp; 
But why is this?&amp;nbsp; A major cause is that most people,  especially men, don't have an inner circle of confidants - one or two tight  buds with whom you can get real with when the props are knocked out from under  us.&amp;nbsp; These brothers serve more than just as a sounding board.
Because  of their brotherly love, they will also speak tru]]>...</description>
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    <title>February 26, 2010</title>
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As a reader of Gary's blog, you probably  already know that Gary was diagnosed with his second brain tumor in December of  2009.&amp;nbsp; He started his chemo treatments in January. Recently, Gary  and Ro went to Vanderbilt for what they fully expected to be round&amp;nbsp;3 of  4 rounds of chemo. Unfortunately, the MRI results indicate that his  cancer has grown slightly.&amp;nbsp; Doctors cancelled his c]]>...</description>
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For the man whose first sexual  experience (which includes most American men) was a visual of a beautiful  woman, a vivid imagination, and his hand: this blog may seem beyond  possibility?&amp;nbsp; The reason is that our first sexual encounter was distorted  from the get-go, regarding God's original intent of sexual fulfillment and  ecstasy. 
The lengthier and deeper the  acts of distortion, the f]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[I write this from my hospital  bed in Nashville just prior to high dose chemotherapy treatment for my second  go-around with tumors in the brain (my third battle with cancer) 
I want to nail down seven  beautiful truths that I've known for years but now are even more part of my  core-being as a result of my cancer battles. 
As someone once said,  everything learned is from pain.&amp;nbsp; God's purp]]>...</description>
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Men leaders of Paducah, KY  area&amp;nbsp;churches, here is your opportunity to learn how to effectively  confront the sexual lust issues that the men of your church struggle  with.&amp;nbsp; To learn how, attend the Every Man's Battle series at Heartland  Worship Center in Paducah, starting Jan 13.&amp;nbsp; You'll be able to adapt what we'll be doing to your own  church's situation.&amp;nbsp;
Through proven ]]>...</description>
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    <title>December 30, 2009</title>
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Should I be having only a Happy  Crappy New Year after just learning that malignant tumors are back in my  brain? 
Scans haven't detected anything  there for some years.&amp;nbsp; I was&amp;nbsp;optimistic.&amp;nbsp; But now, because of  new tumor sightings, all bets are off medically-speaking, concerning my  future.&amp;nbsp; This means my &amp;quot;worldly&amp;quot; future is dicey.&amp;nbsp; My dear  Dr. Greer now pure]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <title>December 21, 2009</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[I've gotten  some chilling personal news here just prior to&amp;nbsp;Christmas, and for about a  week now, my soul has lost its courage.&amp;nbsp; 
It, however,&amp;nbsp;is being revived from the Lord's inner  strengthening and&amp;nbsp;the help of&amp;nbsp;prayers and encouragement of some  cherished friends.&amp;nbsp; 
This setback may limit the number of blogs from me to you in  2010.&amp;nbsp; Of course,&amp;nbsp;what I am]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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Many  people get depressed during the Christmas holidays, including men.&amp;nbsp; But what  about this idea of a man being in a depression?&amp;nbsp; Does it seem a little  unmanly?&amp;nbsp; I mean, did you ever see Rambo, Dirty Harry, or the Terminator  in a funk?
&amp;nbsp;
Depression seems, to many folks, to be strictly a female domain (you know, as  in moody), not really a male thing.&amp;nbsp; At least, th]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <description> <![CDATA[Thanksgiving  takes hard work.&amp;nbsp; You'd think you would come by it naturally.&amp;nbsp; But we  don't.&amp;nbsp; I've never met a person who is happy, and who is not immersed in  thankful thoughts.&amp;nbsp; I've found that only those who regularly look on the  sunny side have a shine to their lives.
&amp;nbsp;
Gratefulness is learned.&amp;nbsp; And it takes discipline.&amp;nbsp; It requires  practice.&amp;nbsp; Like br]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <description> <![CDATA[During  our nation's present economic woes, suicides are up significantly.&amp;nbsp; Money  and job problems can push a person prone to depression over the top.
&amp;nbsp;
My Dad&amp;nbsp;took his own life&amp;nbsp;because of depression.&amp;nbsp; My Mom had  periodical meltdowns.&amp;nbsp; Both my grandmother and great grandmother had to be  institutionalized at times because of depression.&amp;nbsp; I'm also prone to  me]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <title>October 22, 2009</title>
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(I  realize this newsletter is a bit outside my normal parameters, but please  indulge me.)
&amp;nbsp;
Isn't it reassuring to know that the abundant life for Christians doesn't  depend on good social and economic conditions?&amp;nbsp; In the history of the  world, social/political conditions have been mostly horrific everywhere for  nearly all people.
&amp;nbsp;
America has been an exception this rule, ]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>October 8, 2009</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[
Some men don't&amp;nbsp;have much crank  sexually?&amp;nbsp; 
  &amp;nbsp;
  While&amp;nbsp;most Christian guys are trying to control unhealthy sexual urges and  influences, there is the husband&amp;nbsp;who's not meeting his wife's sexual needs 
  (1 Cor 7:3-5)?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; This may&amp;nbsp;be more common than we might think.
  &amp;nbsp;
  But why is it that hardly anyone discusses the man with low libido?&amp;nbsp; On]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>October 1, 2009</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Just  for fun.,Here's how a woman &amp;quot;communicates&amp;quot; with her man, using  only&amp;nbsp;nine&amp;nbsp;words.
These are nine words or phrases&amp;nbsp;that husbands across the land know  all about, understand, and learn to be quite attentive to:

