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		<title>Missionaries Are Not Second Class</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Nehemiah 13:10 we see that the tithe was distributed by leadership to everyone who was doing work as  a Levite. Nehemiah says, “I also learned that the portions assigned to the Levites had not been given to them, and that all the Levites and singers responsible for the service had gone back to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Fundamentals for Understanding the Tithe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This next excerpt from the previous post “Now, To Put It On the Stove” really needs some clarification:
“People who have been set apart to do the work of the ministry full-time are going to need some provision from the people they serve. If we receive tithe gifts through an organization for them then we might [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2012/01/four-fundamentals-for-understanding-the-tithe/</link>
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		<title>Respect Their Kingdom IQ</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is some ridiculously practical advice for the elders of local fellowships, that will cost almost no money and will require no major rewrite of your constitution or purpose white-papers. Excerpted from a previous post: “Some have chosen, as a very simple experiment on the above encouragements, to reprint their giving envelopes and reconstruct their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2012/01/respect-their-kingdom-iq/</link>
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		<title>Don’t Confuse the Two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So here is the second bullet point, from our previous post, that touches our need to overcome cynicism: “Confusing the nature of the tithe and the nature of offerings is dangerous and has led to all kinds of confusion. Giving to honor people is such a rewarding enterprise that to diffuse it with any other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2012/01/don%e2%80%99t-confuse-the-two/</link>
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		<title>Cynicism May Not Help</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A bullet point excerpt from a previous post: “Believers will naturally need buildings for a variety of things and this is natural. Asking for offerings for such building is easily Biblical, and we should enjoy the opportunity to give into whatever we need for ourselves as a community of faith for our own meeting places, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2012/01/cynicism-may-not-help/</link>
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		<title>You Are Invited to Join Us</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear readers and subscribers,
In the spirit of the Churchthink gatherings we hosted for several years, combined with the desire for wild worship adventures and encounters with God as family and friends ala Enter The Worship Circle, we invite each of you to join as at any and all of our Village Gatherings this year!
We are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2012/01/you-are-invited-to-join-us/</link>
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		<title>Maybe You Should Stop Tithing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Still working out our post containing bullet pointed notes on giving and tithing and kingdom finance, the third point read...
"People who don’t tithe from their heart to their leaders and care-givers are more likely to do one of two things: rage against the tithe as a tyrannical Old Testament tax or give a tenth like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2012/01/maybe-you-should-stop-tithing/</link>
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		<title>The Kingdom is Both the Map and the Destination</title>
		<description><![CDATA[E. Stanley Jones book on the kingdom of God reminds me of the book of Romans and some other of Paul’s epistles where he sets up a massive insight for the people of God click-click-clicking up the ascending side of the roller coaster and then about midway he dives headlong into practical encouragements and talk of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/12/the-kingdom-is-both-the-map-and-the-destination/</link>
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		<title>From All Directions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Continuing our series of expanding the bullet points from “Now To Put it On The Stove” the second point read:
“Anyone who is bringing bread to your spiritual journey is worthy of some honor. They are worthy of some thanks. They are worthy of the tithe. This might include your personal pastor, a key teacher that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/12/from-all-directions/</link>
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		<title>Who Is Your Pastor?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a previous series related to finances in the kingdom I wrapped up with a post called “Now, To Put It All On the Stove” which was my way of creating a kind of wrap up post. After I finished and posted it I realized it was an avalanche of challenges and insights that may [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/11/who-is-your-pastor/</link>
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		<title>Reality and Relevance are in the Kingdom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Church, as she often is encased in institutional systems and as Christian culture, has become a cul de sac which is able to receive forgiveness, revelation, knowledge, and the Presence of God...but she seems to have no idea to what end.  Being saved is less a release from and more a release into something: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/11/reality-and-relevance-are-in-the-kingdom/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 46</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com. You can buy the audio book complete at iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl/id393879082
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 45</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/11/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-45/</link>
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		<title>The Church is to Pursue the Kingdom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What follows, again, are notes generated from engaging E. Stanley Jones book, The Unshakable Kingdom and the Unchanging Person. It is available at Amazon. These notes again are designed to increase our perspective on the kingdom of God. These notes have particular impact in understanding the differences in and the relationship of the Church and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/11/the-church-is-to-pursue-the-kingdom/</link>
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		<title>Now, to Put It On the Stove</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think it is a good idea, now, to take the ingredients from the previous post and put them together, pour in some chicken stock of common sense, and begin to bring it to simmer. These ideas of the tithe, offerings, honor, storehouse, and ministry career work all go together just like Carolyn’s beef stew, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/10/now-to-put-it-on-the-stove/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 44</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/10/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-44/</link>
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		<title>Tithes Vs. Offerings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First, a simple review: tithes are for people.
