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					<description><![CDATA[In this episode of Writing of Social Sandy, Mary K. and I talk about what kind of marketing actually works for authors. About Writing off Social Sandy and Mary believe that creativity flourishes when writers are free to choose their own path. They spent years feeling trapped by social media, believing it was the only [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[The Profitable Writer Podcast is dedicated to helping authors make more money. In this episode, Kent Sanders and I discuss:]]></description>
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Mark Dawson &#38; James Blatch recently had me on the Self Publishing Show to discuss author websites, marketing data, Christian publishing, advertising, AI, and more. You can find the episode here. There is also a video version you can find here:]]></description>
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[In this episode of Cary and Cooper Have Words, we talk about the process of writing a novel, how to do it, and what pitfalls to look out for.]]></description>
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Joanna Penn of the Creative Penn podcast for having me on as a guest! In this episode, we talk about: You can find the blog version of the interview here. If you don&#8217;t yet listen to the Creative Penn podcast, you should check it out. It is one of the best publishing podcasts [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[In this episode you will learn: Advice for authors who worry “if I start talking about my book NOW, no one will buy it when it releases LATER” How to maximize the back of your book to build your email list and sell more books How podcast hosts can collaborate on one episode to air [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[In this episode of Fantastical Truth, E. Stephen Burnett, Zackary Russell, and I talk with me about how Christian authors can and should navigate secular publishing markets. Specifically, we talk about the myth that long ago, Christians and publishing companies lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when evangelicals got fearful and/or legalistic, so they chose to leave [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Creativity &amp; Podcasting with David Lee Martin</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2021/11/creativity-podcasting-with-david-lee-martin/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this episode of The David Lee Martin Show, David and I talk about how to use podcasts to bless listeners.]]></description>
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Have you ever found yourself so busy that life just feels out of control?  What if you had to lay down some of your responsibilities to find a bit of sanity again?  Could you do it? In this episode of God in the Ordinary, Sharon Tedford interviews me about my mental breakdown and recovery. I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In episode 084 of the Wish I’d Known Then . . . For Writers Podcast I talk with Sara Rosett and Jami Albright about mistakes authors make with social media and how to avoid them. We delve into the world of ubiquity and scarcity and discuss how to use scarcity to sell your books. He’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Erin and Karen had me on the Write from the Deep podcast to talk about courage. Without it, your writing will never touch hearts. You can find a link to the original episode (as well as subscribe links) here.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>How to Grow Your Platform With Podcasting Kingdom Writers Podcast Interview</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2020/11/how-to-grow-your-platform-with-podcasting-kingdom-writers-podcast-interview/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 17:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this episode of Kingdom Writers, Shelley Hitz and I talk about how you can use the power of podcasting to reach more readers and sell more books. Links You can find the show notes and the video version of this podcast here. You can find my gear guide here.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Platform Building for Writers</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2020/11/platform-building-for-writers/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was recently a guest on the Your Best Writing Life podcast. Authors&#8217; platforms &#8211; what a platform is and how to build yours. Where should you build your platform? Linda&#8217;s guest, Thomas Umstattd Jr. is here to answer our questions. Thomas is the founder of Author Media and the host of the Novel Marketing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Buzz on Book Biz</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2020/10/buzz-on-book-biz/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this episode of Buzz on Book Biz. host Richelle Wiseman talks with me about platform building, book promotion, and the pros and cons of indie vs traditional publishing.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Book Marketing on the 20 Minutes of Influence</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2020/07/book-marketing-on-the-20-minutes-of-influence/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2020 20:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 20 Minutes of Influence podcast explores the secrets to getting others to market and sell on your behalf. You can find my interview with Greg Jamison here.]]></description>
		
		
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		<itunes:duration>38:26</itunes:duration>
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		<title>How to Become a Great Writer</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2020/04/how-to-become-a-great-writer/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this episode of Chad Cargill&#8217;s ACT Test Prep Podcast, Chad and I talk about how to get published and how to write a great book. You can find the original post here. Chad Cargill took the ACT test 18 times in high school raising his score 13 points and scoring in the 99.5 percentile. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>All Things Indie Interview With Thomas Umstattd Jr. (Part 2)</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2019/11/all-things-indie-interview-with-thomas-umstattd-jr-part-2/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2019 19:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We talk about publishing, crowdfunding, and more. You can listen to part 1 and part 2 on the All Things Indie website.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>All Things Indie Interview With Thomas Umstattd Jr. (Part 1)</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2019/10/all-things-indie-interview-with-thomas-umstattd-jr-part-1/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We talk about publishing, crowdfunding, and more. You can listen to part 1 and part 2 on the All Things Indie website.