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		<title>Anyway</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s lesson was from James 2 reminding us that faith without action is dead faith.  As I was preparing for the teaching I had to ask myself: &#8221; What keeps me from acting on my faith&#8221;? When God calls me to do something I sometimes freeze. &#8221; Is it God&#8221;? I ask (that is usually [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joanneellison.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4119544&amp;post=825&amp;subd=joanneellison&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fasting and Feasting</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we are the middle of January and I am wondering why in the world I decided to fast from talking too much, from judging others, having a critical spirit, etc. I did ok for the first few days until someone had road rage and I was their target. Judgements sputtered out. And I did [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joanneellison.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4119544&amp;post=818&amp;subd=joanneellison&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Does Worship Really Mean?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I keep hearing a contemporary worship song ringing in my ears: &#8221; Here I am to Worship&#8221;. As I hum the words (wouldn&#8217;t dare sing out loud&#8211; too scary) I wonder: &#8220;What does worship really mean&#8221;? As we begin our new year together I thought it would be good to unpack the meaning of worship. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joanneellison.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4119544&amp;post=814&amp;subd=joanneellison&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Years Resolutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we are standing at the edge of the year 2011 and stepping into the New Year 2012. As I stand at the edge of the bridge to the new year,  I find myself reflecting on the past year. Each year, the week after Christmas I focus on praying in the new year asking the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joanneellison.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4119544&amp;post=806&amp;subd=joanneellison&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Centered Christmas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here we are with four days left before Christmas. I began my blogging on the holidays at Thanksgiving promising to offer you ways to keep centered on the &#8220;reason for the season&#8221;. As we approach the celebration of the birth of our Savior, I am reminded that He is the reason we celebrate. This morning [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joanneellison.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4119544&amp;post=801&amp;subd=joanneellison&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spiritual GPS</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here I am again. Your Christmas fairy (or nag depending on how you look at it) checking in to see how you are doing with keeping the Christmas season holy. As promised, I have been blogging on ways to learn to work from a place of rest. In other words, following Jesus&#8217; instruction to not be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joanneellison.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4119544&amp;post=796&amp;subd=joanneellison&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>God is In Control</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 02:57:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So today was not my best moment. I have loved writing these blogs about how to de-stress during this holy season. I have been doing well so far. Even polished my halo a few times. But today was worth sharing for all of you who want to delete my halo sounding world. I had an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joanneellison.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4119544&amp;post=791&amp;subd=joanneellison&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Working From Rest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How are you all doing with your decision to slow down, pace yourself, and remember the reason for the holy season of Christmas? I promised you I would write so that together we could navigate our way around the distractions of life and into the Presence of God. Sounds unrealistic during this normally stressful busy time [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joanneellison.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4119544&amp;post=784&amp;subd=joanneellison&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Slow Down</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I told you that I was going to blog on ways to destress and make Thanksgiving and Christmas a holy season; ways to get off the fast lane and into the slower paced lane on the highway to holiness. I am convinced that we are all busy. The question is are we all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joanneellison.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4119544&amp;post=773&amp;subd=joanneellison&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Approaching the Holiday Fast Lane</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are officially entering into the season that the world calls the &#8220;holiday season&#8221;. I prefer to call this the season of  Thanksgiving and Christmas. Even more accurately, I prefer to call this the season of thankfulness; thankfulness to the Lord for His gift of family and friends and most importantly for the gift of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joanneellison.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4119544&amp;post=761&amp;subd=joanneellison&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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