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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>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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		<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>Fighting</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/08/29/fighting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow did Dean and I fight in our early married years. Yelling, silent treatment, sleeping in separate rooms, throwing things at each other and driving off in the middle of the night. Though the above mentioned events are extremes and should decrease over time, marriage involves the meshing of two different individuals. Each has opinions [...]]]></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>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>Secret to Marriage Fulfillment</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/05/25/secret-to-marriage-fulfillment/</link>
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		<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>An Essential Ingredient For Marriage</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/04/26/an-essential-ingredient-for-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<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>Recipe for Marriage</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/03/28/recipe-for-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marriage does well when men and women concentrate on giving to each other (Ephesians 5:21). We do this not only when we feel like it but also when we don’t want to. While a girl craves to be loved, a guy needs respect. We read of this in Ephesians 5:33. Negative words and criticism only [...]]]></description>
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