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>How to End Cartel Violence in Mexico</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2019/10/how-to-end-cartel-violence-in-mexico/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2019 15:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I recently read a post on The Disaster of Culiacan about how the President of Mexico surrendered to the Sinaloa Cartel. The author of the article admits he doesn’t know the solution to the violence. I would like to propose a solution, but first I need to give some geopolitical context.&#160; The Desert Is Important [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Let’s Love Joshua Harris</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2019/08/lets-love-joshua-harris/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2019 19:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Courtship]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[When Joshua Harris announced that he was separating from his wife, I grieved. When he announced he no longer identified as a Christian, I grieved again. When I read the comments on his announcements, I grieved further still. Christians can be so mean sometimes. As many of you know, I have been critical of many [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Good Friday Testimony About Forgiveness</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2019/05/good-friday-testimony-about-forgiveness/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 17:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Courtship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forgiveness]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Good Friday my church, Hope Chapel has a special service where people share testimonies reflecting on one of the last words of Jesus. This year, I shared a testimony reflecting on the phrase &#8220;Father forgive them, the don&#8217;t know what they are doing.&#8221; This is the recording of that testimony.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Crowdfunding Best and Worst Practices on Today’s Thought Leader with Ruby Fremon</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2019/03/crowdfunding-best-and-worst-practices-with-ruby-fremon/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 14:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this episode of Today&#8217;s Thought Leader, Ruby Fremon and Thomas Umstattd talk about crowdfunding. In this episode, you’ll learn the difference between the three types of crowdfunding, why crowdfunding is an inexpensive place to fail, and the best (and worst) practices for how to use different crowdfunding platforms, such as Kickstarter and Patreon.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How to Make Money With Your Podcast – Thomas Umstattd on Nice Guys on Business</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2019/02/how-to-make-money-with-your-podcast-thomas-umstattd-on-nice-guys-on-business/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2019 23:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this episode of the Nice Guys on Business Podcast,  Doug Sandler and I talk about podcasting and specifically, how to make money with podcasting using platforms like Patreon. 854 Thomas Umstattd: Growing Famous and Rich]]></description>
		
		
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		<itunes:duration>27:24</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Thomas Umstattd on Creatives Making Money Podcast</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2019/02/thomas-umstattd-on-creatives-making-money-podcast/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2019 22:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this episode, Jamie Jenson and I talk about crowdfunding for creative projects. You can find out more about her podcast here. Some Takeaways Include: How many ways you can use crowdfunding for your projects Understanding the difference between failure and intentionally failing How to find the type of customer that defends you The best [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Interview: The Power of Audience Crowd Funding</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2018/12/interview-the-power-of-audience-crowd-funding/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 00:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this episode of Sales Unscripted, Jim Padilla and Thomas Umstattd discuss: The power of a well-articulated mission. How a crowdfunding campaign works and how it can be a benefit to you. The power of the right focused audience. Advertising on podcasts. Key Takeaways: Test your assumptions before you go all in with all of your [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>How to Motivate &amp; Manage Millennial Employees</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2018/12/how-to-motivate-manage-millennial-employees/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 20:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this guest interview on the Millenial 2 CEO Podcast, I talk about how to manage and motivate millennial workers. We also talk about crowdfunding and Kickstarter. Questions We Discuss: How to test the market for your product on Kickstarter? How to hire and motivate millennials? How to manage millennial?]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Halfway There Podcast: Thomas Umstattd Jr. and Untwisting the Gospel</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2018/11/halfway-there-podcast-thomas-umstattd-jr-and-untwisting-the-gospel/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this episode of the Halfway There podcast, I talk about Crowdfunding and Courtship with Eric Nevins.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>The Pastor Writer Podcast: How to Go Viral</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2018/09/the-pastor-writer-podcast-how-to-go-viral/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2018 07:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Interviews]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In this episode of the Pastor Writer Podcast, Chase Replogle and I discuss how writers should think about marketing and how they can get started even before they’re published.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Introducing the Thomas Umstattd Guest Interviews Podcast</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2018/09/introducing-thomas-umstattd-guest-interviews-podcast/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 23:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As you may know, I do a lot of guest interviews on radio shows and podcasts around the web.  