  Fine - &amp;nbsp;This is the word women use to end an argument when they are  right, and you need to shut up. 
   Five Minutes - If she is getting dressed, th]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>September 24, 2009</title>
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My  soul mate deserves at least 20 minutes daily of talk time with me. &amp;nbsp;I call  it the 20 minute magic in my book, Save the  Males.&amp;nbsp; Women process&amp;nbsp;life much, much&amp;nbsp;more through talking than  we guys do, so we need to put listening to our wives into our daily schedules.
&amp;nbsp;
Please keep in mind that when we men&amp;nbsp;are listening,&amp;nbsp;we shouldn't  offer solutions to any p]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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I've  personally never known a couple who has divorced&amp;nbsp;who&amp;nbsp;has  prayed&amp;nbsp;together&amp;nbsp;for many years.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I've been on the look-out  for an exception to the rule but haven't come across even one.
&amp;nbsp;
The key word here is together.&amp;nbsp; This is very different than praying  separately (although that, of course, is a good thing).&amp;nbsp; There is  something more powerful th]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>September 12, 2009</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[For a long time, I thought sex is sex and love is love, and the two aren't linked.
 
I thought I was ethical when coming on to women because I had what I considered an &quot;honest&quot; approach.  My honest approach was this:  I made it clear, I'm not in love with you, but I like you.  So, if the sentiment's mutual, let's hook up and enjoy ourselves.  
 
Wasn't this honest and forthright?  Well, yeah, ]]>...</description>
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    <title>August 21, 2009</title>
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God  cannot withhold his goodness to a humble man.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;God must come down and  flow into the humble man. (Peter 1:5.&amp;nbsp; 
  &amp;nbsp;
  This truth personally warms the cockles of my heart.&amp;nbsp; Does it do the same  for you?
  &amp;nbsp;
  Long, long ago Meister Eckhard wrote:
  &amp;nbsp;
  What God gives is his being, and his being is his goodness, and his goodness is  his love.
  &amp;nbsp;]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>August 6, 2009</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[by  Clay Campbell, a Men Who Win Ministries Partner.

All of us experience fears of some sort, from time to time.&amp;nbsp; But the Bible  tells us more than 300 times to &amp;quot;fear not &amp;quot;.
That's a lot of &amp;quot;fearing not&amp;quot;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; But most of the things we  fear never come to pass.&amp;nbsp; Many people are just plain bent&amp;nbsp; out of  shape in their fears. Most of those fears are NEVE]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>July 24, 2009</title>
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Let's  together lay down our fear - get over being afraid.&amp;nbsp; God tells us  throughout His Word:&amp;nbsp; Be not afraid (Psalms 112:7-8; Isaiah 41:10; John  14:27).
But how can we not be afraid, when all around us there are calamities pouring  down upon humanity?&amp;nbsp; The re-assuring reason that we can, is that God's  grand plan for humans cannot fail, because He has become one of us in  Chris]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>July 9, 2009</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Get  this great truth down, and it'll help you deal with life:
  Everything learned is from pain.
  Everything else is just information.
  My friend, Bob Warren, coined this phrase, as he studied various  scriptures that attest to it.
  (Romans 5:3-5 and James 1:2-4).
  
