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		<title>Why I don’t believe in prayer</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before you read the title and think that I&#8217;ve backslidden into oblivion, hear me out.  I&#8217;ve been thinking a lot about prayer lately, partly thinking I really need to &#8220;get serious&#8221; (whatever that means) about praying for our house to sell, because I really sense God&#8217;s up to something cool (when is He not?), but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All Gone!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So virtually every day Dutch says something new that makes my jaw drop and want to run to the computer and share with the world.  So, to prevent this blog from turning into a nauseating relay of cutesy toddler stories, I&#8217;m creating a page called &#8220;A Day in the Life&#8221;, where I&#8217;ll just post fun [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disproportionate Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I find myself returning often to John Piper&#8217;s thoughts on Enjoyment and Idolatry.  The one that&#8217;s haunted me lately is #2:
Enjoyment      is becoming idolatrous when it is disproportionate to the worth of what is      desired. Great desire for non-great      things [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Things Love Does</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six years ago today I walked down my parents driveway and took my place beside my best friend &#8230; and I&#8217;ve been there every since.  Six years ago we kissed for the first time, beneath the scorching sun, pledging our vows to love each other above all others for as long as we both shall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love Where You Live</title>
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		<comments>http://www.karipatterson.com/2009/06/25/oregon-girl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love where I live.  Today I got up and the morning was refreshingly cool after yesterday&#8217;s heat.  All the windows were open, and I pulled on a sweatshirt, boiled water, then sat in my favorite chair with my steaming hot tea, the morning sun streaming over my back through the window onto the open [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soap and Silverware</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing earth-shattering here but just had to take a second to praise God for little things like soap and silverware.  Last Friday night we had a group of friends over from church. It was my first time hosting a group in our little &#8220;making do&#8221; apartment here, and it definitely took some creativity.   Thankfully a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just a Dad</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I know I posted this link yesterday, but I wanted to post it again just in case some of you didn&#8217;t actually click and read it: :)  HERE. I wanted to post it again, today, on Father&#8217;s Day, because I love the author&#8217;s perspective on love, and specifically on being a father to a special [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enjoyment — Entitlement — Idolatry</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, while reflecting on John Piper&#8217;s words on enjoyment and idolatry (from yesterday&#8217;s post), I read the sickening and saddening article in the Oregonian on Deborah and Ariel Levy.  While I&#8217;d love to take time to comment on all of Piper&#8217;s points, I&#8217;d like to focus on #5:
Enjoyment      is becoming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Piper on Enjoyment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s late and I&#8217;m too tired to comment on this presently, but will tomorrow&#8230;  Great thoughts from John Piper on Enjoyment and Idolatry.  This should give us some good discussion tomorrow:
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Most of us realize that enjoying anything other than God, from the best gift to the basest pleasure, can become idolatry. Paul says in Colossians [...]]]></description>
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		<title>31 Things: Happy Birthday to my man.</title>
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		<comments>http://www.karipatterson.com/2009/06/17/31-things-happy-birthday-to-my-man/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Thirty-One years ago today, the love of my life was born into this world.  The two greatest things in my life, of which I am least deserving are these:  First, to be born again into the family of God, chosen, redeemed, forgiven, and set apart. Second, to be loved by such a man.  I never [...]]]></description>
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