So now, I am going to bring them all together in one place. If you would like to subscribe to get future episodes you can find subscribe links here: &#160;]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>New Podcast: Liberty Buzzard</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2018/09/new-podcast-liberty-buzzard/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 23:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Liberty Buzzard is a podcast for inquisitive minds. This is similar to my afternoon drive radio show. If you liked that you should love this!]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Write From the Deep: How to Handle Haters</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2018/06/write-from-the-deep-how-to-handle-haters/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 02:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Write from the Deep (June 2018) Haters. They’re out there, lurking. Waiting to attack. All it takes is for you to write something that they dislike, and they strike with vicious words designed to tear you, your work, your reputation—even God—apart. Guest Thomas Umstattd Jr. knows haters all too well. Hard not to when tens of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>How I Built It: How to Monetize a WordPress Plugin </title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2018/05/how-i-built-it-how-to-monetize-a-wordpress-plugin/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 02:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[How I Built It (May 2018) Thomas Umstattd is a plugin and agency owner who’s has great success in crowdfunding his products. His take is a fantastically interesting one and he offers lots of great advice – so much that we even have a bonus over on Patreon. This is definitely one of my favorite conversations [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Scarlet Virgins Podcast: Dating, Courtship, and The Power of Jesus</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2018/05/scarlet-virgins-podcast-dating-courtship-and-the-power-of-jesus/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 01:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Scarlet Virgins Podcast (May 2018) In this episode, Rebecca Lemke interviews Thomas Umstattd Jr., author of Courtship in Crisis. They discuss a variety of topics pertaining to courtship including the varying definitions it has, trying to find relationships after having been immersed in the courtship model, the differences between generations and how they view relationships and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Announcing the Creative Funding Show</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2018/05/announcing-the-creative-funding-show/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 21:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Celebrating One Year Of Marriage</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2018/04/celebrating-one-year-of-marriage/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 07:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am so thankful to celebrate my first anniversary with my lovely wife Margaret. We also have a special announcement, but first here are some long overdue wedding photos.   &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; And now for our announcement. We are expecting a baby in October 2018! We are waiting to find out if it [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Fire Show:  How Communication Technology has Changed Over the Last 50 years</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2018/04/the-fire-show-how-communication-technology-has-changed-over-the-last-50-years/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 02:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Fire Show (April 2018) Talked about courtship and how communication technology has changed over the last 50 years.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do: How to Transition from Solopreneur to Entrepreneur.</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2018/03/cool-things-entrepreneurs-do-how-to-transition-from-solopreneur-to-entrepreneur/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 01:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do  (March 2018) Thom Singer and I talk about how to transition from solopreneur to entrepreneur.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>The Audiobook for Courtship in Crisis is Here!</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2017/10/courtship-in-crisis-audiobook-announcement/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 22:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At long last, Courtship in Crisis is now an audiobook! This was a much-requested addition. This was my first audiobook to narrate, so please forgive my rookie performance in your reviews. Buy: Amazon &#124; Audible &#160; I would like to thank Jonathan Morgan for producing the audiobook. Part of the reason it took so long to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Thomas Umstattd talks with Joshua Harris about his book I Kissed Dating Goodbye. What Harris says will shock you.</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2017/08/thomas-umstattd-joshua-harris-talk-kissed-dating-goodbye/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 17:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I recently started hosting the afternoon drive radio show on Austin&#8217;s 1120AM The Bridge. One of my earliest guests was Joshua Harris, author of the book I Kissed Dating Goodbye. As you probably know, I&#8217;ve had a few things to say about his book over the years. This was the first time we spoke over the phone, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<itunes:duration>26:44</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Thomas Umstattd on the Restory Show</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2017/02/thomas-umstattd-on-the-restory-show/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2017 02:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Restory Show (February 2017) Mary DeMuth and I talk about my journey of writing Courtship in Crisis and Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed.]]></description>
		
		
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		<itunes:duration>48:23</itunes:duration>