  Bob's adage is so accurate because it recognizes that pain drives us to trust  God from the bottom of our hearts, instea]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>June 25, 2009</title>
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  The sooner you release to God that last hold-out for control of your life, the  more content you'll be.&amp;nbsp; When you realize you're just along for the ride,  and God's at the wheel, you will - under the power of the Holy Spirit -  relinquish it, and then be able to sit back, relax, and enjoy your journey with  God so much more (Psalms 138:8).&amp;nbsp; 
  Where God is taking you and me is too m]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>May 28, 2009</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[
It'll  up your sex life.
  &amp;nbsp;
  It'll up the T.L.C. from your wife.
  &amp;nbsp;
  It'll make you&amp;nbsp;take time to hear her heart.
  &amp;nbsp;
  It'll resolve money issues.
  &amp;nbsp;
  That's what daily quiet time and&amp;nbsp;praying with your wife will do for a  marriage.&amp;nbsp; But this is a side effect --&amp;nbsp;not to be the main motivation  for the two spiritual disciplines of&amp;nbsp;quiet tim]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>May 15, 2009</title>
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We  refuse to wear masks and play games.&amp;nbsp; This what the apostle Paul mandates  in 2 Corinthians 4:2b (Message Bible).
  &amp;nbsp;
  This is quite a mandate since the&amp;nbsp;unconscious mantra for a man is to  conceal what's really going on in&amp;nbsp;his inside.&amp;nbsp; 
  &amp;nbsp;
  Isn't it interesting that what is most important to us guys, we talk about the  least?&amp;nbsp; That's&amp;nbsp;the reason&amp;]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>April 30, 2009</title>
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Here's  part of the poem, Broken, written by Andy French, one of my young Men Who Win  ministry partners.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;It is about the immense benefits&amp;nbsp;of  brokenness and repentance.
  &amp;nbsp;
Repentance is a precious gift,
But there are better gifts we're told.
But he who trusts this little lie,
Will watch his heart grow cold.
&amp;nbsp;
True brokenness is worth much more
Than gifts that ]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>April 23, 2009</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[
Don't miss next week's newsletter: &amp;quot;Womanizing, Adultery, and  Homosexuality - Do they have anything in common?&amp;quot;
To  experience the kiss of God is to&amp;nbsp;desire&amp;nbsp;Him more.
  &amp;nbsp;
  What is&amp;nbsp;the kiss of God?&amp;nbsp; It is coming into His presence in  a&amp;nbsp;supreme powerful, intimate way -- to be immersed and absorbed in  Him.&amp;nbsp; 
  &amp;nbsp;
  The expression, Kiss of God,]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>April 16, 2009</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[My wife and I recently watched the movie,  Nights in Rodanthe, starring Richard Gere.&amp;nbsp; The movie has all the elements  of a feel-good flick: invigorating sunrises; strolls on the beach; wild horses;  candlelight dinners; a hero's death; the absolute best love letters; and the  dramatic transformation of a hard-heart that takes place in an instant.
  &amp;nbsp;
  The delightful, although deceitf]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>April 2, 2009</title>
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I  have these seemingly unconquerable imperfections -- frustratingly persistent  sins.&amp;nbsp; I wish that I'd have changed more than I have over the years.&amp;nbsp;  (Is anybody else with me here?&amp;nbsp; If everyone's honest, everybody's with me  on this.)
  &amp;nbsp;
  But God sometimes leaves us with our certain unconquerable imperfections,  author Francois Fenelon says.&amp;nbsp; Is this just an excuse]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>March 26, 2009</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[In case you haven't noticed, the young,  restless and tattooed have all but abandoned Christianity in America.
  &amp;nbsp;
  The 20 and 30 year olds are conspicuous, by their absence in church, compared  to the over 40 age groups.&amp;nbsp; It is most likely true at your church as it is  with the mostly older audiences you see on TV, in the churches of such popular  pastors as Osteen, Stanley, Hayford,]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>March 19, 2009</title>
