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	<description>Teachings, Insights and Reflections from Ps. Jill Sweetman</description>
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		<title>Buses and Blessing</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2012/01/30/buses-and-blessing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[1 Chronicles 4:8-10]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have distinct memories of the Sweetman &#8220;bus period&#8221;. We had no where to live and so good friends lent us a bus. We parked it in my parents backyard, ran a power chord to my parents&#8217; house and while Dean and I had a bed, the kids slept on bus seats. It was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unity. What Do We Believe?</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2012/01/11/unity-what-do-we-believe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I will build my church and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.&#8221; (Matthew 16:18). These are the words of Jesus. Therefore  it&#8217;s  not worth trying to criticize or tear down the church. It just means that there are battles to fight in life. People fought persecution in the Bible. It cannot be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goals and Forgiveness</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2012/01/03/goals-and-forgiveness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addiction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now many of us have set goals for 2012. Some of these are easily attained while others seem to allude us. Failure in achievement is sometimes due to the fact that we find ourselves comparing ourselves to others and so we become resentful. We find ourselves in an ugly spiral that takes us further [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pain</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/11/29/pain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It would be so nice to live in a world of no pain. Doctors&#8217; offices are full of people pursuing just that. Relief from physical, emotional and mental pain. Pain hurts. We see situations of this from the beginning of time. Many times in our desperation we try to appease our pain in detrimental ways. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Depression, Bad Days, What Will I Do.</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/07/26/depression-bad-days-what-will-i-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tough times and depression are not a new dilemma. Whether depression is a disease is still debatable. In these times, we are fortunate that there is medication that can decrease our pain in crises. Often though, taking a pill dulls the mind and emotions rather than changing the mind and emotions. That is an issue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith, Water and Miracles</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/07/05/faith-water-and-miracles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Problems arrive on everyones doorstep. Some are of our own doing while others are not. What do we do? How does faith work in these situations? Matthew 14 has some great tips. We read of twelve men in a dangerous storm but only one takes steps to get through this storm. Peter the apostle took [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children &amp; Crisis</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/05/18/children-crisis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 05:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jillsweetman.com/?p=410</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We’ve lived in a bus and a house that was cut in half and trucked into my parent’s backyard before being put back together. We had a marriage breakdown and reconciliation. We have been very poor and are now financially secure. We have moved across the world with the two boys and have traveled extensively. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Essential Ingredient For Marriage</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/04/26/an-essential-ingredient-for-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/04/26/an-essential-ingredient-for-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jillsweetman.com/?p=384</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the luster of a new relationship we often feel that we can change the other person. However if spiritual values differ, as time passes we see that these feelings and motivations fade. What is spiritual intimacy? I believe it to be the most important component of a marriage, where both partners have a desire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Wives Feel More Involved in Church Life</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/04/04/when-wives-feel-more-involved-in-church-life/</link>
		<comments>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/04/04/when-wives-feel-more-involved-in-church-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes we girls have opportunities to volunteer at church, or be involved in planning events at church, while our husbands are working full-time to support our families. The following blog entry was written by one of our incredible pastors at C3 Church, Jessica Lenox, to address how we wives we can handle these situations. When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self Obsession and the Quest for Perfection</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/03/22/self-obsession-and-the-quest-for-perfection/</link>
		<comments>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/03/22/self-obsession-and-the-quest-for-perfection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My sisters and I did ballet as kids. I was not good. As I galloped down the stage at the age of seven, as a drop of water in a production of &#8220;The Sorcerer&#8217;s Apprentice&#8221;, I was nicknamed an ocean of water. An unpleasant way to stand out! &#8220;The Black Swan&#8221; was a reminder of [...]]]></description>
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