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		<title>To anyone who is dealing with something, I say hold fast</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was my sophomore year of high school. I made a choice at the beginning of the year that in my heart I felt was right, and had no idea the consequences through doing what was right would play out in my life. I was in math class, and two of the girls were cheating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just be still and listen to what He is trying to tell you</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The time in my life that was most devastating, where I felt like all hope was lost, was the day that I woke up and my husband decided that “I don’t want to be here anymore.” That was the hardest thing in the world for me, because I never knew that he was unhappy with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life was so difficult that at 15-years-old I decided to commit suicide</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/life-was-so-difficult-that-at-15-years-old-i-decided-to-commit-suicide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just being 8 years old, I declare myself an atheist— if an 8-year-old kid can declared himself atheist. But I said, God how is it that you are able to allow all these bad things to happen? Life was so difficult that at 15-years-old I decided to commit suicide. It was just that desperate. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If you allow it, bitterness can absolutely control your life</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/if-you-allow-it-bitterness-can-absolutely-control-your-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Sometimes God takes us to that point of just giving up&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 15 years ago at another international ministry where I was  working, we had just gone through a spiritual training time, and I recommitted my time to the Lord. It wasn’t long after that the trials began. I was in charge of the computer systems and all of the IT for this ministry. We began [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In a home where alcohol was abused, the childhood years were pretty rough</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I grew up in a home where  alcohol was abused, and so my childhood years were pretty rough. I became a Christian at the age of 13, but the alcoholism in my family escalated, and it was a very difficult time at home. The turning point for me was when I got my master’s degree. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I knew there were others like me, but I still felt very alone</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/i-knew-there-were-others-like-me-but-i-still-felt-very-alone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can remember in 2008, living in California with a group of friends. I had just graduated the year before. I had some important decisions to make about a career and where I was going to be in the future. And I thought I have a college degree and should be able to get a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anger &amp; rebellion controlled my life</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My life was riding motorcycles. My life was using motorcycles in the ministry. I became really, really rebellious. I was very angry at the doctors for telling me I couldn’t ride. I am involved in a motorcycle ministry called the Christian Motorcyclists Association. They were having a ride to go and pray for a friend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Philadelphia</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/hope-across-america/philadelphia</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>After the rape, healing &amp; learning to trust God again was a process.</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/after-the-rape-healing-learning-to-trust-god-again-was-a-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I grew up in church and I knew that God was good, but it was almost like he had ceased to be good to me. I couldn’t figure out why I had that sense of loneliness, that sense of disappointment. I started looking at guys to fulfill that need – to tell me that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Complete dependence upon Him delivers everything that you are looking for</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/complete-dependence-upon-him-delivers-everything-that-you-are-looking-for/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I started out in consumer products many years ago.  I reported to a manager who asked me to do some things that were not only unethical, but illegal. It came to a point when I knew God was calling me to make a decision. I also knew that once I made that decision, I better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I was a pastor’s wife, a mom of 3 – and had suicidal thoughts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a pastor’s wife and young mother with three children under three, there were many demands on my life. Overtime, I began to get very discouraged. My husband was working late hours and I felt like I was doing too much myself. I felt hopeless and helpless. I shared with my husband about what I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I was no longer controlling food. It was controlling me.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was young, I was heavyset and shy. I thought that being thin would finally make me beautiful and get the attention that I so desperately wanted. I began making rules for eating – whether it was only being able to eat liquids, not solids, or not eating after 4pm. It was no longer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The grief was gripping. Why did God take my son?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years back, I had a very difficult and unexpected tragedy in my life – I lost my son. I was very angry at God. I asked why my son – a wonderful father of four and a great husband – had to die. Through this difficult time, I have been able to find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selfishness ruled me for much of my life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When selfishness and pride got the best of me, I didn’t know it, but it was hurting my husband, my family and myself. Previously, my identity had been in my job and what I could achieve on my own. But when I lost that job, it all came crashing down around me. Had it not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frisco</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Dallas</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/hope-across-america/dallas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Twelve years in an abusive marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/12-years-of-an-abusive-marriage-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/12-years-of-an-abusive-marriage-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For almost 12 years I was in a marriage that was physically, verbally and emotionally abusive. There were times when my ex-husband would leave for weeks with our family car. Living out in the country, my children and I would have no way to drive into town to buy groceries or run errands. He led [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buffalo</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/hope-across-america/buffalo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Chicago</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/hope-across-america/chicago</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Depression was so gripping that I didn&#8217;t care if I ever woke up again.</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/depression-was-so-gripping-that-i-didnt-care-if-i-ever-woke-up-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/depression-was-so-gripping-that-i-didnt-care-if-i-ever-woke-up-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier on in my life, depression was so gripping that I didn't care if I ever woke up again. At that point, a friend came over and took me to see a psychiatrist... It's been very difficult over the years. ]]></description>