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How  do you avoid frenzy?&amp;nbsp; How do you avoid the, typical middle-class,  lifestyle of living as if your head's on fire?
  &amp;nbsp;
  The answer:&amp;nbsp; Prioritize!&amp;nbsp; Prioritize so that the urgent doesn't  dictate our lives.&amp;nbsp; The urgent is merely an over-abundance of frivolous  activities which only take up valuable time and can achieve results, but  doesn't add much to what really co]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>March 12, 2009</title>
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100  mph with&amp;nbsp;their hair on fire.&amp;nbsp; That's how many are blowing through  life.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The turbo-pace is chocked full of stress and irritability.
  &amp;nbsp;
  The hyper pace is not without unintended consequences.&amp;nbsp; My 90 year old  Aunt Willie&amp;nbsp;senses that&amp;nbsp;people are under&amp;nbsp;much more of&amp;nbsp;a  strain today compared to earlier less affluent, less&amp;nbsp;rushed  times.&amp;]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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Let's  be mindful that God is masterminding history even as we face the national money  meltdown and social chaos.
  &amp;nbsp;
  God does control the future, and everything is going to be made right.&amp;nbsp;  We, who are friends with Him, look forward to that day of joyful celebration  which author Eugene Peterson calls The Big Day of God.
  &amp;nbsp;
  The Big Day of God will be the decisive judgme]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <title>February 26, 2009</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[
What  an array of wise answers from you, my readers, to my question from a few weeks  ago, about what to advise the wife of a porn user.&amp;nbsp; Porn usage and  addiction reign rampant among Christian men.&amp;nbsp; Many wives feel entrapped by  their husband's little habit.
  &amp;nbsp;
  But there is great pain and condemnation on both sides.&amp;nbsp; He's embarrassed  and fearful.&amp;nbsp; She's confused a]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <title>February 20, 2009</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[
This week's newsletter is from my Men  Who Win ministry partner, Jeremy White, whose book,  &amp;quot;Surviving&amp;nbsp;Financial Meltdown&amp;quot;, has just been released.&amp;nbsp;  My&amp;nbsp;2/19/09 blog about my own personal response to the meltdown follows  Jeremy's piece.
  &amp;nbsp; 
  Amidst the doom-and-gloom economic  headlines of the day, the Bible helps provide us the proper perspective. It  tells us]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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Sports fans, forgive me.&amp;nbsp; In my 2/12/09  newsletter, I inadvertently referred to&amp;nbsp;St. Louis as Pittsburgh in my  piece about this year's Super Bowl. I think my mind got stuck on remembering QB  Kurt Warner's former connections with&amp;nbsp;St. Louis.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Here's&amp;nbsp;a  corrected piece.&amp;nbsp; No offense to you prideful Pittsburgh fans.
&amp;nbsp;
I'm told I came close to cheezing off ]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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I'm  told I came close to cheezing off a family member during&amp;nbsp;last month's  Super Bowl.
I had no favorite team going into the game, but as it progressed, I started  warming up to underdog Arizona.&amp;nbsp; The Cardinals just couldn't help making  mistakes, but they were playing their hearts out, and I was just knocked out by  QB Kurt Warner's performance.
At half time, I announced to my wife]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <title>February 8, 2009</title>
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I  had no newsletter or blog last week because of the ice storm that  has&amp;nbsp;ravaged western Kentucky where I live.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;My wife  and&amp;nbsp;I were&amp;nbsp;without power for numerous days but not without&amp;nbsp;a  higher&amp;nbsp;kind of power --&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;the power of God's Spirit.&amp;nbsp; His  Power reigns even when no AC exists (Ephesians 3:16).&amp;nbsp; This is the  supernatural part of a rea]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <title>January 22, 2009</title>
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My reader, I'd like your response to this Christian wife's   dilemma.
 