“He ordered the people living in Jerusalem to give the portion due the priests and Levites so they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously gave the firstfruits of their grain, new wine, oil and honey [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/10/tithes-vs-offerings/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 43</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/10/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-43/</link>
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		<title>What is the STOREHOUSE?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You have heard it said: “The tithe belongs in the storehouse.” Ok, so where is that from? It is from Malachi 3:10: “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/10/what-is-the-storehouse/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 42</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/10/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-42/</link>
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		<title>What is the TITHE?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Words really do mean something. The way we use them and the way we understand them when they are being used has great impact all around us. When someone tries to soften a disagreement by saying, “Oh, we are just using different words for the same thing,” it is a terrible excuse for a real [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/10/what-is-the-tithe/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 41</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/10/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-41/</link>
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		<title>The Kingdom is the Center</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I read a great book on the kingdom of God: The Unshakable Kingdom and the Unchanging Person, by E. Stanley Jones, first published in 1972. It is worth buying. It stirred many thoughts as I read and I took notes on what was three dimensional to me. Some of these words might be Jones, so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/09/the-kingdom-is-the-center-2/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 40</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com. You can buy the audio book complete at iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl/id393879082
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/09/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-40/</link>
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		<title>Introduction to Financing the Ministry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My last post on finances and God’s provision was a simple encouragement to be on the lookout for any and all ways that the Father might want to provide for you. Overcoming prejudice in the area of provision, that is, breaking judgments against any form of provision, seems an important first step for all of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/09/introduction-to-financing-the-ministry/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 39</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/09/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-39/</link>
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		<title>Podcast: Finances, A Hundred Ways to Do It Right</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This podcast is a first in a series discussing some basics in understanding and receiving God's provision for us. This is especially pointed toward those who are working in ministry. Find the writings, posts, and essays of Ben Pasley at www.benpasley.com.
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/09/podcast-finances-a-hundred-ways-to-do-it-right/</link>
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		<title>Finances: A Hundred Ways to Do It Right</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Reposted on Sep 21, 2011 to make sure new subscribers received it!)
Dear friends, I have had on my heart for quite a while to write to you my thoughts on the economy of the kingdom of God. I have quite a number of thoughts, actually, and like a homeless beaver staring at a new forest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/09/finances-a-hundred-ways-to-do-it-right/</link>
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		<title>Churchthink.com Has Moved to BenPasley.com</title>
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Hello friends, I wanted to announce an important change in my writing and podcasting online. In short, I have moved all the activity that used to emanate from Churchthink.com to BenPasley.com, and so to stay in touch these posts you will need to resubscribe to the new feeds.
Here are the action points for you:
1. Please click this link to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/09/churchthink-com-has-moved-to-benpasley-com/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 38</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/09/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-38/</link>
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		<title>New Book Coming Soon!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That's right friends, my latest book entitled Orphan Slave Son will be on the proverbial shelf in just a few weeks. This is really just a warning shot as I have had you, my Churchthink readers and wrestlers, on my heart for several weeks. I have so many new conversation rolling around in my head [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/05/new-book-coming-soon/</link>
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		<title>Orphan Slave Son</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Ben Pasley's latest book explores in depth the spiritual worldviews of orphanhood, slavery, and sonship.
Find it Amazon.com, or buy it from Ben's site, Enter The Worship Circle. The ebook is coming soon.
The first two conditions affect everyone on the planet because of human brokenness and displacement. The third is the eternal reality of those who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2011/05/orphan-slave-son/</link>
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		<title>Merry Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This blog/writing space is not normally the place for casual or personal comment, but I have decided to make an exception because it is Christmas. Merry Christmas. Every bit of it.  Here is a couple of things on my mind that might help us all keep it very, very Merry.
First, I advocate a slow-motion button [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/12/merry-christmas/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 37</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/10/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-37/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 36</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/10/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-36/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 35</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com. You can buy the audio book complete at iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl/id393879082
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/10/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-35/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 34</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/10/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-34/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 33</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/10/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-33/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 32</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/10/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-32/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 31</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/10/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-31/</link>
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		<title>Houses Made of Doorknobs, Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In G.K. Chesterton’s words written for the Illustrated London News, “It is the great paradox of the modern world that at the very time when the world decided that people should not be coerced about their form of religion, it also decided that they should be coerced about their form of education.”
It was this statement [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/10/houses-made-of-doorknobs-part-2/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 30</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com. You can buy the audio book complete at iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl/id393879082
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/10/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-30/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 29</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/10/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-29/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 28</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/09/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-28/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 27</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/09/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-27/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 26</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/09/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-26/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 25</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com. You can buy the audio book complete at iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl/id393879082
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/09/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-25/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, 24</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A complete audiobook podcast of the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, by Ben Pasley. Find out more about the author and about purchasing the book at http://www.benpasley.com
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		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/09/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-24/</link>
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		<title>TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, Bible-ography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[BIBLE-OGRAPHY

(For some, a reference section might be a bore, but these Scripture references provided the backbone for the book, TOM and the Goldfish Bowl, and may be a valuable resource for you as you study and consider the content of the work. Enjoy)
The Kingdom as a Way

The good news of the Kingdom is preached, people are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/09/tom-and-the-goldfish-bowl-bible-ography/</link>
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		<title>Houses Made of Doorknobs, Part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have built houses out of doorknobs and it is time that we stopped.
Recently, an American reporter from the Atlantic Monthly magazine, Jeffrey Goldberg, visited Castro at his invitation to talk about the Iranian nuclear debacle, and in the course of that interview he asked Castro some expected questions but got some remarkable answers. He [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.benpasley.com/2010/09/houses-made-of-doorknobs-part-1/</link>
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