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		<title>Life has its moments, but God is faithful no matter what.</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/life-has-its-moments-but-god-is-faithful-no-matter-what/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/life-has-its-moments-but-god-is-faithful-no-matter-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The summer before my senior year of high school, I was training hard for a college basketball scholarship. After a unfortunate injury where I tore my ACL, and a time in my life where home life was hard, I didn't feel that life was going that well at the moment.]]></description>
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		<title>I lost everything, I felt lost and I was wronged.</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/i-lost-everything-i-felt-lost-and-i-was-wronged/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/i-lost-everything-i-felt-lost-and-i-was-wronged/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone has some point in their life where they felt "wronged" in some way. I felt wronged when I was setup to take a fall when someone else stole some money from the company I was working for. I was the one who was asked to leave the company.]]></description>
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		<title>Boston</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/hope-across-america/boston</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Dad was an alcoholic, my parents divorced, and I did drugs and felt unwanted</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/dad-was-an-alcoholic-parents-divorced-and-i-did-drugs-and-felt-unwanted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/dad-was-an-alcoholic-parents-divorced-and-i-did-drugs-and-felt-unwanted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My life was going downhill fast and I did not know where to turn to find hope for my life...]]></description>
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		<title>… And I was diagnosed with cancer.</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/and-i-was-diagnosed-with-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After I was diagnosed with cancer, I needed a reminder as to where my faith lied.]]></description>
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		<title>After my father passed away, I was without hope.</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/after-my-father-passed-away-i-was-without-hope/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/after-my-father-passed-away-i-was-without-hope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After my father was shot, I began to question, "Why God did this happen?"]]></description>
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		<title>- Complete Topic List</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/full-topic-list-downloads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a complete list of all of our downloadable materials, listed alphabetically by topic. These free downloads are provided by June Hunt and Hope For The Heart and are 3-4 page summaries of the Biblical Counseling Keys. These Keys are often used as a tool to help people breach spiritual barriers on their way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wife Abuse</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/wife-abuse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/wife-abuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Rising Above Abuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assault on a Woman’s Worth He was prominent in the community. What woman wouldn’t feel fortunate to be his wife? She certainly had all the finer things in life. And the children … didn’t they have the best that money could buy? How could she think about destroying such a picture-perfect family or risk stepping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victimization</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/victimization/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/victimization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Victory over the Victim Mentality Powerless. No word better describes the way a victim feels … and rightfully so! But that feeling can continue long after the abuse has stopped, creeping into relationships, destroying true intimacy and leaving the victim trapped in an imaginary prison. If you once suffered from abuse but still feel helpless, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Verbal &amp; Emotional Abuse</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/verbal-emotional-abuse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/verbal-emotional-abuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Victory over Verbal &#38; Emotional Abuse “You’re worthless!” … “You’ll never amount to anything!” … “I wish you had never been born!” Words like these in childhood can wound the heart for a lifetime. And further wounding takes place in adulthood when “control” is the name of the game. Threats like … “If you leave me, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success through Failure</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/success-through-failure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/success-through-failure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Stumbling Stones to Stepping Stones Remember falling and scraping your knee so seriously that you had to quit the race and get take care of the wound? A little “doctoring” was usually required for the injury and for your broken heart as well. Perhaps you heard someone who was trying to buffet the pain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stress Management</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/stress-management/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/stress-management/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beating Burnout before It Beats You Are you at the breaking point right now? Do you feel that if you have one more pressure added to your life, you will break? Stress can be a monster, but stress can also be a motivator. “It matters not how great the pressure is, only where the pressure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spiritual Warfare</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/spiritual-warfare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bible Basics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strategy