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		<title>Homosexuality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s been quite a while since I wrote about or even thought about the issue of homosexuality.&#160; The other day I ran across the following three videos from Matt Chandler, which were very helpful for me.
 
Culture and Theology: Homosexuality &#8211; Part 1 from The Village Church on Vimeo.
 
Culture and Theology: Homosexuality &#8211; Part [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shepherdsnotes.com/?p=2249</link>
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		<title>On Government and Burning Qurans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I need to get this out of the way right off the bat.  I think this whole business about burning Qurans is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard .  This is a classic example of confusing politics with religion in the worst way.  The gospel is not served, nor advanced in any way [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shepherdsnotes.com/?p=2295</link>
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		<title>The &#8220;Nowism&#8221; of the Gospel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Paul Tripp has an excellent post on the “Nowism” of the Gospel.&#160; I don’t know about you, but I know that it is a daily struggle for me to take the implications of the gospel and apply them to the here and now.&#160; Tripp does an excellent job of giving four implications of the gospel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shepherdsnotes.com/?p=2250</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Know My Anxious Thoughts&#8230;&#8221;</title>
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Every Wednesday night I get the special privilege of gathering together with a group of believers from the church and praying together.&#160; We usually begin with a short devotional and then launch into a time of prayer for our church, our community, our nation, etc.&#160; 
Recently we read through Psalm 139 and were moved by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shepherdsnotes.com/?p=2258</link>
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		<title>Leading Your Church Through Suffering</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Excellent advice here from Matt Chandler on leading your church through suffering.




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		<link>http://shepherdsnotes.com/?p=2243</link>
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		<title>Video Games and Idols of the Heart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common questions I got as a youth pastor was about video games.&#160; In the past 10 years video games have risen to a place of such public prominence that it is virtually impossible to ignore them.&#160; That’s why I am so thankful for CJ Mahaney’s recent blog post on Video Games [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Minister as Shepherd&#8221; Book Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I first read “The Minister as Shepherd” in seminary as part of a class on Pastoral Ministry.  As I was preparing to move down to Cool I decided to pick up this classic book on Pastoral Ministry and read it again, which turned out to be an excellent decision.  The Minister as Shepherd was originally [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shepherdsnotes.com/?p=2241</link>
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		<title>How He Loves Us</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just found this excellent recording of David Crowder singing “How He Loves Us” and it has been really moving me in my devotional times.&#160; I hope it bless you as well.
 
K-LOVE &#8211; David Crowder &#34;How He Loves&#34; LIVE from K-LOVE Radio on Vimeo.
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		<link>http://shepherdsnotes.com/?p=2238</link>
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		<title>For the Young Mother: Ministry, Guilt, and Seasons of Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Excellent article here from Jani Ortlund for young mother’s.  Here’s an excerpt:
Guilt is a young mother’s habitual shadow. It has a nasty way of soaking through many of her efforts at nurturing, serving and loving others. “Am I doing enough for my children? For others? What do they think of me? What does God think [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shepherdsnotes.com/?p=2237</link>
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		<title>Pursuing Sexual Purity in Your Marriage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Randy Alcorn has some excellent suggestions for pursuing sexual purity in marriage.&#160; Here are a few of the highlights:
1. Regularly evaluate your relationship with your spouse. Beware of poor communication, inadequate conflict resolution, poor sexual relationship, discontent, and other red flags. Keep your fingers on the pulse of your marriage!
2. Spend regular uninterrupted time together [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://shepherdsnotes.com/?p=2240</link>
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