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		<title>Proposify BizChat: How to Become an Agile Marketing Agency</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2017/02/proposify-bizchat-how-to-become-an-agile-marketing-agency/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2017 02:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Proposify Podcast (February 2017) We talked about Agile Project Management and how to take a marketing agency agile. I talk a fair amount about my work with Fahrenheit.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>2017 Policy Suggestions for the Texas Legislature</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2017/01/2017-policy-suggestions-texas-legislature/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 00:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I would like to suggest the following bill ideas to the Texas Legislature. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Homeschooling in Real Life: Is Courtship Better Than Dating?</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/09/homeschooling-in-real-life-is-courtship-better-than-dating/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2015 01:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Homeschooling in Real Life (September 2015) We talk about my book Courtship in Crisis.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Covenant Eyes Podcast: Is Courtship in Crisis?</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/09/discussing-courtship-in-crisis-on-the-covenant-eyes-podcast/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2015 00:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Covenant Eyes (September 2015) In this interview, we talk about my book Courtship in Crisis.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>How do I say “no” to a second date without being mean?</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/08/the-godly-girls-guide-to-saying-no/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2015 07:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The following post is a selection from my book Courtship in Crisis. If we can get this right as a community, it will make Traditional Dating a lot easier for everyone. Thomas, I want on a date with J and while we had a good time, I don’t think we’re a good fit. Don’t get [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Courtship Prosperity Gospel</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/08/courtship-prosperity-gospel/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2015 22:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A few days ago I received a Facebook message from a homeschool mother who was very angry about my book, Courtship in Crisis, which she had not read. The message came to me while I was feeling low, so I did something I don’t normally do to people who send me angry Facebook messages. I responded. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>25+ “Approved” Courtship Pickup Lines</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/08/courtship-pickup-lines/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 20:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of serious discussion about Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed that I thought it would be a good idea to take a break and have some fun. Here are 25 “approved” courtship pickup lines...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Help End the Courtship Crisis: Buy a Copy Today</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/08/help-end-the-courtship-crisis-buy-a-copy-today/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2015 00:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A year ago today I wrote a blog post titled Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed. I hoped to reach 10,000 people. It ended up reaching over 1,000,000 people, led to a successful Kickstarter campaign, and the book Courtship in Crisis which came out just over a week ago. You never know what small thing will change [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The 4000 Year History of Courtship – From Bride Prices to Bundling Beds</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/05/history-of-courtship/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2015 22:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Many conservatives think, “back in the day, people were more holy.” But the Scriptures paint a different story. Solomon tells us, “History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). According to Paul, “The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience” [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Confidence Crisis: Why Women Feel Unwanted and Men Feel Undateable</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/05/the-confidence-crisis-why-women-feel-unwanted-and-men-feel-undateable/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2015 04:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courtship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courtship in Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Confidence]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Are all the great guys taken? Are there really no amazing single women left? Could it be that the problem is that our perceptions are shaped by our confidence? ]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">2065</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Dear Graduate – Advice I Wish I Received After High School </title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/05/dear-graduate-advice-i-wish-i-received-after-high-school/</link>
					<comments>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/05/dear-graduate-advice-i-wish-i-received-after-high-school/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2015 03:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graduation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the last couple of weeks, several high school graduates have asked me for advice about college. They are facing their first life-changing decision and are rightfully concerned about making good choices. So, here are all the things I wish someone had told me after I graduated high school. Feel free to share this with [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">2058</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Is Thomas Umstattd Jr. Married?</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/05/is-thomas-umstattd-jr-married/</link>
					<comments>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/05/is-thomas-umstattd-jr-married/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 17:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thomasumstattd.com/?p=2049</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Last year I wrote a blog post titled Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed. In that post, I explained how I went from a courtship advocate running PracticalCourtship.com to no longer believing that Modern Courtship is a viable model for most people. The post went viral. I hoped to reach ten or twenty thousand people. The post [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Friendzones, Bromances, and Why You Shouldn’t Marry Your Best Friend</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/04/friendzones-bromances-and-why-you-shouldnt-marry-your-best-friend/</link>