for the Battle History books tell us that from the beginning of civilization battles have continued to be waged between warring kingdoms. Some wars are so significant that they have changed the history of the world. The Bible tells us about the ongoing conflict that is taking place between two spiritual kingdoms &#8230; the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spiritual Abuse</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/spiritual-abuse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/spiritual-abuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Religion at It’s Worst Think about it. Who in our society offends us the most? It’s the robbers, the killers, the rapists – the flagrant law breakers. Now think about Jesus. Who offended Him the most? It was the Pharisees, the religious leaders of the day – the legalistic law keepers. They upset Him the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singleness</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/singleness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/singleness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Be Single and Satisfied The word single means “consisting of a separate, unique whole” (an individual). Single suggests being exclusively attentive (an undivided heart). The word single comes from the Latin word singulus, which means “one only.” “She showed single devotion to her religion. To those whose views are single and direct, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Worth</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/self-worth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Motivation Movers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Codependency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discover Your God-Given Worth What happens when you long for your mother’s love, but your sister is the only one loved? What happens when you long for a gift, but your sister is the only one given a gift? What happens when you long to be held on your mother’s lap, but your sister is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rejection</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Rocky Relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Healing a Wounded Heart Has your heart been broken? Your spirit crushed? Nothing cuts to the core of your soul like rejection. Even death, while devastating, doesn’t compare to the pain of knowing you’ve been abandoned. Rejection chips away your self-image, chisels down your confidence and leaves you feeling hopeless and unworthy as the horrible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reconciliation</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/reconciliation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Restoring Broken Relationships Are you a mother who doesn’t speak to her daughter? A husband who barely talks to his wife? A best friend who never answers the other’s calls? Courtrooms are full of litigation between families, coworkers and friends. You probably haven’t escaped the pain of a broken relationship. This pain is universal, dating back to the Garden of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unplanned Pregnancy</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/unplanned-pregnancy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Positive Parenting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Do I Do Now? The story has been repeated a hundred different times in a hundred different ways: an unwed teenager learns she is pregnant. But, on this occasion, the stigma of being unmarried and with child looms especially heavy. The fact that she is engaged hardly deflects the eyes of accusation glaring at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/parenting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Positive Parenting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steps for Successful Parenting With all the changes that occur from infancy to independence, parents remain as one of the few constants in a child’s life. Though no job is more difficult, no reward is more fulfilling than to see your child blossom and grow “… in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Occult</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/occult/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cults & Counterfeits]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cult]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Demystifying the Deeds of Darkness Just how old is the occult? And what is its appeal? An appetite for supernatural knowledge and power is the same hunger that brought spiritual death to the inhabitants of Eden. Satan used the snake to deceive Eve, exposing the innate attraction we all have for the unknown. Since that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mormonism</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/mormonism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Different Gospel? A different God? Wholesome and hardworking, serious and sacrificial … the image of the people called Mormons is exemplary. Their personal discipline is praiseworthy. Their advertising is first class. Their business presence is booming. Their humanitarian projects get headlines. Their tithing commitment is commendable. Their young missionaries are meritorious. Men and women [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manipulation</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/manipulation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cutting the Strings of Control You probably don’t see yourself as being ”power-hungry,” but power plays an intimate role in each of our lives. We all have a need to control our circumstances. In childhood, we throw tantrums to get our way. By adulthood, we’ve mastered the art of manipulation. In fact, you could be a manipulator, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jewish Fulfillment</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/jewish-fulfillment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding the Peace God Promises Since everyone really wants to be fulfilled in life, why are so many people living unfulfilled? Many begin their search for fulfillment by discovering their roots – their heritage. And that is exactly what every Jewish person should do. … If you are Jewish, that should be your beginning point. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus: Is He God?