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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>The Spice of Married Life</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/06/08/the-spice-of-married-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether we like it or not, conflicts will happen in our marriages. Anyone who has been married more than 5 minutes can agree with me on that! Although people often believe that great marriages have no conflict, this simply isn’t true. Conflict occurs when our desires differ. The problem doesn’t lie in our differences of [...]]]></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>Building a Great Sex Life</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/04/19/building-a-great-sex-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women feel cheated when a man wants sex but he has done little or nothing for her during the day. If a man desires his wife to be interested in sex then he must love her “as Christ loved the church” (Ephesians 5:25). This means that a man works to discover his wife’s needs, whether [...]]]></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>
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		<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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		<title>Self Obsession and the Quest for Perfection</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/03/22/self-obsession-and-the-quest-for-perfection/</link>
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		<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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		<title>What&#8217;s a Guy Like?</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/03/14/whats-a-guy-like/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Ephesians 5:33, Paul tells us that wives should respect their husbands while husbands must love their wives. It shows that needs between the sexes differ. And so it&#8217;s pointless to love a guy in the way in which a woman wants to be loved. Girls we need to work out what He wants. King [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slippers and Freedom</title>
		<link>http://jillsweetman.com/2011/03/07/slippers-and-freedom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m spending a lot of time in Dean’s slippers at the moment. Not being able to travel as much due to surgery means much rest. Dean’s slippers bring me comfort because they are big, comfy and his. In my days of healing, I spend as much time around great friends, my Bible and church. These [...]]]></description>
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