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		<title>Chores!  Evil necessity or Training Ground?</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2012/04/10/chores-evil-necessity-or-training-ground/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHORES – A dreadful necessity or a teachable moment?  Every now and then it is helpful to remember just what we’re doing at home.  It is S-O-O-O easy to get lost in the 10,000 little moments at home: meals, dust-bunnies, &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2012/04/10/chores-evil-necessity-or-training-ground/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&#038;blog=3615010&#038;post=954&#038;subd=itsabentworld&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Forgiveness is&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2012/02/22/forgiveness-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forgiveness might be one of the most significant concepts in relationships.  It also might be the most misunderstood. First, we cannot discuss forgiveness if we depart from the basis of forgiveness with God: the death of Christ.  Christ’s blood has &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2012/02/22/forgiveness-is/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&#038;blog=3615010&#038;post=946&#038;subd=itsabentworld&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Relationships are not efficient</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2011/06/03/relationships-are-not-efficient/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently returned from a missions trip to Hamburg, Germany.  What a marvelous trip; it is remarkable (though not surprising) to witness first hand and participate in what God is doing through the hamburgprojekt, a young church there.  With a &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2011/06/03/relationships-are-not-efficient/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&#038;blog=3615010&#038;post=867&#038;subd=itsabentworld&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Parents&#8217; influence on Children&#8217;s Sexual Behavior</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2011/03/10/parents-influence-on-childrens-sexual-behavior/</link>
		<comments>http://bentworld.org/2011/03/10/parents-influence-on-childrens-sexual-behavior/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The body of statistics for topics like this is huge.  In fact, there are websites that are dedicated to publishing this kind of thing on a daily basis; it can be mind-numbing.  This post simply asserts the conclusions of one &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2011/03/10/parents-influence-on-childrens-sexual-behavior/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&#038;blog=3615010&#038;post=819&#038;subd=itsabentworld&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What if the boy is not too cute?</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2011/02/18/what-if-the-boy-is-not-too-cute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bentworld.org/?p=765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve covered some good moral, ethical and spiritual ground in figuring out the &#8220;qualifications&#8221; of a young suitor. These are by far the most pressing issues especially in light of the culture where cranking out solid young men is not &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2011/02/18/what-if-the-boy-is-not-too-cute/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&#038;blog=3615010&#038;post=765&#038;subd=itsabentworld&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why I should hate the phrase, &#8220;Woe is me.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2011/01/19/why-i-should-hate-the-phrase-woe-is-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bentworld.org/?p=736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most people are quickly discouraged in their lives.  Joy in some circumstances is hard, in most is even harder and in all circumstances seems impossible.   We have good intentions: we might start out well in the morning, our devotions &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2011/01/19/why-i-should-hate-the-phrase-woe-is-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&#038;blog=3615010&#038;post=736&#038;subd=itsabentworld&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Am I one of those people?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2010/12/28/am-i-one-of-those-people/</link>
		<comments>http://bentworld.org/2010/12/28/am-i-one-of-those-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is for my beloved friends who have recently suffered unexpected tragedy. Recently, I found myself between two worlds.  In one, I sit in our den, a fire in the fire place with a cup of coffee and an &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2010/12/28/am-i-one-of-those-people/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&#038;blog=3615010&#038;post=700&#038;subd=itsabentworld&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Boy is&#8230;kind to his mother</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2010/12/09/the-boy-is-kind-to-his-mother/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have all seen him.  Today, he has most of his hair hanging down crossways over his face draping over him like a valance as he leans against the wall.  He has developed an involuntary twitch that tosses that hair &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2010/12/09/the-boy-is-kind-to-his-mother/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&#038;blog=3615010&#038;post=685&#038;subd=itsabentworld&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unequaled Greatness</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2010/12/01/unequaled-greatness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bentworld.org/?p=666</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t make it habit to embed things in this space.  I really don&#8217;t do that with sermons.  This, however, is a short (8 min.) talk about the greatness of Christ and why we cannot turn from Him. Filed under: &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2010/12/01/unequaled-greatness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&#038;blog=3615010&#038;post=666&#038;subd=itsabentworld&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The boy is&#8230;thankful</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2010/11/23/the-boy-is-thankful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving!  Thank God!  It is a simple blessing of God that He would ensure a season of giving thanks remains in our otherwise spiritually-neutered and exhausting annual calendars.  Although the calendar around this time is really busy in my circles, &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2010/11/23/the-boy-is-thankful/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&#038;blog=3615010&#038;post=659&#038;subd=itsabentworld&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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