</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/jesus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is the Deity of Christ Defendable? During His days on earth and throughout the centuries following, opinions about Jesus have varied greatly. Jewish dignitaries of His day saw Him as a deceiver. Roman officials saw Him as a threat to civil peace. His half brothers heckled Him. One of His followers betrayed Him. Another denied [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jehovah’s Witnesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Counterfeit Kingdom &#8230; or Not? The Jehovah’s Witnesses is a religious organization that witnesses to others by distributing Watchtower publications door to door and by evangelizing with three primary messages: Jehovah alone is God, and there is no Trinity. Governments and other organized religions are corrupt. The end of the world is imminent. “They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hope</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/hope/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/hope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Anchor of Your Soul Does hope seem as distant to you as the horizon across the ocean? Are you wondering whether you can ever regain the stability of hope in your life? The popular understanding of hope is quite different from the powerful truth about hope that is taught in Scripture. If you lean on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homosexuality</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/homosexuality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Contemporary Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Childhood Sexual Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guilt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Case of Mistaken Identity Perhaps you have felt an attraction to a person of the same sex, an attraction that led you to question your sexual identity. If so, you are not alone – this attraction is common for many young people during puberty. For a variety of reasons, these emotions may grow to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holy Spirit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Living Free in the Power and Peace of the Spirit Have you been trying to overcome a habit, − but now realize that you have no power to do it? Have you looked at your life and thought, In my heart, I know something’s missing? Could it be that the Holy Spirit is missing from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guilt</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/guilt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Living Guilt Free Are you in an emotional battle because of guilt? Is your guilt a loving instrument of God used to convict, correct and conform your character when you go astray? Or do you battle feelings of shame and condemnation when guilt strikes a blow to your heart? True guilt is your friend, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forgiveness</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/forgiveness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Freedom to Let Go When you forgive someone do you feel like you&#8217;re letting them off the hook? Do you feel like you&#8217;re making an excuse for their behavior? Contrary to what we may think, forgiveness isn&#8217;t any of these things. It&#8217;s not saying that what&#8217;s wrong is okay. It&#8217;s not forgetting hurt feelings. Forgiveness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fear</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/fear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No Longer Afraid Fear can be your foe or your friend. When you find yourself in the path of a frightening storm &#8211; whether figurative or literal &#8211; fear can be a paralyzing force spiraling you down into the depths of darkness &#8230; or a propelling motivator moving you to higher ground. As the storm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evil &amp; Suffering</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why God? Why? Why? “Why did this person do this?” “Why did this horrible tragedy take place?” “Why didn’t anyone do anything to prevent this?” … All these questions ultimately lead to the question: “Why does God permit such evil to exist in the world?” This question has plagued prophets, kings, philosophers, teachers, preachers and pundits alike. More [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Depression</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walking from Darkness into the Dawn Does getting out of bed seem to be harder each day? Is visiting with friends a challenge? No matter how much you try, do you feel &#8220;stuck&#8221;? You&#8217;re not alone. Millions of people suffer from depression, including Christians. Feeling weighed down by stress is normal, but God designed your heart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decision Making</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/decision-making/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discerning the Will of God Everyone is confronted with countless decisions throughout life. Many decisions are of little significance, but some may change your life forever. Sometimes just deciding what to eat for lunch seems difficult, but decisions that have weighty consequences can give you grave concern. Take a step of faith and trust God. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Critical Spirit</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/critical-spirit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conflict Resolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Critical Spirit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Envy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jealousy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be an Encourager &#8211; Not a Critic The phrase &#8220;Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me!&#8221; couldn&#8217;t be further from the truth. Words can be catastrophic, tearing through your heart like a tornado roaring down a residential street. While there may not be any visible destruction, the damage to your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Communication</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/communication/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Rocky Relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Heart of the Matter It&#8217;s at the heart of everything you do. It builds relationships, and it destroys them. No matter how much you try, you can&#8217;t avoid it. Whether you&#8217;re speaking or silent, you&#8217;re communicating. But even with so much practice, effective communication isn&#8217;t easy. “Why is it often difficult to have healthy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Codependency</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/codependency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Balancing an Unbalanced Relationship &#8220;Why are my relationships so chaotic?&#8221; &#8220;I know I shouldn&#8217;t be treated this way, but I&#8217;m afraid of being alone.&#8221; If this sounds familiar, you may be a codependent − someone who looks to another person for fulfillment. A codependent relationship consists of a &#8220;weak&#8221; person who needs to feel connected and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caregiving</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/caregiving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caregiving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Euthanasia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Privilege, Not a Prison Most people who require caregiving are part of an existing family who should be responsive to their family member&#8217;s needs. Different family members will meet needs in different ways. God’s plan for caregivers is summed up in the word &#8220;repayment&#8221; &#8211; God is giving you the opportunity to repay your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anger</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/anger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facing the Fire Within Is your commute plagued by road rage? Do you battle difficult people every time you step into