					<comments>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/04/friendzones-bromances-and-why-you-shouldnt-marry-your-best-friend/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2015 20:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courtship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bromance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C.S. Lewis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendzone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Romance]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thomasumstattd.com/?p=2042</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[The English language has a problem. We only have one word for “love”. You could say “I love my son. I love pizza. I love my Country. I love my wife. I love God. God loves me.” Each of these sentences are grammatically valid uses of the word “love” and yet convey entirely different concepts. This confusion of language can become a confusion of thought for English speakers.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Join the Courtship in Crisis Research Team</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/03/join-the-courtship-in-crisis-research-team/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2015 22:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Courtship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courtship in Crisis]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am looking for a few good nerds to help me with the massive research task for Courtship in Crisis. ]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">2031</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Kissing, Sex, and Jesus-Flavored Bubblegum</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/02/kissing-sex-jesus-flavored-bubblegum/</link>
					<comments>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/02/kissing-sex-jesus-flavored-bubblegum/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2015 02:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courtship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gospel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Purity]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thomasumstattd.com/?p=2015</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I remember sitting in the back of a basketball gym, listening to the guest preacher rail against the evil and power of sin. He told us that if we lost our purity, we were like tape that had lost its stickiness or gum that had lost its flavor. He didn't give us a rose to pass from person to person, but he...]]></description>
		
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			<slash:comments>34</slash:comments>
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">2015</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Thomas Umstattd Talks About Courtship on Irate, Tireless Minority</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/01/thomas-umstattd-talking-about-courtship-on-irate-tireless-minority/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2015 02:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Interviews]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Irate, Tireless Minority (January 2015) We talk about my blog post Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>I Was Wrong: A Book About Courtship &amp; Traditional Dating (Now on Kickstarter)</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2015/01/book-courtship-traditional-dating-wrong/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 00:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courtship]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's hard for me to admit when I'm wrong. But I was wrong about courtship. So now I'm writing a book about it. ]]></description>
		
		
		
		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">2007</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Kathy Blair Eulogy</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2014/12/kathy-blair-eulogy/</link>
					<comments>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2014/12/kathy-blair-eulogy/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2014 22:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Life Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today we mourn the loss of Austin’s song bird. Kathy Blair, one of the most influential people in my life. I knew Kathy through the CCSA homeschool choir... ]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1997</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Join Up Dots: How to Handle Success and Failure</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2014/10/join-up-dots-how-to-handle-success-and-failure/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CastleMediaGroup]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Interviews]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Join Up Dots (October 2014) We talked about how to handle success and failure, Benjamin Franklin, and also the words of Deathbed Thomas!]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Homeschooling IRL Is Courtship Fundamentally Flawed?</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2014/09/002-homeschooling-irl-is-courtship-fundamentally-flawed/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2014 00:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Homeschooling in Real Life (September 2014) We talk about my blog post Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>I Stand With Michael Farris Against The Abuses of the Patriarchy Movement</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2014/08/stand-michael-farris-abuses-patriarchy-movement/</link>
					<comments>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2014/08/stand-michael-farris-abuses-patriarchy-movement/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2014 23:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thomasumstattd.com/?p=1939</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[One of the Founding Fathers of Homeschooling has responded to our most glaring internal issues: Abuse in the name of "Patriarchy". I am thrilled to #StandWithFarris.]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1939</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed Q&amp;A</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2014/08/courtship-fundamentally-flawed-qa/</link>
					<comments>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2014/08/courtship-fundamentally-flawed-qa/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courtship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traditional Dating]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thomasumstattd.com/?p=1934</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[In the last week, my post Why Courtship Is Fundamentally Flawed received over half a million readers and over 100,000 comments, likes, and shares on Facebook. It has sparked a robust discussion in the comments section with over 1000 lengthy responses.]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1934</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Why Courtship is Fundamentally Flawed</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2014/08/courtship-fundamentally-flawed/</link>
