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			<title><![CDATA[Book Review: Excellent book about John&#039;s Gospel; enlightenment and the mystical way, by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1139.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This quote from the introduction explains enlightenment: &quot;...an experience of things or persons outside myself as direct and unmediated as my experience of myself is.&quot; The author, in going through the book of John, tells the story of the blind man whose site is restored. This is a world re...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:59:21 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Preacher and word of Holy Spirit, poem by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1138.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Poem about the Holy Spirit at work in the Fall; concerns preaching:
Speak in sermon, spontaneously 
We say, and mention the work 
Of the Holy Spirit in this enterprise 
Of preaching, saying from the pulpit, 
The lectern, standing before the faithful, 
Of Gospel: breathing language.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:52:49 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The problems with U.S. Textbooks in their religious instruction, report on a study by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1132.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In a reliable and even remarkable study, The Institute for Jewish &amp; Community Research, located in San Francisco, published a work on religion in American textbooks. These textbooks, used in the United States&rsquo; schools, make many errors of religious fact&mdash;surprising and even egregious ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:12:18 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-10965-SF-Religion-in-the-News-Examiner~y2009m8d17-Religion-101-The-problems-with-US-Textbooks-in-their-religious-instruction-report-on-a-study]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Humor: On Cafeteria Catholic and...Cafeteria Protestant, an article, by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1129.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Humorous article about being a Cafeteria Catholic, and the kind of pick and choose it represents.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:10:26 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-10965-SF-Religion-in-the-News-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Humor-On-Cafeteria-Catholic-andCafeteria-Protestant-an-article]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Religion 101: UCC minister tells us about his congregation, by interview and as a report, by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1128.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The United Church of Christ is a collection of well over 5,000 local congregations across the United States.&rdquo; So says pastor of the Fremont, California congregation, Niles Congregational Church, The Reverend Jeffrey Spencer. In a series of email conversations Reverend Spencer spoke of h...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:07:45 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-10965-SF-Religion-in-the-News-Examiner~y2009m8d13-Religion-101-UCC-minister-tells-us-about-his-congregation-by-interview-and-as-a-report]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Gratitude in Joy &amp; Sorrow, poem by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1127.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This poem came to me as a reflection on a prayer: gratitude is its theme. Written this August 2009, Summertime at night, the work takes on the large theme, &quot;Human condition.&quot; An excerpt: How kind the thought comes Of the goodness of God, though Sorrow is our lot. As is said, &ldquo;Human c...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:08:30 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.articlesbase.com/religion-articles/gratitude-in-joy-sorrow-poem-by-peter-menkin-1118077.html]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Homily, She has always spoken to my heart, Mary Magdalene]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1123.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A note on Jesus celibacy: I doubt he was interested in marrying and raising children. Though Jesus did have sexual feelings, he was celibate. The love between the two was of the kind that brings a woman, who is friend of Jesus Christ, to wait with his mother Mary at the foot of the Cross. This is th...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:04:31 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.speakwithoutinterruption.com/site/2009/07/homily-she-has-always-spoken-to-my-heart-mary-magdalene/]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Notes on Spirit Rock: Visit to Monday evening Buddhism class with Jack Kornfield]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1116.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Spirit Rock is not a New Age Center, per se. Located in San Francisco&rsquo;s Bay Area (Marin County&rsquo;s Woodacre), Spirit Rock is home to Buddhists. They are not Zen Buddhists, as they emphasized. They are Theravada, as is one of their founding members, the teacher and popular writer Jack Kornf...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 1 Jul 2009 13:53:39 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-10965-SF-Religion-in-the-News-Examiner~y2009m6d29-Notes-on-Spirit-Rock-Visit-to-Monday-evening-Buddhist-class-with-Jack-Kornfield]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Interview: Christian formation, No longer your grandmother&#039;s Sunday school]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1112.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Readers will note that this interview with Sharon Ely Pearson is the result of several questions, answers, and responses over a period of separate days. The title for this piece on &ldquo;Sunday School,&rdquo; suggested by Sharon, says a great deal about where 2009 brings us in formation of members ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:30:53 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.examiner.com/x-10965-SF-Religion-in-the-News-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Interview-Christian-formation-No-longer-your-grandmothers-Sunday-school]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Book Review: &#039;Very useful for understanding the Psalms: Readable and telling&#039;]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1109.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In both private and public prayer, in reading for pleasure the Psalms as they are published in &quot;The Book of Common Prayer&quot; and in both my King James Bible, and NSRV, I have sought meaning and understanding. In an effort to gain that end, I turn to intelligent commentaries for help. &quot;S...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:11:54 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.examiner.com/x-10965-SF-Religion-in-the-News-Examiner~y2009m6d21-Book-Review-Very-useful-for-understanding-the-Psalms-Readable-and-telling]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Special Report: 50th Anniversary of Baptist Seminary in retrospective -- celebration Spring, 2009]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1106.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The 50th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (Mill Valley, California) celebrated this last part of Spring, 2009, ushered in memories and celebration of a Homecoming on the Mill Valley, Campus. Two highlights of the May 28 and 29, 2009 days included opening a time capsule and...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:44:57 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.examiner.com/x-10965-SF-Religion-in-the-News-Examiner~y2009m6d13-Special-Report-50th-Anniversary-of-Baptist-Seminary-in-retrospective--celebration-Spring-2009]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[President Obama, a Christian formed in the American Black church]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1105.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Considered a man of faith, Barack Obama, the American President of the United States, is formed as a Christian. The Reverend Jeremiah Wright, pastor Trinity United Church of Christ (TUCC), Chicago, where the Obama&#039;s worshiped for 20 years in Illinois is his Obama&#039;s former minister. What ki...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:42:21 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.articlesbase.com/journalism-articles/president-obama-a-christian-formed-in-the-american-black-church-969377.html]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[The resources we&rsquo;ve known to support the seminary have diminished significantly]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1104.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In a letter of 2009, The Reverend Doctor Philip W. Butin, President of The San Francisco Theological Seminary (Presbyterian) wrote: The resources we&rsquo;ve known to support the seminary have diminished significantly. 

