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	<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><copyright>Share the Word Widely</copyright><itunes:image href="http://dangoldfinch.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/american_goldfinch1.jpg"/><itunes:keywords>sermons,Scripture,Christianity,Bible,expository,sermons,Jesus,Jesus,Christ,preaching</itunes:keywords><itunes:summary>Expository, Biblical sermons. Short devotionals and meditations.</itunes:summary><itunes:subtitle>Opening Minds by Opening the Word</itunes:subtitle><itunes:category text="Religion &amp; Spirituality"><itunes:category text="Christianity"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"><itunes:category text="Philosophy"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Religion &amp; Spirituality"><itunes:category text="Other"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="News &amp; Politics"/><itunes:author>Jerry L. Hillyer, II</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:email>dangoldfinch@yahoo.com</itunes:email><itunes:name>Jerry L. Hillyer, II</itunes:name></itunes:owner><item>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Friends, This blog has been inactive for about 2 years. I have been doing things and blogging has been neither an interest nor a priority. Now the time has come for me to get back in the game. I see people still visit here and I&#8217;m glad for that. I will be updating links and&#8230; <a href="https://dangoldfinch.wordpress.com/2018/06/03/blog-to-start-up-again-soon/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Blog to Start Up Again&#160;Soon</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Book Review: The Very Good Gospel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2016 20:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I should state at the outset of my review that I am a white, 46 year-old, educated, public special education teacher who happens also to be a man. I am a Christian and I have bachelors degree in theology and bible teaching and a masters degree in education. I am a public school teacher as&#8230; <a href="https://dangoldfinch.wordpress.com/2016/06/23/book-review-the-very-good-gospel/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Book Review: The Very Good&#160;Gospel</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Book Review: Subversive Jesus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2016 01:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was almost immediately turned off by this book when one of the first things I saw was a quote by Shane Claiborne. I pressed on because that&#039;s the deal and eventually arrived at page 24-25. What I read on those two pages inspired me to press on further: From the time of the murder&#8230; <a href="https://dangoldfinch.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/book-review-subversive-jesus/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Book Review: Subversive&#160;Jesus</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Book Review: The Most Excellent Way to Lead</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2016 19:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[1 Corinthians 13]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In today&#039;s circles of American Churchianity, leadership is all the rage. There are seminars, Twitter pages, books galore, and so much more teaching us how to be the leaders we ought to be in the world and in the church. Walk into a Christian book store and I&#039;m certain you will find an entire section&#8230; <a href="https://dangoldfinch.wordpress.com/2016/05/01/book-review-the-most-excellent-way-to-lead/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Book Review: The Most Excellent Way to&#160;Lead</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Book Review: One More Step</title>
		<link>https://dangoldfinch.wordpress.com/2016/04/30/book-review-one-more-step/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2016 01:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I suppose the right thing to do, based on the current status of this book on Amazon (95% of the reviews are 5-Star), is to write a favorable, positive review and post it for everyone to read and enjoy. I&#039;m a little late to the game so I feel no particular compulsion to be altogether&#8230; <a href="https://dangoldfinch.wordpress.com/2016/04/30/book-review-one-more-step/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Book Review: One More&#160;Step</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Book Review: Prayer Points</title>
		<link>https://dangoldfinch.wordpress.com/2016/02/13/book-review-prayer-points/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2016 17:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a very nice book as far as its aesthetic value is concerned. I like very much the compact size and the faux leather appearance. The cover is also imprinted with a verse of Scripture (Psalm 145:18) and some trees along the spine. The copy I received also contains a small dust cover which&#8230; <a href="https://dangoldfinch.wordpress.com/2016/02/13/book-review-prayer-points/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Book Review: Prayer&#160;Points</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Matthew 13: Kingdom of God (a sermon text)</title>
		<link>https://dangoldfinch.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/matthew-13-kingdom-of-god-a-sermon-text/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2016 01:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I preached a couple of weeks ago (again!) and I decided to use Matthew 13 as my text. I had been doing some light research on the chapter and taught a little of it in my Sunday school class so I took the next logical step and went ahead with a full blown manuscript. It&#8230; <a href="https://dangoldfinch.wordpress.com/2016/02/04/matthew-13-kingdom-of-god-a-sermon-text/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Matthew 13: Kingdom of God (a sermon&#160;text)</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Some Thoughts on Mark 1, The Church, and Power</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2016 22:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Part 3: What the Church Needs. Now. We&#039;ve been taking the last Sunday of each month the past couple of months to visit other churches in our area. This, in conjunction with our travels to preach in various churches, gives us the opportunity to see how the Lord is working in our part of the&#8230; <a href="https://dangoldfinch.wordpress.com/2016/01/31/some-thoughts-on-mark-1-the-church-and-power/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Some Thoughts on Mark 1, The Church, and&#160;Power</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Some Thoughts on Mark 1, The Church, and Preaching</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 03:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Part 2 of 3: What the Church Needs to be Preaching. Now. In part one of this short series of posts, I talked about what I think the church needs to be doing now, namely, preparing the way for the coming of Jesus. By preparing the way, I mean: calling people to repentance. It may&#8230; <a href="https://dangoldfinch.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/some-thoughts-on-mark-1-the-church-and-preaching/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Some Thoughts on Mark 1, The Church, and&#160;Preaching</span></a>]]></description>
		
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