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		<title>Turn to God and Forsake Sin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Ezekiel 33:11 the prophet is instructed to bring the following word to God&#8217;s people:
Say to them, &#8220;As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! Why will you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.words2encourage.co.uk/turn-to-god-and-forsake-sin-2/</link>
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		<title>Fasting from gossip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following thought comes from Our Lady &#38; St Dominic Cove Parish prayer group Lent calendar for today:
Today why not fast from gossip or harsh words. Instead speak only kind words.
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		<link>http://www.words2encourage.co.uk/fasting-from-gossip/</link>
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		<title>Are you going to eat today?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you eaten yet today? If not presumably you will at some stage eat today. To go through a whole day without eating is not something we would normally consider, unless we are fasting! We all need to eat and feed ourselves each day to give our body the physical strength it needs to function.
But [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.words2encourage.co.uk/are-you-going-to-eat-today/</link>
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		<title>The Shaming of the Strong by Sarah Williams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to my wife Carole for the following book review on The Shaming of the Strong by Sarah Williams.
This is a challenging book which looks at how one family deals with the awful knowledge that their longed for third child is severely deformed and unlikely to survive beyond birth.
Sarah and Paul Williams are initially delighted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.words2encourage.co.uk/the-shaming-of-the-strong-by-sarah-williams/</link>
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		<title>Crouching Tiger, True Repentance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some very wise words from Professor R. Scott-Clark on true repentance: Crouching Tiger, True Repentance
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		<link>http://www.words2encourage.co.uk/crouching-tiger-true-repentance/</link>
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		<title>The Heart is the Target</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across this challenging article by Paul Tripp which was written on BuildingChurchLeaders.com yesterday. It is called The Heart is the Target  
Paul Tripp makes some interesting observations including the following comments which are worth pondering:
 People and situations do not determine our behaviour; they provide the occasion where our behaviour reveals our hearts.
Any agenda for change must [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.words2encourage.co.uk/the-heart-is-the-target-articles-buildingchurchleaders-com/</link>
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		<title>Lenten Inspiration from The High Calling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please read Lenten Inspiration from The High Calling by Mark Roberts in which he challenges us to return to the Lord.
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		<link>http://www.words2encourage.co.uk/lenten-inspiration-from-the-high-calling/</link>
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		<title>Ash Wednesday reflections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Ash Wednesday last year our vicar preached on fasting and feasting in Lent. One year on that sermon is worth pondering again as we begin our period of Lent for 2010.
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		<link>http://www.words2encourage.co.uk/ash-wednesday-reflections/</link>
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		<title>Marking Time by Nick Baines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are thinking of doing some extra Bible study, prayer and reflection during Lent and you are not sure what to do then Nick Baines&#8217; book looking at the Gospel of Mark is one to consider. The book has 47 reflections for Lent, Holy Week and Easter. Each day consists of a passage from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.words2encourage.co.uk/marking-time-by-nick-baines/</link>
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		<title>From Medicine to Miracle by Dr Mary Self and Rod Chaytor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to my wife Carole who has written the following review on &#8221;From Medicine to Miracle by Dr Mary Self and Rod Chaytor.&#8221;
I first came across this book in an article &#8220;How do we pray for the sick?&#8221;, Woman Alive (Jan 2010).
This is a well written and uplifting book that seeks to honestly recount, warts and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.words2encourage.co.uk/from-medicine-to-miracle-by-dr-mary-self-and-rod-chaytor/</link>
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