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	<title>Decorah Covenant Church</title>
	<link>http://www.decorahcovenant.org</link>
	<description>Following Christ. Building Community. Extending Compassion.</description>
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		<title>Why Be in a Home Group?</title>
		<link>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2007/08/29/why-be-in-a-home-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This fall you’re going to be hearing a lot about our small group and home group ministry. Why? Because we see our home group ministry as foundational to our church’s mission—to be and make disciples of Christ, foster life-changing community, and extend Christ’s love and compassion by participating in what God is now doing in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Want to Grow?</title>
		<link>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2007/08/29/do-you-want-to-grow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Discipleship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Do you want to get well?” Jesus asked a man who had been ill for 38-years (John 5:6). After the man responds, Jesus continued, “Well, then, get up! Pick up your mat and walk.”
My question for you today is not “Do you want to get well?”; it is “Do you want to grow?” Do you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This site is hosted</title>
		<link>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2007/08/08/this-site-is-hosted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2007/08/08/this-site-is-hosted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the help of one of our church&#8217;s computer experts, our church website is now hosted at DreamHost. I&#8217;m giving this a plug because non-profits (churches included) get free web-hosting for life. An incredible deal!
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		<title>Prayer Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2007/07/25/prayer-resources/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2007/07/25/prayer-resources/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us value prayer but don&#8217;t feel like we know how to pray. If you need direction in this area, like most of us do, there are some very helpful, concise articles that give practical guidance on prayer here: How to pray/other resources . 
Praying daily written prayers can also be a helpful tool. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help End Slavery</title>
		<link>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2007/02/28/help-end-slavery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2007/02/28/help-end-slavery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[justice]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
To learn more click here or the above ad.
Some Disturbing Facts about Slavery:
• 27 million people are in modern-day slavery across the world*
• There are more people in slavery now than during the trans-Atlantic       slave trade*
• 800,000 people are trafficked across international boarders each      [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Services &#38; Formation Classes Canceled!</title>
		<link>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2007/02/24/services-formation-classes-canceled/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2007/02/24/services-formation-classes-canceled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2007 20:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Church Canceled Feb. 25th! 
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Due to extreme weather conditions our Sunday services (Feb. 25, 2007) and Sunday school classes are canceled tomorrow morning.
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		<title>Questions I Was Afraid to Ask</title>
		<link>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2007/01/31/questions-i-was-afraid-to-ask/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2007/01/31/questions-i-was-afraid-to-ask/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sermon Series]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This coming week we will be starting a new sermon series entitled: Questions I Was Afraid to Ask
The topic of our first week is the Bible, the sacred text of our faith. In the Covenant church we hold the Holy Scriptures to be the &#8220;Word of God and the only perfect rule for faith, doctrine, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keys to Vital Churches</title>
		<link>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2007/01/18/keys-to-vital-churches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2007/01/18/keys-to-vital-churches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 16:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This come from Howard Snyder&#8217;s website via Church of the Exiles: 
The following ten “Theses on Renewal” from Liberating the Church summarize my most basic convictions about the nature and calling of the church—and what is needed for its renewal. In more recent books I haveamplified some of these points and added other accents (for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Danger of Pragmatism</title>
		<link>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2006/12/21/the-danger-of-pragmatism/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2006/12/21/the-danger-of-pragmatism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following quote by the late theologian Stanley J. Grenz gives insight as to why theology in the church is so important. It is also why the integrity of church leaders must not be compromised in order to see &#8220;results&#8221;:
&#8220;Solid theological reflection is crucial in the practice of ministry, understood both narrowly as the work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>True to Myself</title>
		<link>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2006/12/21/true-to-myself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.decorahcovenant.org/2006/12/21/true-to-myself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thomas Merton]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A quote from Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton:
&#8220;God utters me like a word containing a partial thought of himself. A word will never be able to comprehend the voice that utters it. But if I am true to the concept God utters in me, if I am true to the thought I was meant [...]]]></description>
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