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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:32:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Soul searching: Students can make college search a spiritual journey]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:42:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[High school juniors and seniors can profit from checking out the &ldquo;spiritual scene&rdquo; on college campuses they visit&mdash;along with the academic and social life&mdash;to see if a certain institution will be a good fit for them. Mary Jacobs reports.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Helping students discern vocation]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:42:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Greg Garrett, a professor of English at Baylor University, offers some insights in his book, <em>No Idea: Entrusting Your Journey to a God Who Knows</em>, on how young people can better discern their vocation. Mary Jacobs has the Q&amp;A.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Greg Garrett, a professor of English at Baylor University, offers some insights in his book, <em>No Idea: Entrusting Your Journey to a God Who Knows</em>, on how young people can better discern their vocation. Mary Jacobs has the Q&amp;A.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[COMMENTARY: Cross reflects the power of sacrificial love]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:51:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[In the last of a four-part series, Adam Hamilton explores another theory of Atonement, that Jesus&rsquo; sacrifice was not about changing God, but about changing us.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[COMMENTARY: Real-world beauty trumps 'Avatar']]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:51:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Though James Cameron&rsquo;s <em>Avatar</em> is a game-changer in cinema, it shortchanges both the natural beauty of our own planet and the wisdom of God, says Cathleen Falsani.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Though James Cameron&rsquo;s <em>Avatar</em> is a game-changer in cinema, it shortchanges both the natural beauty of our own planet and the wisdom of God, says Cathleen Falsani.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[REGARDING CHILDREN: Story of 'Precious' told too often]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:38:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[The dark yet enlightening story told in the film <em>Precious</em> reflects the secret truth of abused children everywhere, says Audrey Ward.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[REFLECTIONS: Reducing number of bishops doesn’t fix membership loss]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:38:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Though the measurements for church success are constantly being shifted, Bishop Woodie White says that in the end, it really is numbers that matter.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Though the measurements for church success are constantly being shifted, Bishop Woodie White says that in the end, it really is numbers that matter.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Manhattan UMs find niche in Colombia]]></title>
			<link>http://www.umportal.org/main/article.asp?id=6507</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:01:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A 600-member United Methodist congregation in Manhattan is discovering anew what the church is all about, by helping grow Methodism in Colombia. Barbara Dunlap-Berg has the story.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A 600-member United Methodist congregation in Manhattan is discovering anew what the church is all about, by helping grow Methodism in Colombia. Barbara Dunlap-Berg has the story.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[United Methodists respond to quake in Chile]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Methodists in Chile began to assess damage after a massive earthquake struck the region Feb. 27, killing more than 700 people. Linda Bloom has the story.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Methodists in Chile began to assess damage after a massive earthquake struck the region Feb. 27, killing more than 700 people. Linda Bloom has the story.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Creativity at work: Artisans earn wages, serve community in rural Haiti]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 8 Mar 2010 02:15:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[In a country with few employment options, the Haitian Artisans for Peace International fair-trade business gives women a chance to make a living for themselves. Bill Fentum reports.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In a country with few employment options, the Haitian Artisans for Peace International fair-trade business gives women a chance to make a living for themselves. Bill Fentum reports.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Going green when going under]]></title>
			<link>http://www.umportal.org/main/article.asp?id=6506</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 8 Mar 2010 02:15:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[In a world that is increasingly renewable, recyclable and energy-efficient, many Americans are opting for &ldquo;green&rdquo; burials, which range from burials in wicker caskets to simple shroud burial. Jeff Diamant reports.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[In a world that is increasingly renewable, recyclable and energy-efficient, many Americans are opting for &ldquo;green&rdquo; burials, which range from burials in wicker caskets to simple shroud burial. Jeff Diamant reports.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Q&A: How funerals can better reflect Christian faith]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 01:14:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Christian funeral practices have drifted off course from their theological heritage, says Thomas G. Long. He spoke with Robin Russell about making funerals a profound witness of faith.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New country, new life: Is adoption the best way to help Haitian orphans?]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 5 Mar 2010 01:14:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Some estimate a million children were orphaned in the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake, which has complicated the adoption process for Americans who now want to adopt Haiti children as well as for those whose adoptions were already in the works. Bill Fentum has the story.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Some estimate a million children were orphaned in the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake, which has complicated the adoption process for Americans who now want to adopt Haiti children as well as for those whose adoptions were already in the works. Bill Fentum has the story.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Help with Haiti earthquake relief through UMCOR]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[When you give through the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR Advance #418325), 100 percent&nbsp;of your donation goes directly to the Haiti earthquake relief effort.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[When you give through the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR Advance #418325), 100 percent&nbsp;of your donation goes directly to the Haiti earthquake relief effort.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[REFLECTIONS: In times of financial crisis, church must offer real hope]]></title>
			<link>http://www.umportal.org/main/article.asp?id=4950</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Businesses and institutions once thought indestructible are now collapsing, says Bishop Woodie White, and now more than ever, the church and its clergy must step up to the challenge of a changing climate.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[AGING WELL: Finding ways to be creative benefits both mind and soul]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Creative arts&mdash;from painting and sculpting to journaling&mdash;provide a valuable emotional and cathartic outlet for the elderly, says Missy Buchanan.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Inside the Evangelical Ivy League]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Photographer Jona Frank spent four semesters documenting life at the evangelical Patrick Henry College in Virginia. RNS&rsquo; Kevin Eckstrom talks with her about the experience.]]></description>
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