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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&amp;blog=3615010&amp;post=867&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;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&amp;blog=3615010&amp;post=736&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;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>
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		<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&amp;blog=3615010&amp;post=700&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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bentworld.org/?p=646</guid>
		<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 more connected, the dumber?</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2010/07/21/the-more-connected-the-dumber/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bentworld.org/?p=565</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I make it a habit to listen to a weekly podcast called the Whitehorse Inn.  This year&#8217;s theme has been &#8220;recovering Scripture,&#8221; or to put it another way, they are systematically dealing with biases in the church and the culture &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2010/07/21/the-more-connected-the-dumber/">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=565&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Day of Small Pains</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2010/06/02/the-day-of-small-pains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We don&#8217;t often have a good handle on context.  When we read stories, we forget where we have been and facts start to blend into a meaningless background.  We spout off with some kind of uber-inappropriate word or phrase because &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2010/06/02/the-day-of-small-pains/">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=525&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fairness Meters In Our Heads&#8230;They&#8217;re On!</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2010/04/07/fairness-meters-in-our-heads-theyre-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all say, at some time in our lives, “that’s not fair!”  Parents can count on hearing this all the time from their children.  Even those who are the most obsessed about keeping their kids from uttering the words, like &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2010/04/07/fairness-meters-in-our-heads-theyre-on/">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=486&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>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<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>God: Our Greatest Gift</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2010/02/21/god-our-greatest-gift/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part II. Previously on 24&#8230;I was making the point that we all live with goals in life.  Those of us who believe in Christ include in our goals spiritual ones: less of this, more of that.  That we would put &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2010/02/21/god-our-greatest-gift/">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=443&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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