  
She's an acquaintance of my wife's.  She tells my wife she has   caught her husband (whom I personally don't know) on a porn site.
 

The   husband refuses to talk about it, says it's nothing.  But she feels betrayed and   violated.  What should she do regarding her husband?  He is, by the way, active   in their chu]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <description> <![CDATA[No matter how you're feeling about Tuesday's election -- relieved, fearful, upset, joyful -- you can take comfort in these verses from God's auto-biography:
God changes times and seasons.  He guides history. 
World events are under his control. (Daniel 2:21 NIV, NLT, LB)

The king's heart is like a stream of water directed by the Lord; he turns it wherever he pleases. (Proverbs 21:1 NLT)

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by   Jeremy&amp;nbsp;L.   White, CPA
An old saying states a surprising truth: &amp;quot;The quickest way to   bankruptcy is an increase in pay.&amp;quot;

 As 12-year old baseball fan, I still   remember hearing about a player on my favorite team. He had signed a   million-dollar contract. I couldn't imagine that someone was paid that much to   play ball! That's small by today's standards where the avera]]>...</description>
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If your wife came to you and announced she wanted to get breast   implants, what would be your response?&amp;nbsp; Excited?&amp;nbsp; Turned on?&amp;nbsp; Turned   off?&amp;nbsp;Feeling&amp;nbsp;betrayed?&amp;nbsp; Other? &amp;nbsp;
  
