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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>
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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>Mums Leading Strong</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/11/15/mums-leading-strong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apologies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life is full for today&#8217;s mum. For myself, I had my own music business, cleaning business and then taught at a school. When we started our church I went back to teaching piano. Because I loved church, I was involved in so many areas. Because Dean believed in me, he regularly announced that I could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vital Keys for Dads</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/10/17/vital-keys-for-dads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Servanthood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guidance. Acceptance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[presence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A dad is a child&#8217;s super hero. When dad is struggling, so do the kids. As a mum, I could love my kids all day long but when Dean came home, the house changed. The house of order would often become chaos. In the presence of Dean, business ideas were birthed, spontaneous outings occurred and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tweeting, Facebook and Relationships</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/08/22/tweeting-facebook-and-relationships/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 06:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So much fun. Twitter and Facebook allow us access to people on a greater level than ever before. We can reestablish relationships that we thought lost forever. We need to be wise with these connections. Words build or destroy relationships. While we may write something with little thought, it&#8217;s effect on our lives and others [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/07/26/depression-bad-days-what-will-i-do/#comments</comments>
		<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>Prostitute or Religion</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/07/18/prostitute-or-religion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When problems arise, Dean and I can disagree. He is fine with grey areas while I tend to be black and white in my thinking. This same issue is seen in the Prodigal Son parable in Luke 15. One son has no problem in taking his inheritance early, taking off and spending it, in my [...]]]></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>Secret to Marriage Fulfillment</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/05/25/secret-to-marriage-fulfillment/</link>
		<comments>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/05/25/secret-to-marriage-fulfillment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 13:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People often ask me &#8220;What is the ONE key to having a great marriage?&#8221; While I believe that there is not just one thing that makes a marriage great, I do know that spiritual intimacy is a key in building an incredible marriage. What is spiritual intimacy? I believe it’s an important component of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mature Kids, Mature Parenting</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/05/02/mature-kids-mature-parenting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 18:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parenting is an adventure. We long to be a parent but it is challenging. Raising children can be overwhelming. And so as much as we expect our children to mature over the years, so must we mature as parents. We are our children&#8217;s primary leaders and so we must be open and willing to learn. [...]]]></description>
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