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	<title>The Forward Look</title>
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	<description>A focus on the Christian's future Hope</description>
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		<title>George Bush and Church Splits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When George went to war in Iraq, a great number of people were convinced it was about oil and&#8230;.  and profit!  However, my native intelligence told me otherwise.  Consider&#8230; What sane president, in the U.S. would ever go to war knowing that for the last 50 years war was political suicide? Remember Viet Nam?  Any sane president knows that war is not good for popularity polls. War does not get you reelected.  So why did Bush go to war?  It was probably because he considered the war more important than ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theforwardlook.com/2009/11/george-bush-and-church-splits/</link>
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		<title>One more Joy of being a Dad&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at this link.   This an article on our local paper about my daughter, Lindsay&#8217;s blog.  To see her blog go to Passionate Homemaking.  Enjoy!
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		<link>http://www.theforwardlook.com/2009/10/one-more-joy-of-being-a-dad/</link>
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		<title>Be More Afraid of Thyself&#8230;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Be more afraid of thyself than of the world.&#8221;    Bishop Butler.
This is a good quote to remember.   Reading 1 Timothy 4.15-16 this morning.  I am reminded again by Paul to watch not only my doctrine but my life.   How easily it is to forget that the purpose of the teaching is to transform our lives into displaying more clearly the Imago Dei.
Paul&#8217;s  present imperatives give urgency and concern towards Timothy.  Timothy must continually and constantly follow them.  So must we.   Paul is concerned that success or giftedness never trump character.  ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theforwardlook.com/2009/10/be-more-afraid-of-thyself/</link>
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		<title>Service is Love made Tangible</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meditating again on this great passage&#8230; Mark 10:42-45
I came upon this quote&#8230;
&#8220;[The present tense verb is used in verse 42: "It is not this way among you "(The NAS has it right)... implies] to fail in being a servant is not simply to fall short of an ideal condition but to stand outside of an existing condition that corresponds to the kingdom of God.
At no place do the ethics of the kingdom of God clash more vigorously with the ethics of the world than in the ematters of power and ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theforwardlook.com/2009/10/service-is-love-made-tangible/</link>
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		<title>Free Calvin&#8217;s Institutes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My good friend Jeff Lacine, who currently blogs on 2mites.com is offering a free Calvin&#8217;s Institutes give-away.  Take a look at his blog for details.
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		<link>http://www.theforwardlook.com/2009/10/free-calvins-institutes/</link>
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		<title>Moral Schizophrenia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Schizophrenia:   (in general use) a mentality or approach characterized by inconsistent or contradictory elements.
From the moment of the Fall, humankind has suffered from moral schizophrenia:  neither able to deny sinfulness nor to acknowledge it for what it is. Alec Motyer, Look to the Rock.
Some of the best books are out of print.  Look To The Rock, by Alec Motyer, is no exception.  Motyer reflects on Genesis 3:7-10 and what these verses detail in regards to the breakdown that occurred as a result of Adam and Eve&#8217;s failure to trust God&#8217;s ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theforwardlook.com/2009/09/moral-schizophrenia/</link>
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		<title>Repentance and Confession</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is funny how, when preaching, some of the insights come the week later!  I was pondering how important it is to repent. But, not like the Samaritan woman (I have no husband!) -  to obfuscate, but clearly confess your sin.  James 5:16 states that we confess so that we may be healed (see also  1 John 1:9).  I suspect that some, including myself, being afraid of rejection, will in a round about way confess their sins (&#8220;I have no husband&#8221; was essentially factual), and could relegate ourselves to a ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theforwardlook.com/2009/09/repentance-and-confession/</link>
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		<title>The Church &#8211; A Means of Grace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ There is much more I can say about this.   
 I determined early on my family’s development that I would always go to Sunday Church. I think the reason was this: that I wanted my kids to love the church, even in it’s glaring flaws and inconsistencies. Since that time, the Local Church has not been exemplary in its display of the biblical standard. Yet, we have rarely missed attendance over the years. 

There is a growing interest in departing from the church along with its local manifestations.  ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theforwardlook.com/2009/08/the-church-a-means-of-grace/</link>
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		<title>Sneaker Waves&#8230; and &#8220;Fatal Flaws&#8221; (part 1)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the Oregon coast we are bombarded with signs warning us of sneaker waves.  I know of a young lady who died as a result of one of these waves sneaking up on her unexpectedly and carrying her out to sea.   Even though we are warned of these dangerous waves, not many of us watch out for them.  I mean, really, what do you look for on a surf that is roaring all the time and each wave seems much like the last one?
There is an analogy here.  Just when ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theforwardlook.com/2009/08/sneaker-waves-and-fatal-flaws-part-1/</link>
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		<title>The Hidden-ness of Christ</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am loving the gospels more and more every day. My good friend Paul Hartung has advised me to be always and consistently reading the Gospels and the Psalms; I think he is right&#8230;.  (Mark 1:34)
Jesus so often commanded both demons and those who were healed by him of demons and other sicknesses and maladies to not speak a word about who he was or what he did.
I read today this about the “hidden-ness” of Christ: That which changes the human heart and ultimately compels one to recognize and follow ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theforwardlook.com/2009/08/the-hidden-ness-of-christ/</link>
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