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		<title>re-engaging the kidmin conversation</title>
		<link>http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/re-engaging-the-kidmin-conversation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it&#8217;s true. I am wading back in to the children&#8217;s ministry conversation. The venues are the same, but the perspective is different. I am in the process of developing articles for ministry-to-children.com and new content for kidology.org.  As always, &#8230; <a href="http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/re-engaging-the-kidmin-conversation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=glenwoods.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4366019&amp;post=3139&amp;subd=glenwoods&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>praise vanquishes the darkness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the dark hour, when hope seems bleak, the Holy Spirit prompts me to praise. It is not the stuff of spectacle which draws attention to myself. Rather, it consists of heartfelt adoration for Almighty God. It is the donning of spiritual &#8230; <a href="http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/praise-vanquishes-the-darkness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=glenwoods.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4366019&amp;post=3136&amp;subd=glenwoods&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>it&#8217;s not over until God says so</title>
		<link>http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/its-not-over-until-god-says-so/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One year ago I thought my ministry to children was over. Apparently, it&#8217;s not over until God says so. Despite my feelings of inadequacy and my shortcomings.  Today I sat among the kids in our church and neighborhood as we watched Asante &#8230; <a href="http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/its-not-over-until-god-says-so/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=glenwoods.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4366019&amp;post=3130&amp;subd=glenwoods&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>when a man of action is forced to pray</title>
		<link>http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/when-a-man-of-action-is-forced-to-pray/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learned of some troubling news this evening near the end of my commute home. A family member possibly in danger again. My immediate thought was to turn my car around and start driving. That thought was nixed. Rush hour. Multiple vehicle &#8230; <a href="http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/when-a-man-of-action-is-forced-to-pray/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=glenwoods.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4366019&amp;post=3128&amp;subd=glenwoods&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>class starts when the first child arrives</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>glenwoods</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I showed up to church early last Sunday. I was called late Saturday night to fill in for the scheduled Kids Church teacher. I had not been in front of a group of kids for over one year. I was &#8230; <a href="http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/class-starts-when-the-first-child-arrives/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=glenwoods.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4366019&amp;post=3122&amp;subd=glenwoods&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>so you want to develop missionaries in your church</title>
		<link>http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/so-you-want-to-develop-missionaries-in-your-church/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talk of home missions and becoming missionaries to our local culture has taken root in domestic church leadership discourse. It is an encouraging development, but it falls far short of having any far-reaching impact on the average Christ follower. Quite simply, &#8230; <a href="http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/so-you-want-to-develop-missionaries-in-your-church/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=glenwoods.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4366019&amp;post=3115&amp;subd=glenwoods&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>adventures of a reluctant protagonist</title>
		<link>http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/adventures-of-a-reluctant-protagonist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last January I wrote a post on this blog entitled &#8220;the plot thickens in my life story.&#8221; According to the self-described WordPress stats helper monkeys, it is the most popular post of the year. I am under no illusions as to &#8230; <a href="http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/adventures-of-a-reluctant-protagonist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=glenwoods.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4366019&amp;post=3109&amp;subd=glenwoods&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011 in review</title>
		<link>http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/2011-in-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here&#8217;s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 19,000 times in 2011. If it were a &#8230; <a href="http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/2011-in-review/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=glenwoods.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4366019&amp;post=3106&amp;subd=glenwoods&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>it was the best of times, it was the worst of times</title>
		<link>http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/it-was-the-best-of-times-it-was-the-worst-of-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know that season. Heightened expectations. Consumer madness. Stampedes of shoppers assaulting and killing each other to score the latest pair of Air Jordans. Profound loneliness in the midst of manufactured jollyness intended to boost retail sales. Yet still, poignant &#8230; <a href="http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2011/12/30/it-was-the-best-of-times-it-was-the-worst-of-times/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=glenwoods.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4366019&amp;post=3103&amp;subd=glenwoods&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Concerning Scrooge and a Life Well-Lived</title>
		<link>http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/concerning-scrooge-and-a-life-well-lived/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon I attended Scrooge the Musical, performed by the people of Portland Open Bible Church. My church; my people. I delighted in their beautiful singing, the hilarious moments, and the poignant dramatic interludes. I remembered why I returned to this faith &#8230; <a href="http://glenwoods.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/concerning-scrooge-and-a-life-well-lived/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=glenwoods.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4366019&amp;post=3100&amp;subd=glenwoods&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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