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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>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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bentworld.org/?p=867</guid>
		<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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bentworld.org/?p=819</guid>
		<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>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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bentworld.org/?p=700</guid>
		<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 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&#038;blog=3615010&#038;post=646&#038;subd=itsabentworld&#038;ref=&#038;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&#038;blog=3615010&#038;post=633&#038;subd=itsabentworld&#038;ref=&#038;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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bentworld.org/?p=525</guid>
		<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&#038;blog=3615010&#038;post=525&#038;subd=itsabentworld&#038;ref=&#038;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&#038;blog=3615010&#038;post=500&#038;subd=itsabentworld&#038;ref=&#038;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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		<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&#038;blog=3615010&#038;post=475&#038;subd=itsabentworld&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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