This same Spring season, the San Anselmo Seminary is taking action with a str...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:39:28 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.articlesbase.com/religion-articles/the-resources-weve-known-to-support-the-seminary-have-diminished-significantly-969372.html]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[That God is Love, Commentary on John 15: 1-8, a Homily by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1103.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Living with others in community, as I live the Parish life, and the monastic life in the world, I, like you, follow the poor, chaste Christ through the year. &ldquo;Me in thee, thee in me.&rdquo; Love binds us. We are friends in Christ. That Christ invites us: it is an enormous hospitality of God th...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 19:07:01 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.articlesbase.com/religion-articles/that-god-is-love-commentary-on-john-15-18-a-homily-by-peter-menkin-911463.html]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Definition of Faith]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1102.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A devotional on Hebrews 11:1 and Mark 10:46-52, focusing on the true meaning of faith. Rediscover faith through the experience of blind Bartimaeus.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 9 May 2009 17:37:17 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://wideandhigh.com/blog/2009/05/09/definition-of-faith/]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Was Jesus&#039; mother Mary divine or just human?]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1097.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Was Mary divine or just a human chosen by God?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 10:17:27 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.helium.com/items/1023148-was-jesus-mother-mary-divine-or-just-human]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Conversation With Aged, poem by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1096.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The &quot;parish Poet,&quot; Peter Menkin wrote the work as response to his visits to the Health Care Center at The Redwoods, a retirement home in Mill Valley, California USA. The Redwoods is owned and founded by Community Church (United Church of Christ), Mill Valley, California. Here the writer sp...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:31:29 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Apartment on the Third Floor, poem by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1095.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Religious and spiritual poem that speaks indirectly of the contemplative experience of prayer. Note that the poem is about a studio apartment in summertime, on a hot day, expressing the ascension which comes sometimes with contemplation. These words from the poem: This apartment, top, third floor on...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:00:10 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Embrace of God, poem by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1094.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Poem that reads in part: this divine love sustains life. More. In the secret of the self, within the psyche, we yearn for knowledge with self recognition of existence, Christ does feed us. More.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:55:46 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Crooning lamentations, the evicted lover, poem by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1093.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Secular poem (with a religious sense) about a homeless woman who lived in the backyard of a house in Marin County, California (Town of Larkspur). At the time the aspiring poet lived in a very rundown rooming house, and in the backyard lived a woman who told her tale to the poet Peter Menkin. These w...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:09:33 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.articlesbase.com/breakup-articles/crooning-lamentations-the-evicted-lover-poem-by-peter-menkin-873138.html]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Holding the moments of creations good, poem by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1092.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Spring has sprung, clocks go forward... Talking about the weather, we have rain again. Spring is here, it arrived on the 21st of March, yet rain and rain again. This poem is about the Springtime where I live, giving the reader a sense of this place--hopefully. About 20 years ago I became inspired by...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:24:20 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.articlesbase.com/environment-articles/holding-the-moments-of-creations-good-poem-by-peter-menkin-867852.html]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[wideandhigh.com]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1090.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This is the personal blog of Petar Neychev and Petra Neycheva. The web-site offers a variety of theological essays, devotionals and reflections on Christian living and prayer, divided in easy to browse categories.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:06:38 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Prayer for Bulgaria]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1089.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A web-site which offers its visitors the opportunity to share with and pray for the needs of believers from around the world. While the main focus of the web-site is Bulgaria, personal and communal needs from around the globe are welcome.

