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		<title>Why &#8220;Happy Holidays&#8221; Doesn&#8217;t Bother Me</title>
		<link>http://www.ipopculture.net/2011/11/why-happy-holidays-doesnt-bother-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DavidJones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you happen to be one of the brave who journeys out Thanksgiving night and into Friday morning to buy Gigli on Blu-Ray for $7.99 or a Coby DVD player for $39.99, chances are you will hear a store employee utter those two little infamous words: &#8220;Happy Holidays.&#8221; Some see this as a polite greeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is it OK to Sing Someone Else&#8217;s Song?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DavidJones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to cause trouble in the church, don&#8217;t worry about complaining about the worship style, the pastor&#8217;s preaching, or the color of the carpet. All you have to do is sing someone else&#8217;s song. No, not a song that someone in your church wrote, recorded, or produced. I&#8217;m talking about a song that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discussing Pay for Ministers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DavidJones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The issue of pay for church workers has always been a sticky one. If you get paid a lot, people (who probably make more than you) may argue that people shouldn&#8217;t be getting &#8220;rich&#8221; from doing ministry. If you get paid too little, you may find it difficult for your family to survive. I&#8217;ve never [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viewing Temptation as Worse Than Sin</title>
		<link>http://www.ipopculture.net/2011/06/viewing-temptation-as-worse-than-sin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DavidJones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As church people, we like to tell others that God doesn&#8217;t weigh sin and all sin is the same in His eyes. If we could actually translate the intentions behind those statements, I wonder if it would be translated as, &#8220;Your sins are WAY worse than mine! But&#8230;God can still save you. But seriously&#8230;they&#8217;re way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Lose the Script!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.ipopculture.net/2011/05/lose-the-script/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 20:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DavidJones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Authenticity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[real]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ipopculture.net/?p=1762</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Thank you for calling AT&#38;T. My name is Chad. I&#8217;d first like to apologize about any problem you are having and let you know you are a valued customer.&#8221; &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry sir. I am unable to handle that problem and I do apologize about that. However, I would like to remind you that you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will the World End on May 21, 2011?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 19:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DavidJones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; No. &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>What Should I Wear to Church?</title>
		<link>http://www.ipopculture.net/2011/05/what-should-i-wear-to-church/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 20:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DavidJones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When discussing the controversial topics in the church today, it seems that &#8220;dress&#8221; is near the top of the list with worship style, Bible translation, and color of the carpet. Some churches feature people in suits and dresses, while others consist of people in jeans, pants, and even shorts. If you fly to the islands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Don&#8217;t Have Time to Pray for You</title>
		<link>http://www.ipopculture.net/2011/05/i-dont-have-time-to-pray-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ipopculture.net/2011/05/i-dont-have-time-to-pray-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 20:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DavidJones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Church]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ipopculture.net/?p=1704</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;ll pray for you&#8221; is my favorite Christian cliche. Studies that I made up show that people only follow through with the prayer 27% of the time. When people say it, they don&#8217;t always believe it. When we hear it, we often doubt it. However, one time I turned the tables on this cliche. No, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Weak &#8220;American&#8221; Faith</title>
		<link>http://www.ipopculture.net/2011/03/my-weak-american-faith/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ipopculture.net/2011/03/my-weak-american-faith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DavidJones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ipopculture.net/?p=1632</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend I had the opportunity to hear Francis Chan speak at the Youth Pastor&#8217;s Summit in Orlando, FL. For those who don&#8217;t know, Chan is the author of Crazy Love and Forgotten God and the former pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in California. I say &#8220;former&#8221; because recently Chan stepped down as pastor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should We Post Our Prayers on Twitter?</title>
		<link>http://www.ipopculture.net/2011/02/should-we-post-our-prayers-on-twitter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ipopculture.net/2011/02/should-we-post-our-prayers-on-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DavidJones</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Church]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I&#8217;ve had some interesting conversations with friends concerning a topic that is relatively fresh in the Christian community: posting prayers on Facebook and Twitter. I do not mean prayer requests, but actual prayers. I&#8217;ve seen this done in two different ways: 1) The near-sarcastic prayer. i.e. &#8220;Lord, help my coworker keep her comments to [...]]]></description>
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