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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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		<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&amp;blog=3615010&amp;post=765&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;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>
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		<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&amp;blog=3615010&amp;post=666&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;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&amp;blog=3615010&amp;post=659&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The boy doesn&#8217;t&#8230;pay back evil for evil</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2010/11/15/the-boy-doesnt-pay-back-evil-for-evil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who is good enough for my daughter?  Parents regularly say that only those &#8220;good enough&#8221; can date or marry our children, right?  I wonder if most of us have figured out what that means before it&#8217;s too late (e.g., bubba &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2010/11/15/the-boy-doesnt-pay-back-evil-for-evil/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&amp;blog=3615010&amp;post=646&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The boy has&#8230;courage</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2010/11/10/the-boy-has-courage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:19:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bentworld.org/?p=633</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;He will grow out of &#8220;goofy&#8221; by it is hard to grow into courage.&#8221;  A while back I wrote a post titled, &#8220;Look who&#8217;s at the door for my daughter&#8230;&#8221; because my oldest daughter is old enough to notice and &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2010/11/10/the-boy-has-courage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&amp;blog=3615010&amp;post=633&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Open Letter To All Who Might Win in November&#8217;s Elections</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2010/05/06/an-open-letter-to-all-who-might-win-in-novembers-elections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 20:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bentworld.org/?p=500</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Public Servant, You have already been long embarked on a mission to bring a political agenda to the municipal, state or national stage.  This path seems sometimes long and always arduous.  As a political student, spectator and sometimes participant &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2010/05/06/an-open-letter-to-all-who-might-win-in-novembers-elections/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&amp;blog=3615010&amp;post=500&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Take a Closer Look</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2010/03/24/take-a-closer-look/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bentworld.org/?p=475</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed what you never notice?  Or see what you normally pass right over?  This sometimes happens to me when I look closely at words.  Like “kneel.”  If you look closely, you’ll see a really strange combination of &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2010/03/24/take-a-closer-look/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&amp;blog=3615010&amp;post=475&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gospel and Whirlybird&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2010/03/03/gospel-and-whirlybirds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bentworld.org/?p=454</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The King and the Whirlybird Over the last few weeks, as you know, I&#8217;ve been teaching about the gospel: Christ for us, us in Him; Him in us and us living for Him.  I have suggested that dwelling on the &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2010/03/03/gospel-and-whirlybirds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&amp;blog=3615010&amp;post=454&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You won&#8217;t like this: K-I-S-S-I-N-G</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2009/07/06/you-wont-like-this-k-i-s-s-i-n-g/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am doing some writing for a curriculum for young adults who are thinking about marriage.  Naturally (for me) K-I-S-S-I-N-G came up!  And I found a very interesting quote: Sexuality touches every area of human life; even something as simple &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2009/07/06/you-wont-like-this-k-i-s-s-i-n-g/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&amp;blog=3615010&amp;post=327&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is &#8216;sex&#8217;when you&#8217;re not married, anyway?</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2009/03/12/what-is-sex-when-youre-not-married-anyway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going back a bit in time to October 2008&#8230;Sex, etc., has become  relevant topic for discussion again (is it ever irrelevant?). &#8220;Is it OK to smooch?&#8221;  One of my first 11 reasons for delaying the K-I-S-S was because of my &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2009/03/12/what-is-sex-when-youre-not-married-anyway/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bentworld.org&amp;blog=3615010&amp;post=155&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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