The site offers a growing amount of devotionals on the top...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:03:06 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s God&rsquo;s Mission After All]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1088.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A brief devotional/reflection  on the topic of &quot;mission&quot; and how many Christians take a bit too much in their hands. God&#039;s mission is God&#039;s mission before all else.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:59:30 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://wideandhigh.com/blog/2009/03/30/its-gods-mission-after-all]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Journey of Communion, poem by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1087.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Communion with God and others through Eucharist...a continuation of the series on communion... 

My web page has many of my poems, and this one titled &quot;The Journey of Communion&quot; is from those pages. About my previous post of May 11, a friend says, &quot;Communion is not really about eith...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:10:35 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://articles.faithwriters.com/reprint-article-details.php?article=8912]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Grief at Lenten Season, poem by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1086.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Repenting and coming back to the Lord in Lent...Imaginary Churchgoer&#039;s story...a poem... 

Welcome to another in my imaginary group of Churchgoers. For a moment, consider this middle aged woman in Lent who during her lifetime, repented of acts and other matters during this season to return to...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:24:47 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.poetryvisualized.com/media/3087/Grief_at_Lenten_Season,_poem_by_Peter_Menkin/]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Reflection: In Celebration &amp; Praise of The Annunciation by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1085.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The word of David is fulfilled this day as we celebrate Mary, who says &quot;Yes,&quot; to the Lord. The obedient young woman, the virgin Mary, Mother of God, says &quot;Yes,&quot; to the Lord after the Angel Gabriel greets her: &quot;Hail, you that are highly favored&quot;

Let us add our voices ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:12:49 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Grief at Lenten Season, poem by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1084.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Religious and spiritual poem about a woman&#039;s sense of sorrow at loss because of a failed marriage. A poem of repentence. Written by &quot;Parish Poet&quot; Peter Menkin who attends Church of Our Saviour (Episcopal) in Mill Valley, California. These words are part of the poem:

and reconciliat...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:08:06 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://articles.faithwriters.com/reprint-article-details.php?article=9998]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Is the Bible outdated?]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1082.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The question, Is the Bible outdated? Answer no]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:39:30 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.helium.com/items/1361390-bible-outdated-relevance]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[A short essay answering this assertion about Christianity: Why are the majority of proclaimed Christians hypocritical bigots?, by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1081.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A short essay answering this assertion about Christianity: Why are the majority of proclaimed Christians, hypocritical bigots?