the grocery store? How often have you sat alone after an argument, regretting your harsh words? Do you try to control your emotions, but find yourself at the mercy of unpredictable anger? Anger can make you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alcohol &amp; Drug Abuse</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/alcohol-drug-abuse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/alcohol-drug-abuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Rising Above Abuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Breaking Free &#38; Staying Free When the fans saw Mickey Mantle—a power hitter with the speed of a sprinter—they were in awe. Yet did the average fan see the symptoms of the alcoholism? Most did not, but his family did. Characteristics of Substance Abuse Mickey’s children spoke of his increasing inattention to his family while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adultery</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/adultery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/adultery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Contemporary Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rocky Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adultery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Snare of an Affair Has your life been gripped by the agony of adultery? Has your life been forever changed because of the snare of an affair? Marriage was God’s idea. A lifelong commitment to marriage is God’s requirement. According to His Word, God will judge those who break the marriage covenant. The painful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Confrontation</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/confrontation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Challenging Others to Change Have you ever known that you were on the wrong path and needed someone to help guide you? Have you unknowingly been wrong and, looking back, wish someone had intervened? Confrontation is a loving and appropriate challenge. It&#8217;s not pointing a finger at sin. It&#8217;s pointing to the truth that sets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conflict Resolution</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/conflict-resolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solving Your People Problems Conflict is unavoidable, but it doesn&#8217;t have to be unbearable. God promises that we&#8217;ll clash, but He&#8217;s also shown us how to find resolution. Maybe you&#8217;ve always seen the Bible as a rulebook. Look again. At its heart, the Bible is about relationships. It is a collection of stories about people relating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Childhood Sexual Abuse</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/childhood-sexual-abuse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Rising Above Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Childhood Sexual Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rape Recovery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Secret Storm &#8220;Childhood sexual abuse&#8221; is an umbrella term that covers a variety of inappropriate actions with children for the sexual gratification of an older child or adult. Such exploitation is like a violent storm that leaves a chilling aftermath of fear and devastation. What Is Childhood Sexual Abuse? Childhood sexual abuse is any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Premarital Counseling</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/premarital-counseling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.experiencinghope.org/premarital-counseling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are You Fit to Be Tied? Premarital counseling is practical advice given to a couple in preparation for marriage. How many couples choose their mates too quickly and then live their lives full of regret? In order to build a strong foundation for marriage, learn as much as possible about yourself, your future mate and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Procrastination</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/procrastination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preventing the Decay of Delay “Late again! &#8230; How did this happen? &#8230; Why didn’t I start earlier? &#8230; What is the matter with me? The deadline has come and gone, but here I am again &#8230; feeling guilty, frustrated,and defeated. How can I get myself out of this pressure cooker and enjoy completing a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cults</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/cults/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Cults & Counterfeits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Truth Twisters Why are people fascinated with cults? What is their lure? What is their hook? If the apostle Paul was distressed by the Greeks’ fascination with the newest religious fads (&#65;&#99;&#116;&#115;&#32;&#49;&#55;&#58;&#49;&#54;&#44;&#32;&#50;&#49;), he would be dismayed over the potpourri of false gospels flourishing today. Many seekers of truth are ensnared by Christian counterfeits &#8230; drawn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sexual Integrity</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/sexual-integrity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Contemporary Concerns]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Balancing Your Passion with Purity Heroes are needed by every generation in every culture—heroes who possess what they profess, who reflect the moral standards they represent, who survive close scrutiny, who are worthy of imitation and  who have integrity. Others find hope and encouragement in these heroes whose lives withstand the stresses of life, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bible: Is It Reliable?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 02:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Truth on Trial “The Bible is the one supreme source of the revelation of the meaning of life.” —Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States Most Christians recognize the Bible as a book that is full of “good advice,” but the question remains as to whether or not Scripture has the inherent authority that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grief</title>
		<link>http://www.experiencinghope.org/grief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>HOPE is here Admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emotional Entrapments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guilt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loneliness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rejection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terminal Illness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Topic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Widowhood]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Living at Peace with Loss Empty. Angry. Alone. If you&#8217;ve endured a loss, you know these feelings. You know how grief rips through your heart, making you feel like life will never be the same. Truthfully, it won&#8217;t be. Time won&#8217;t erase all your of pain. You won&#8217;t ever slip back into your old routine. [...]]]></description>
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