  In today's hyper-erotic culture.&amp;nbsp;more   Christian women are plopping down around $5,000 for the surgery.&amp;nbsp; But how do we   Christian&amp;nbsp;husbands feel about&amp;nbsp;it when it com]]>...</description>
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We sometimes tend to think the bad guys have it easier than we men   trying to do the right thing.&amp;nbsp; 
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It seems the ones who are   obviously&amp;nbsp;corrupt - by the things they do and say -- get away with a ton   of&amp;nbsp;badness&amp;nbsp;and too often&amp;nbsp;come out on top in business, sports, and even   relationships.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;(Nice guys finish last last, as they say?)&amp;nbsp; Because of t]]>...</description>
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When a certain   unresolved issue continues to&amp;nbsp;fester in&amp;nbsp;a marriage, it is like a sore that&amp;nbsp;needs   cleaning&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;ointment to get well.&amp;nbsp; Wounds in our marriages&amp;nbsp;could&amp;nbsp;heal more   quickly,&amp;nbsp;and we could be much happier if&amp;nbsp;we were&amp;nbsp;open to&amp;nbsp;cleaning and ointment   -- that is, counseling.&amp;nbsp;

But we guys&amp;nbsp;will hardly&amp;nbsp;consider cle]]>...</description>
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Women in   America spend roughly 86% of the money. Nothing is wrong with their shopping to   find the best price or value on something they wish to purchase. This is my   focus for my newsletter this week.

Let me say I   am for my own wife looking great and shopping for make up, clothes,shoes, home   accessories etc. But a fine line exists between shopping and a shopping   addiction. A shoppi]]>...</description>
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There's something quite powerful within each person that spurs us on to seek   worldly success -- the driving force of envy and jealousy.&amp;nbsp; This, according to   Soloman, the world's wisest man (Ecclesiastes 4:4).&amp;nbsp; 

To achieve is   worthy, but Soloman advises such a motive as envy behind the success is a   waste.&amp;nbsp; It is like spitting into the wind.&amp;nbsp; When it's all about me as]]>...</description>
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How does a man cope when&amp;nbsp;his wife no longer is interested in sex due to   a&amp;nbsp;surgery&amp;nbsp;that has caused permanent hormonal deficiency.&amp;nbsp; 

She used to   love love-making and even liked to initiate it.&amp;nbsp; Today, although uninterested   herself, she is understanding of his needs.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;She loves&amp;nbsp;her husband and&amp;nbsp;still   desires to take care of his physical n]]>...</description>
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If you cannot agree on something with your wife or girlfriend, how do you get on   the same page?

Here's&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;strategy that ALWAYS works: Pray with her every   day.

This strategy of praying together often&amp;nbsp;goes against the marital   grain especially when&amp;nbsp;a long-running spat keeps rearing&amp;nbsp;its ugly head.&amp;nbsp;   But&amp;nbsp;prayer&amp;nbsp;gets beautiful results in time. (Mat]]>...</description>
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(This is the&amp;nbsp;second of two newsletters from a conversation that eight young   passionate Christians&amp;nbsp;recently had regarding faith and the young) &amp;nbsp; Sports,   video games, and women&amp;nbsp;most likely are&amp;nbsp;the three top passions of today's   American men in their 20's and 30's.
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 
But&amp;nbsp;exciting as&amp;nbsp;sports, games   and women&amp;nbsp;are, they pale&amp;nbsp;in comparis]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[(This is the first of two newsletters from a conversation that eight young   passionate Christians&amp;nbsp;recently had regarding faith and young men) &amp;nbsp; Young men's   top three passions:&amp;nbsp; sports, video games, and women (not necessarily in that   order).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; These subjects may be what ignite the emotions and conversations&amp;nbsp;of   American guys in their 20's and 30's more than anyth]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[(I recognize this newsletter is out of my area   of expertise, but I can't resist the temptation to weigh in on our culture's hot   topic of losing weight) 

Here in 49 words is the bottom line of   what a kajillion books essentially say about how to drop pounds: 

