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		<description><![CDATA[I always find the events surrounding the most important birth in the world fascinating.  And it seems as if each Advent season, something new captures my attention.  Just what was the deal with the star the wise men saw that drew them to Jerusalem to speak with king Herod?  I certainly don&#8217;t offer anything conclusive, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markspansel.wordpress.com&blog=5574419&post=136&subd=markspansel&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Calvin brings a great word commenting on Romans 12:4-6 and the members of the body of Christ, not as a nice &#8220;aren&#8217;t we different&#8221;, but a necessary &#8211; &#8220;God designed the Church that way&#8221;!  Read slowly and carefully &#8230;
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking much about the Church these days and read an appropriate quote this morning &#8230;
You were cleansed by the same blood, regenerated by the same Spirit. You are a citizen of the same city, a slave of the same master, a reader of the same Scriptures, a worshipper of the same God. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markspansel.wordpress.com&blog=5574419&post=132&subd=markspansel&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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