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            <title><![CDATA[How to Recapture the Wonder of the Christmas Story]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 20:32:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How To Inch Closer to the Kind of Writer You Want To Be]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:26:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Become Firmly Rooted in God]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 21:01:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Spiritual Practice of Naming Our Desires]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/koinonia/the-spiritual-practice-of-naming-our-desires-620ca6cad244?source=rss-243d8ae6147d------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2560/1*iQ6yFLsDWchL88gcyR84mw.jpeg" width="2560"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">They can be signposts to God</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/koinonia/the-spiritual-practice-of-naming-our-desires-620ca6cad244?source=rss-243d8ae6147d------2">Continue reading on Koinonia »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Live, Love, and Lead From the Power of God’s Abundance]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/koinonia/how-to-live-love-and-lead-from-the-power-of-gods-abundance-db165b140080?source=rss-243d8ae6147d------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2000/1*bBhv1yCUVhvwQF8tzSXIQQ.jpeg" width="2000"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Avoid living in the scarcity trap</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/koinonia/how-to-live-love-and-lead-from-the-power-of-gods-abundance-db165b140080?source=rss-243d8ae6147d------2">Continue reading on Koinonia »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2023 20:23:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trust God More With This Simple Spiritual Practice]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/koinonia/trust-god-more-with-this-simple-spiritual-practice-f95776e3d8d7?source=rss-243d8ae6147d------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*0xmW5G7mH7AuHvTy2hButA.jpeg" width="3256"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">Belief is cheap, but trust involves action</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/koinonia/trust-god-more-with-this-simple-spiritual-practice-f95776e3d8d7?source=rss-243d8ae6147d------2">Continue reading on Koinonia »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:47:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Achieve Real Transformation of the Heart]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2023 20:31:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How to Spot the Real God]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/koinonia/how-to-spot-the-real-god-878dff7cb692?source=rss-243d8ae6147d------2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2048/1*eVkV_R3c3gewhxEcagP9JA.png" width="2048"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">A throne of lies or a throne of grace?</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/koinonia/how-to-spot-the-real-god-878dff7cb692?source=rss-243d8ae6147d------2">Continue reading on Koinonia »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 20:29:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Jesus’ Human Body is Good News for Us]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah K. Butterfield]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 16:38:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The God of Infinite Second Chances is Inviting Us to Turn Around]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 20:17:13 GMT</pubDate>
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