Most don&#039;t read the bible, attend religious services, or pray. A higher percentage of Christians commit crimes than non-religious people and Christians are more like...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 8 Mar 2009 07:07:15 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://articles.faithwriters.com/reprint-article-details.php?article=9483]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Where is God? short article by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1080.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[There are so many answers to your question, Where is God, and it isn&#039;t the number of answers but the many facets of the Almighty: the way of Christ in his journey tells us what we need to do to get closer to God. The Bible tells us about God, and in both the Old and New Testament the works are ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 8 Mar 2009 04:01:14 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://articles.faithwriters.com/reprint-article-details.php?article=9481]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Harmony of Seasons: Spring, a poem by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1079.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This poem was written some years ago and appears on my blog, which since its creation and latest incarnation on Blogger, must go back well past 2008. I&#039;m adding these notes now this 2009, since I see no notes from when the poem was first posted. The cat is taking a snooze, the new miniature ros...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:58:57 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.faithreaders.com/article-details.php?article=9444]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Round is not a Pregnant Shape, a poem by Peter Menkin]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1078.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[For about 8 years I worked off and on at the department store Sears on a part time basis.It was mainly on. A few poems about observations while on duty as a sales clerk were written. Herewith, a poem from 2002 on what I saw at Sears.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:19:10 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.articlesbase.com/women%27s-issues-articles/round-is-not-a-pregnant-shape-a-poem-by-peter-menkin-788590.html]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Partners in Life]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1077.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A reflection on the passage from Acts 2:42-47 and the probability and necessity of today&#039;s Christian communities living in similar ways.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:02:19 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://wideandhigh.com/blog/2009/02/23/partners-in-life/]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Homily: Martin Luther: Reformer, Hymnist]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1076.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This Homily on Martin Luther outlines some of his beliefs, names three of his famous treatise, and postulates the Reformation is ongoing, living today in present time. Written for presentation on the Holy Man&#039;s Feast Day in the Episcopal Church, the work emphasizes that Martin Luther was a hymn...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:12:54 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://www.articlesbase.com/christianity-articles/homily-martin-luther-reformer-hymnist-769581.html]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Seek First the Kingdom of God]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1075.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Our prayers toward God speak a lot about our faith, as well as about the way of living which we have. If we constantly pray for material benefits, financial security and independence, perhaps even perfect health, then these things must be more important for us than God is. Moreover, this is a sign t...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:52:50 EST</pubDate>
			<guid><![CDATA[http://wideandhigh.com/blog/2009/02/11/seek-first-the-kingdom-of-god/]]></guid>
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			<title><![CDATA[Homily: He is With Us Even After the End of our Days]]></title>
			<link>http://deepwater.crossmap.com/view1074.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Short homily given on the skilled and acute ward of Aldersly retirement home, located in San Rafael, California (Marin County, north of San Francisco). Based on a Gospel reading, the homily talks of Jesus ability to reach out to us in times we are alone. (Written and given 1999.)]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:13:30 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Sermon About the Poor, the Widow, the Hungry]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sermon about Elizabeth of Hungary, a Holy Woman who lived in the 13th Century. She was a Princess, yet helped the poor and the widow. Written by aspiring poet Peter Menkin, the sermon includes Psalm 112. There is mention of a &quot;miracle&quot; where a bouqet of roses appeared under her arms where ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:24:55 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[The Clock by the Square, a poem by Peter Menkin]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Religious and spiritual poem by aspiring poet Peter Menkin. A pastoral poem about visiting the Clock by the Square in Mill Valley, CA USA after Church.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:15:12 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Homily: Man of Holiness, Thomas Aquinas; Man of Head and Heart, Thomas Aquinas]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Homily (sermon) given at my Church introducing Thomas Aquinas on his Feast Day. From the introductory words of the homily: Let me declare a few matters about the Saint, Thomas Aquinas. He believed that God loved mankind, that God was love, and as one story goes regarding this brilliant man of mind a...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:07:17 EST</pubDate>
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