1) Eat   many many more dark green veggies and fresh fruits.
2) Eat far fewer light   colored veggies and starches (breads, rice ]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[AN INNER CIRCLE - Optional or Crucial?   menwhowin.com newsletter   Hardly any Christian men have one, so why should you think you should personally invest in the time and risk of cultivating an inner circle of deep spirited friends?  To answer the question, let's turn to some heroes of ours.   Jesus had his own inner circle - John, Peter and James.  King David had Jonathon.  Paul relied on Timoth]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ GOT   ANGER?&amp;nbsp; NEED MILK STRATEGIES? Pt 2 &amp;nbsp; (Here are the final two strategies for   anger control.&amp;nbsp; I talked about the first three in my 5/08/08 Men Who Win   newsletter.) &amp;nbsp; Got&amp;nbsp;anger?&amp;nbsp; Is it damaging your relationships with those you   dearly love?&amp;nbsp; Need milk strategies? &amp;nbsp; Here are&amp;nbsp;two of five&amp;nbsp;strategies that will   help transform&amp;nbsp;how you&amp;nb]]>...</description>
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Got anger?&amp;nbsp; Is it damaging your relationships with   those you dearly love?&amp;nbsp; Need milk strategies?
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Here are five strategies -&amp;nbsp;three in this newsletter   and two in the next one --&amp;nbsp;that will transform&amp;nbsp;how you&amp;nbsp;react to&amp;nbsp;anger triggers.&amp;nbsp;   (These strategies&amp;nbsp;have worked for your fellow son-of-thunder here.&amp;nbsp;Read my blog)
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  Hey bros, pray this for your wife:
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  Father, 
  I said, &amp;quot;Til death do us part&amp;quot; -- I want to mean it. Help me love you   more than her, and her more than anyone or anything else. Help me bring her into   Your presence today. Make us one, like You are three-in-one.
  I want to hear her, cherish her, and serve her --
  So she would love You more and we can bring You   gl]]>...</description>
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A woman's physical beauty has immense power.&amp;nbsp; It   can sexually trigger a man.&amp;nbsp; God wired us that way.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;And it's a very&amp;nbsp;good   thing.
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But when a man conjures up desires of possession of   a woman not his, somebody always is injured.&amp;nbsp; It's like fire out of the   fireplace on the carpet.&amp;nbsp; It's like the nicotine in smokes - always harmful in   nature alth]]>...</description>
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Unexpected events are alway whacking us from out of left field.&amp;nbsp; Life is   full of interruptions, setbacks, disappointments, and messes.&amp;nbsp; I used to hate   them.
&amp;nbsp;
I'm more tolerable&amp;nbsp;of them now, trying even to become more hospitable to   them.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Author&amp;nbsp;Mark&amp;nbsp;Buchannan puts it this way:&amp;nbsp; &amp;quot; his purposes and his presence   often come disguised]]>...</description>
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(This newsletter is a little off the beaten path for me.&amp;nbsp; It's a   little controversial.&amp;nbsp; But am I on target?&amp;nbsp; gary@menwhowin.com)
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Messages of hope have caught fire this year in America.&amp;nbsp; Hope is the   message of a&amp;nbsp;presidential candidate.&amp;nbsp; It is also the message of an   extraordinarily popular pastor on national TV.&amp;nbsp; They've both struck a deep chord   ]]>...</description>
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  The Men Who Win ministry has started to offer something new.&amp;nbsp;   If you'd like for me to address a specific&amp;nbsp;question you have, please email me. gary@menwhowin.com&amp;nbsp;   I'll either respond in one of my newsletters or will have one of my ministry   partners respond to you individually.&amp;nbsp; All inquiries will be kept confidential   and anonymous.&amp;nbsp; We just want to&amp;nbsp;assist ]]>...</description>
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(I'd really like your response to this newsletter.&amp;nbsp; Do you   feel I'm on target here or not?&amp;nbsp; Let me know, okay?&amp;nbsp; gary@menwhowin.com)
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Young men&amp;nbsp;are key to the future of Christianity in America and other   western nations.&amp;nbsp; If&amp;nbsp;they falter, American will continue to&amp;nbsp;spiral downward&amp;nbsp;into   a modern day version of the lukewarm&amp;nbsp;and stagnant believ]]>...</description>
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A most dreaded punishment for prisoners of war (p.o.w.'s) is solitary   confinement.&amp;nbsp; Isolation gets to a man.&amp;nbsp; It screws up his thinking.&amp;nbsp; It breaks   him.&amp;nbsp; The same is true for us soldiers and followers of Christ   today.
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So, why do men fail to connect on real friendship level?&amp;nbsp; Our culture   discourages it everywhere.&amp;nbsp; Think about&amp;nbsp;the typical image ]]>...</description>
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Imagine   yourself hiking solo in a mountain forest on a harsh wintry evening.&amp;nbsp; You   realize you're lost.&amp;nbsp; You reach for your compass.&amp;nbsp; Oops, you left it behind at   the&amp;nbsp;house.&amp;nbsp; Night is drawing near.&amp;nbsp; Fear starts to set in.&amp;nbsp; Now what?&amp;nbsp; You're   isolated and disconnected.&amp;nbsp; You desperately wish you had help.&amp;nbsp; Well, that's a   man in life without ]]>...</description>
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An execution started what we call Valentine's Day.&amp;nbsp;   It&amp;nbsp;occurred in ancient times (269AD)&amp;nbsp;when Valentinus, a Christian leader in   Rome,&amp;nbsp;was conducting&amp;nbsp;secret marriages for followers of Christ.&amp;nbsp; 
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The secret covenants ticked off Claudius the Cruel,   the Roman Emperor at that time.&amp;nbsp; He&amp;nbsp;had outlawed marriages.&amp;nbsp; But Valentinus   recognized the ]]>...</description>
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Imagine this scenario in your town.
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You've been hearing about an ordinary looking but unusual   man in the town you live in.&amp;nbsp; You understand this guy's got a savior complex, says he has the power to forgive you&amp;nbsp;personally of all your sins.&amp;nbsp; 
&amp;nbsp;
This savior talking dude also&amp;nbsp;even goes as far&amp;nbsp;as to   say&amp;nbsp;if you'd give up everything to follow him, he'll ]]>...</description>
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My wife, Ro, and I don't argue.&amp;nbsp; But we do&amp;nbsp;sometimes have intense fellowship.&amp;nbsp; 
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This joke points&amp;nbsp;out that in our disagreements&amp;nbsp;the focus   should be&amp;nbsp;on preserving at all costs the relationship between&amp;nbsp;us.
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Some years ago, Denver researchers released findings of a   study&amp;nbsp;showing that&amp;nbsp;how a couple settles disagreements determines more ]]>...</description>
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There is a 50% divorce rate in America. Divorce comes&amp;nbsp;from unresolved   disagreements&amp;nbsp;between you and the woman you took for better or worse. I get   asked about building better marriages a lot, so in the next two weeks   newsletters and blog post I will explain how my bride of twenty years and I   resolve our disagreements ( And lived happily ever after) 
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HIM: &amp;nbsp;You mean ]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[