					<comments>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2014/08/courtship-fundamentally-flawed/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2014 20:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Christian Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courtship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dating]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thomasumstattd.com/?p=1925</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[I grew up as a member of the homeschool community. When I was a teenager, my friends started reading this new book called I Kissed Dating Goodbye. For months we could talk of little else. After reading it myself, I grew into as big an opponent of dating as you could find. Dating was evil and Courtship, whatever it was, was godly, good and Biblical.]]></description>
		
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		<post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">1925</post-id>	</item>
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		<title>Doubt the Doubts: How to Make an Authentic Connection with Customers</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2014/06/001-thomas-umstattd-on-doubt-the-doubts/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Interviews]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Doubt the Doubts (June 2014) In this interview, we talk through the process of how to make an authentic connection with customers using one simple, but powerful approach.]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Birthday Poetry</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2013/11/birthday-poetry/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2013 00:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Poem]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Somehow I found myself in a Mastermind Group with a bunch of authors. If you are wondering how Thomas (not an author) started hanging in an author mastermind group, I can tell you I have no idea. If memory serves me correctly, one of them saw me at a writer&#8217;s conference trying to sell author [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to Tell the Difference Between “Real Friends” and “Facebook Friends”</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2013/10/killing-facebook-profile/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2013 20:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I started using Facebook back in September 2005. In those days, Facebook had big brother in the logo and was only for college students. I remember when Facebook came to UMHB. There was a mad rush on the IT department of students doing password resets so that they could get access to their .edu email [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>#LetTexasSpeak and Other Stories from the Texas Capitol</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2013/07/why-hail-satan-is-trending-on-twitter-and-other-stories-from-the-texas-capitol/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 22:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pro-Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thomasumstattd.com/?p=1758</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Last week I asked Perry to call a Special Session and laid out strategies to help us get the pro-life bill passed this time. The Session is now underway and I would like to give you an update on how things are going at the Texas Capitol. The Story Behind the #Stand4Life Hashtag Last week [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>5 Mistakes Pro-Lifers Made on SB5</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2013/06/5-mistakes-pro-lifers-made-on-sb5-and-how-we-can-win-next-time/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thomasumstattd.com/?p=1738</guid>

					<description><![CDATA[Now that Governor Perry has called a second special session we have another chance to pass some of the most comprehensive protections for the unborn in recent memory. We should have been able to pass SB5 in the last special session, but we blew it. Big time. Here are the mistakes we made and what [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>3 Reasons Why Rick Perry Must Call Another Special Session Immediately</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2013/06/why-rick-perry-must-call-another-special-session-immediately/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2013 20:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am not a fan of special sessions. I feel safest when the Texas legislature is at home. It’s a big deal for me to publicly call for a special session, but never has a drastic action been more needed than right now.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The 4 Elements of Christian Leadership (one is a secret)</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2013/05/the-4-elements-of-christian-leadership-one-is-a-secret/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Someone once asked me what the elements of  Christian leadership were. I don&#8217;t know what all the elements of Christian leadership are. I may know the first one though. It is not service, or wisdom, knowledge or understanding. I don&#8217;t even think that it is love although all of these things are important. Fear I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>God’s Term Limits</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2012/12/gods-term-limits/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here is a man who was once influential in his community. This man is now gone, along with every other member of his generation. This photo made me think of our political leaders. Do you know what God&#8217;s temporary solution to human depravity was? Term limits. &#8220;Then the Lord said, &#8216;My Spirit will not put [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>May 2012 Voter Guide</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2012/05/may-2012-voter-guide/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 18:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For those of you who have followed this blog for some time you know I normally post a republican primary voter guide. This year I have been so swamped with launching the Bestseller Society, that I have not had a chance to put one together. Fortunately my dad, Tom Umstattd, bailed me out and published his list [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wrong Assumption #4 – The Military Can Stop Transnational Terrorists</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2012/03/wrong-assumption-4-the-military-can-stop-non-governmental-organizations/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fighting terrorism is a better job for James Bond than Rambo.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Responding to SOPA Supporters</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2012/01/responding-to-sopa-supporters/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Media]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I have been dialoging with some friends who work with Chairman Lamar Smith about SOPA. I would like to respond to some of their concerns.