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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 can we not endure our lives?</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2011/02/28/why-can-we-not-endure-our-lives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The longer I live and serve God’s people, the more I witness how we have come to love formulas and quick fixes for life’s issues.  We probably aren’t any different from people of other ages.  Yet, for us, the good &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2011/02/28/why-can-we-not-endure-our-lives/">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=774&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The boy&#8230;fights against temptation</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2010/12/28/the-boy-fights-against-temptation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I was in a meeting with a group of men and we were talking about how Christ resisted temptation when He was walking the earth. &#8220;Resist temptation&#8221; how often do we put those words together!?  We were reading Hebrews &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2010/12/28/the-boy-fights-against-temptation/">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=727&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;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&amp;blog=3615010&amp;post=685&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>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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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 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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		<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>When Language Becomes Worthless</title>
		<link>http://bentworld.org/2009/08/06/when-language-becomes-worthless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Silva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve observed in the last few years a shift in our communication.  Now, I&#8217;m not so sure it&#8217;s only been in the last few years (others would probably tell me it&#8217;s been longer) but I have certainly noticed it as &#8230; <a href="http://bentworld.org/2009/08/06/when-language-becomes-worthless/">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=329&amp;subd=itsabentworld&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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