  How a father handles a boy's heart impacts his life all his   years.
  &amp;nbsp;
  If you have a serious father wound (as John   Eldredge calls it), you're living the consequences of it every day.&amp;nbsp; A   father wound is when you didn't get what you needed from your Dad growing up.&amp;nbsp;   Specifically, his loving, affirming approval of you.
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  Even Jesus needed his Father's aff]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[I'm in touch with men every week who can't figure out why they   feel a nagging sense of emptiness.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;They, however,&amp;nbsp;really don't think about&amp;nbsp;this   much one way or the other.&amp;nbsp; They&amp;nbsp;keep themselves busy with work, ESPN, and as   much&amp;nbsp;sex they can get.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;
  
  
  Plus, when these men&amp;nbsp;pause long enough for some self   assessment, they can't express ]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[Roaches roamed my grandfather's house.&amp;nbsp; He couldn't afford   an exterminator service.&amp;nbsp; 

I remember as a kid coming into his house one night after   being away past dark.&amp;nbsp; When he and I entered&amp;nbsp;his pitch black kitchen and turned   on the light, I jumped as three roaches scrambled&amp;nbsp;like&amp;nbsp;crazy to disappear.&amp;nbsp; 

Roaches&amp;nbsp;roam at&amp;nbsp;night;&amp;nbsp;they can hide ]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[If our greatest need had been technology, 
  God would have sent us a scientist. 
 If our greatest need had been money,
  God would have sent us an economist.  
If our greatest need had been   pleasure,
  God would have sent us an entertainer.  
But our greatest need was forgiveness, 
  so God sent us a Savior!  
I don't know who wrote these words, but he&amp;nbsp;or she   gets the real meanin]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[In marriage there is some conflict. It all boils down to   this:&amp;nbsp;how happy you are as a couple largely depends on how you handle conflict.   In a marital scrap, if one wins the quarrel, and the other loses it, then in   reality both&amp;nbsp;lose.&amp;nbsp;
In working through a   disagreement, both have to feel good about the outcome, or resentments will   start to fester over time.  &amp;nbsp; Resentme]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:55:34 -0600</pubDate>
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    <description> <![CDATA[Does anyone think&amp;nbsp;we all need drugs today? 
Ever notice in this new century how many&amp;nbsp;people are on   prescription mood-altering medication?&amp;nbsp; Both&amp;nbsp; non-Christians&amp;nbsp;and Christians.&amp;nbsp;
For young adults, tt's almost like drinking coffee.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The   Nashville Tennessean reported roughly 40% of incoming freshmen at Nashville area   universities in a recent year were o]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:52:38 -0600</pubDate>
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    <description> <![CDATA[Thankfulness takes hard work. &amp;nbsp;You'd think you'd come by it   naturally. &amp;nbsp;But we don't. &amp;nbsp;I've never met a person who is happy, who is   not immersed in thankful thoughts. I've found that only those who   regularly look on the sunny side   have a shine to their lives.&amp;nbsp;
Gratefulness is   learned. &amp;nbsp;And It takes   discipline. &amp;nbsp;It requires practice. &amp;nbsp;Like brushing ou]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:51:13 -0600</pubDate>
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    <description> <![CDATA[A man who doesn't have much crank sexually?&amp;nbsp;
Most   Christian guys are trying to control unhealthy sexual urges and   influences.&amp;nbsp; But what about the husband who's not meeting his   wife's sexual needs 
(1 Cor   7:3-5)?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It could be more common than we might think.
Why is it   that hardly anyone discusses the man with low libido?&amp;nbsp; One reason   is that it seems unmanly ]]>...</description>
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    <description> <![CDATA[As a five year old, I'd run to my father when a certain 11   year old bully would pick on me.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; My&amp;nbsp;reliance on Dad would dispel my fears.&amp;nbsp; As   long as I was in&amp;nbsp;my Father's&amp;nbsp;presence, although&amp;nbsp;weak compared to the bully, I   was safe and empowered through him. 

I once tried to take care of the bully myself to prove   myself to him and to me.&amp;nbsp; A mistake.&amp;nb]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:03:10 -0600</pubDate>
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    <title>November 1, 2007</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[A man in depression. Does it seem a little unmanly?  I mean, did you ever see Rambo, Dirty Harry, or the Terminator in a funk?

Depression seems to many as if to be strictly a female domain (you know, as in moody), not really a male thing.  At least that's the message I've heard through the years from our culture.

If I took my cues from Hollywood's action figures, I'd personally be in a littl]]>...</description>
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    <title>October 25, 2007</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Ladies, Most of us guys truly desire to be good husbands.  We feel rotten that we're often not.
 
Part of the problem is that we're all inherently self-serving (Galatians 5:16-17).  Another reason is that we men are often pretty near clueless about what our wives (or girlfriends) need from us. 

Self-serving?  We can hardly help it with all the enticing distractions around us:  


The press]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:23:12 -0500</pubDate>
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    <description> <![CDATA[For a long time, I thought sex is sex and love is love, and the two aren't linked.
 
I thought I was ethical when coming on to women.  I had an honest approach, I thought.  My honest approach was this:  I made it clear, I'm not in love with you, but I like you.  So, if the sentiment's mutual, let's hook up and enjoy ourselves.  
 
Wasn't this honest and forthright?  Well, yeah, I was being can]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:57:31 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>September 14, 2007</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[The One Source that is essential to kicking a habit of porn, drugs, booze, anger, or depression is The Holy Spirit.  In fact, this Source will empower you to eliminate any stronghold, including materialism and jealousy.
The media does not have a clue. Most of your friends do not avail themselves to the source. You yourself perhaps haven&amp;rsquo;t yielded to this life-giving source of power.
He&amp;rsq]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:27:31 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>September 6, 2007</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[Would you read a lengthy newsletter?  For me personally, 60 seconds is about all the time I can take to read a newsletter.  For this reason, I guarantee you a 60 second read.  I'll make one point each week and prayerfully hope God somehow connects with you through it to bring you closer to Him.  
 
I'll be open with you about myself and my own journey of Christian faith.  Some of my family membe]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:13:41 -0500</pubDate>
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    <title>August 30, 2007</title>
    <description> <![CDATA[A trillion blow-hards already on-line with newsletters and blogs. So, why the need for one more?

A good question. My answer: many men are struggling. They're tired. They're isolated - disconnected from any soulful bonds other than maybe their wives. And often feeling distant from even her. But merely increasing the ESPN, porn, and/or Coors somehow just doesn't satisfy.

I find few voices exis]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:55:20 -0500</pubDate>
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    <pubDate> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <pubDate> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <pubDate> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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    <description> <![CDATA[
I was getting ready to leave for a business trip in Bristol, VA. I was sharing with the kids just before I left about Psalms 34:19.  \&quot;The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all...\&quot; NIV.  I was explaining that we can always count on the Lord. It was a promise from Him.  In truth, I was teaching them something that I was struggling to believe myself.


Right now, we are,,,]]>...</description>
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    <pubDate> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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