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wrong Assumption #3 Bullets Can Stop Radical Islam</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2012/01/wrong-assumption-3-bullets-can-stop-radical-islam/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:29:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bullets don’t stop ideas. History teaches us that when you persecute something you legitimize and promote it.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wrong Assumption #2 – Limited Number of Terrorists</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2012/01/wrong-assumption-2-limited-number-of-terrorists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 02:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I think President Bush believed that there are a fixed number of terrorists in this world. He stated as much in one of his speeches when he said it was better to fight them over there with soldiers than it is to fight them here with firemen and rescue workers. In that every terrorist that [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why Those Who Oppose Ron Paul’s Foreign Policy are Wrong</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2012/01/why-those-who-oppose-ron-pauls-foreign-policy-are-wrong/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lately I have been listening to people raise various objections Ron Paul’s foreign policy. Many of these arguments are based on fear, ignorance, and flawed assumptions. My goal is not to convince you to vote for Ron Paul. I&#8217;m sure your mind is already made up. My goal is to inform your views about our [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>12 Predictions for 2012</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2012/01/12-predictions-for-2012/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[New Years Predictions]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Predicting the future is not rocket surgery. I just involves watching cycles &#038; trends. The problem is there is no way to account for anomalies which makes failure easy to excuse. Here are 12 things I see happening in 2012.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Goodbye 2011</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2011/12/goodbye-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Life Events]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is that time again. Time to l0ok back on 2011 and summarize what I&#8217;ve been up to all year in 1000 words or less. But first lets score my 2011 predictions. Scoring the 2011 Predictions Prediction 1: New iPad With Camera Got it, bought it, love it. 1 point. Prediction 2: Real Estate Market to Crash in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Mysterious Woman</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2011/03/mysterious-woman/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thomas' sermon about the most mysterious woman in the old testament. We don't even know her name but she wrote one of the most famous passages in the Bible. Find out who she is by reading this post. ]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>More New Years Predictions</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2011/01/more-new-years-predictions/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My father, Tom Umstattd, sent me the following predictions few weeks ago. They have his typical hyper precision. I have no idea how I will score these next year. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Almighty – Our Pro-Life Music Video</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2011/01/almighty-our-pro-life-music-video/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My dad woke up one day and decided to make a Pro-Life music Video. Little did I know the inescapable whirlwind his decision would produce. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>11 Predictions for 2011</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2011/01/11-predictions-for-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 01:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Predicting the future is based on three things: cycles, trends and anomalies.  I have no crystal ball to anticipate anomalies. But I do watch cycles and trends. Here are 11 things I see happening in 2011.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Goodbye 2010</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2010/12/goodbye-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Is that time of year again. Here is a recap of what happened to me in 2010 and a scoring of last years predictions.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Umstattd Family Advent Conspiracy</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2010/12/umstattd-family-advent-conspiracy/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This year the Umstattd Family has changed the way we do Christmas. It is changing everything.]]></description>
		
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		<title>7 Tips for Young Leaders</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2010/12/encouragement-for-young-leaders/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Epic quests require epic reminders. As you build your organization here is some encouragement and advice.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>When airline travelers get gate raped, terrorists win.</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2010/11/when-airline-travelers-get-gate-raped-terrorists-win/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 23:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[AThe TSA has changed their security procedures to include fully body pat downs and full body scans. Here are my thoughts on the whole issue.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Problem With Power</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2010/06/the-problem-with-power/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Power confuses and concerns me. Here is the paradox: It is hard to do good without it. Yet, the more power a man attains, the more evil he commits.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Spoken Prayer and Our Insecurities (Praying Aloud Part 4)</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2010/04/spoken-prayer-and-our-insecurities-praying-aloud-part-4/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Praying aloud can be scary particularly in a group setting where others can agree or disagree.]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to Vote Twice on Tuesday</title>
		<link>https://www.thomasumstattd.com/2010/03/how-to-vote-twice-on-tuesday/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Umstattd Jr.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Election day is here! Every cycle I am surprised how many people don’t know they can legally vote twice on election day.]]></description>
		
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