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		<title>What are you committing to today?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bruins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commit to the LORD whatever you do,  and he will establish your plans. – Proverbs 16:3 There are commitments that we make through life that we are happy to do. We commit to a spouse when we marry, to children when they are born, to a job and more. We want the best for all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownbear10.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14441536&amp;post=7108&amp;subd=brownbear10&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dying = Living</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bruins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. – Galatians 2:20 This is one of my favorite verses. I don’t know if [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownbear10.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14441536&amp;post=7094&amp;subd=brownbear10&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Losing to Win</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bruins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their lifewill lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. – Matthew 16:24-25 Losing something in life is a painful experience. Whether it is a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownbear10.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14441536&amp;post=7064&amp;subd=brownbear10&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy Living</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bruins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” – Matthew 11:28-30 Monica looked [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownbear10.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14441536&amp;post=7041&amp;subd=brownbear10&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Project Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bruins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. – Romans 12:1 Having managed projects in the past, there is a sense of control as the plans are being written out and each [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownbear10.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14441536&amp;post=7032&amp;subd=brownbear10&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One Thing After Another&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bruins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. – James 1:2-3 I remember a party we had at the church where we played board games. The popular game of the evening was dominoes. I had never played before and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownbear10.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14441536&amp;post=7028&amp;subd=brownbear10&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Drinking Deep from the Well</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bruins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD And whose trust is the LORD. “For he will be like a tree planted by the water, That extends its roots by a stream And will not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownbear10.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14441536&amp;post=6995&amp;subd=brownbear10&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ants Can&#8217;t &#8230; or Can They?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bruins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. – Proverbs 6:6-8 Wouldn’t it be great if we could wave a magic wand and anything we needed or wanted would be given to us? There’s a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownbear10.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14441536&amp;post=6956&amp;subd=brownbear10&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>God Can Do It!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bruins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 I remember years ago when Old Kent Bank used to hold a yearly dress a bear/doll [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownbear10.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14441536&amp;post=6947&amp;subd=brownbear10&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do We Really Want Jesus to Help?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Bruins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him.  The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” – Mark 10:51 During the holiday season, I have heard many times through the years what people want for Christmas is peace on earth. To achieve peace, there is a cost. I know to experience [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brownbear10.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14441536&amp;post=6936&amp;subd=brownbear10&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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