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		<title>Stranger</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Jesus I know taught me to question rules taught me to buck against the system taught me to do the absurd The Jesus I know taught me to sit with, not apart from taught me to embrace the untouchable taught me to serve the unlovable The Jesus I know taught me to look past [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self Portrait</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[fearfully and wonderfully made am I constructed of the mediums of Creation golden rays of sun braided for hair a splash of storm blue ocean for eyes red rose-petal silk for lips soft velvet peach for skin form shaped out of the earth’s clay: fertile and barren all at once veins woven therein and poured [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Defining What Is Church</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[I love Tia Chucha's]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what is church?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;ve been struggling for several years with the whole matter of religion.  I started to write about my wrestling and restlessness in A Hand-Tailored Life.  This isn&#8217;t the easiest topic for me to write about, mostly because there is just so much swirling about in my head and my heart. I&#8217;m frustrated with religion.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to Savor a Well-Seasoned Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Writings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[authentic soul]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seasons]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is a time for everything And a season for every activity under heaven A time to be born; a time to die A time to plant; a time to uproot A time to kill; a time to heal A time to tear down; a time to build up A time to weep; a time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dreamkeeper&#8217;s Guide: Be Brave!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dreams & Visioneering]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chicken Mav vs. Fearless Mav]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dreams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luis J. Rodriguez]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things that has surprised me the most about myself is my courage and bravery when it comes to fighting for and pursuing my dream.  I&#8217;m not gonna lie, I&#8217;ve given my inner self many high-fives along the way impressed with my own moxie&#8230;and the funny thing is, I don&#8217;t really consider myself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday, ThisFrontPorch!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[tell all your friends to stop by ThisFrontPorch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s right, one year ago this month, ThisFrontPorch was built and I posted my first blog out there for God and everybody to see!  I can&#8217;t believe its been a year already; my how time flies&#8230;whether we&#8217;re having fun or not right?! As I look at what&#8217;s happened on This here FrontPorch I see that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dreamkeeper&#8217;s Guide: Basic Starter Kit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dreams & Visioneering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dreamkeeper's guide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dreams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email/comments assignment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[getting started]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[office supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organizing your thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[And when I write &#8220;basic&#8221; I really mean, basic.  One of the things that has helped me incredibly throughout this process of dreaming and striving toward that dream is to purchase a few basic supplies that you can find at your local office supply store or any other location selling officy/papery type goods. Because I&#8217;m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dreamkeeper&#8217;s Guide: &#8220;Don&#8217;t Stop Believin&#8217;&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dreams & Visioneering]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[email/comments assignment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Never stop dreaming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Never stop talking about your dreams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Idea Camp]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Okay I know, super cheesy reference to a Journey song.  But what can I say?  When I was trying to think of a title for this post, that song popped into my head so I thought, &#8220;Why not?!&#8221; One of the best pieces of advice I have ever gotten was from my college chaplain way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Drafting a Dream</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dreams & Visioneering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dreams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email/comments assignment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how-to]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reader participation: highly valued!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vision]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What does it take to make a dream a reality?  How you capture the ideas swirling in your head to put them on paper and then, to put those thoughts into action?  Is there a how-to manual for making your turning your vision from a dream into a tangible project/building/organization/service/etc? There are certainly some fabulous resources [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Hand-Tailored Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mav</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[God Stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[from scratch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The other day I got up and went through my usual morning routine.  When I got dressed, I put on my faith and it didn&#8217;t quite fit.  I looked in the mirror and tried to readjust.  I checked to make sure that I hadn&#8217;t inadvertently put it on backwards in my semi-sleepy stupor.  No.  I [...]]]></description>
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