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		<title>Be Discipled, Make Disciples</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth g sanders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies Each year, approximately 100 adventurous souls will set out to climb Mt. Everest, the highest point on earth. At 29,035 feet above sea level, the air on Everest is so thin that it cannot sustain human life. To date, more than 5000 people have summited Everest, [...]
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		<title>Tears</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth g sanders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies Adapted from an earlier post. “There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.” — Washington Irving [...]
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		<title>Tune Your Heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth g sanders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies “Has it ever occurred to you that one hundred pianos all tuned to the same fork are automatically tuned to each other? They are of one accord by being tuned, not to each other, but to another standard to which each one must individually bow. So [...]
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		<title>Sound and Community</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth g sanders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies (MCUTS) A familiar melody. Rustling leaves. A soft rain on the roof. Sounds that soothe and relax us and add beauty and richness. Like much of life, we often enjoy simple things without giving much thought to their origin, but let’s think for a moment about [...]
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Call Her Eclectic</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth g sanders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, Sara Ann and I went to check out the going-out-of-business sale at Borders. As I expected, she found a stack of books she wanted to take home. I enjoy the irony of her rather, uh, eclectic taste in books. Related posts: The Empty Nest Countdown: 20 Days Empty Nest Countdown: One. Week. Right, True, [...]
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		<title>Words and Memories</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth g sanders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mother (left) and grandmother (right) Easter 2009 As much as I love writing, there is writing, and there is &#8230; writing. I was asked to write an obituary for my beloved 95-year-old grandmother, who passed away a few days ago. I consider it an honor to have known her, to have loved her and [...]
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		<title>Merry Christmas and Hallelujah!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth g sanders</dc:creator>
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		<title>A Secret Gift: My Favorite Book I Haven&#8217;t Read — Yet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 01:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Advent Prayer: Knocking for Opportunity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Homeless by Choice?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beth g sanders</dc:creator>
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