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		<title>So Much Better</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow, I’m grateful for the improvement since I last blogged. I did three things that really helped pull me out of that downward spiritual spiral we all can fall into:  I put additional intentionality back in place to stay connected better (got my watch beeping to remind me, and when I felt stressed I slowed down to talk it over with the Lord), and more importantly I set aside extended time for solitude and decompression last weekend. It’s amazing how three hours of hiking or sitting quietly with no noise, just talking things over with God, can clear out the fog and bring back the light of hope.]]></description>
		<link>http://soulrevolution.net/blog/2008/12/18/so-much-better/</link>
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		<title>Settin&#8217; the Beepin&#8217; Watch Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 60-60 Experiment is over for Gateway.  I warned our church that when you’ve focused on growing spiritually in an intense way for 60 days like this, there will be a tendency to “let down” and just revert back to old ways.  So I challenged them to be aware and not go back! Even though I’ve practiced staying connected to God for years, and it has become more of a habit without needing the watch beeping, I still went through a spiritual letdown the past few weeks.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://soulrevolution.net/blog/2008/12/11/settin-the-beepin-watch-again/</link>
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		<title>Some Days Are Just Hard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know, some days it’s easy to know God is with you and life is good, other days are just hard. Today I woke up feeling like someone hit me in the face with a 2x4 (Mondays can often feel that way after a long Sunday). I am supposed to be “off work” but had people waiting on things I’d promised, so I spent the morning trying to get it all done. I told my son last week that we’d spend today having fun together at the skate park, but I think I broke my toe messing around with him on Saturday, so that’s out. I found myself just feeling grumpy and in a bad mood. Every interaction with people (even those I love) created irritation within me (and the voice in my head pointed out why my irritated feelings were their fault!). ]]></description>
		<link>http://soulrevolution.net/blog/2008/12/04/some-days-are-just-hard/</link>
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		<title>The Waymaker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just finished the best novel! My son and I have been reading The Waymaker, by Michael Warden. If you like novels in the genre of Lord of the Rings or the fictional works of C.S. Lewis, you’ll love this! ]]></description>
		<link>http://soulrevolution.net/blog/2008/12/01/the-waymaker/</link>
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		<title>Blogging Laziness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow, okay so mental laziness got better for a while, but blogging laziness caught me. One problem I’m having with blogging is that it takes away from time I used to spend journaling. This is not good!  I’ve got to figure out a new rhythm of life. As I wrote about in Soul Revolution, journaling my prayers and the history of God’s work in my life has been one of the most significant practices I’ve done.  My ability to forget God’s past work in my life is astounding.]]></description>
		<link>http://soulrevolution.net/blog/2008/11/24/blogging-laziness/</link>
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		<title>Mental Laziness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow, I had such a great week with the Lord. Even in the midst of deadlines and stresses, I found myself experiencing more than just a peace—experiencing “remaining in His love.”  It really turns otherwise anxious, stress-filled days into great days. I had a day that otherwise would have tanked me, but it turned out wonderful. Then I find when I’m “off” (like this weekend), I get lazy and so quickly disconnect and forget everything! I then easily slip into a funk—feeling bored, or discontent, or anxious and missing moments with my family and friends.]]></description>
		<link>http://soulrevolution.net/blog/2008/11/13/mental-laziness/</link>
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		<title>Spiritual Inventory</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had so many people come up to me recently and say, “I experienced the same thing…such freedom and relief when I finally did a full spiritual inventory, put it all down on paper, confessed it to God and one other person.” But I also know that most people won’t do it out of fear. It takes tremendous courage. I was thinking this morning about why it takes such courage, and why long-time Christians are often unwilling to do this very biblical thing.]]></description>
		<link>http://soulrevolution.net/blog/2008/11/10/spiritual-inventory/</link>
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		<title>Always Amazed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t know why it amazes me so, but it always does. I just heard several stories of what God is doing as people connect and stay willing. A twenty-year old told me last night about his wife who divorced him. They were both coming out of a life of drugging and partying. When they both came to faith, he was more zealous about growing than she was, and he drove her away by being critical and demanding.]]></description>
		<link>http://soulrevolution.net/blog/2008/11/07/always-amazed/</link>
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		<title>When Sin Loses Its Appeal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ll never forget a quote by a guy who joined Gateway’s recovery group. He had just found faith earlier that year and had been growing to experience this moment by moment life with God. When asked what he hoped to get out of the group, he said, “I’m here because this thing I’m experiencing with God right now is so good, I just don’t want to do anything to screw it up!”]]></description>
		<link>http://soulrevolution.net/blog/2008/11/04/when-sin-loses-its-appeal/</link>
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		<title>Frank Laubach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I wrote in Soul Revolution, Frank Laubach was an amazing man. He lived in relative obscurity until about age 46, when he decided to try to line up his will with the will of God every 15 to 30 minutes during the day. What he began to experience made him decide to try an even more radical experiment]]></description>
		<link>http://soulrevolution.net/blog/2008/10/30/frank-laubach/</link>
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