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		<title>Thoughts on a Blank Piece of Paper</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Butch Dean</dc:creator>
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		<title>The Power of God</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Butch Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Jesus said to him, &#8220;Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.&#8221; (John 20:29 NKJV)  ~~~ Seeing is believing according to this world’s standards. “Prove it” is the “sight-faith” motto. Thomas doubted until he could see and touch with his eyes and hands. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butchdean.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20097508&#038;post=5976&#038;subd=butchdean&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Often?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~~~ How often do you plan a day, only to find that the day has plans of its own? The wisest among us are the most flexible… able to roll with the flow… able to bend in the wind… able to stand against the odds… able to know you did your best.  ~~~ Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God,  [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butchdean.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20097508&#038;post=5972&#038;subd=butchdean&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>He Restoreth My Soul</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Butch Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; After writing for 2+ years Wordsmith’s Desk is going to take a break. There are many stories and thoughts to read, if you want to check the archives. I will be back at the desk in a couple weeks. See you then. Coffee tastes good this morning. ~~~ He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butchdean.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20097508&#038;post=5969&#038;subd=butchdean&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Thought for The Journey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Butch Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[~~~ Quoting scripture is easy; applying it to life is difficult. Walking in the Spirit is not a role in a play. ~~~<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butchdean.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20097508&#038;post=5966&#038;subd=butchdean&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Mountain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Butch Dean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[~~~ Don&#8217;t tell God how big your mountain is&#8230; tell the mountain how big your God is. ~~~ If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, &#8216;Move from here to there&#8217; and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. &#8221; Matthew 17:20 NIV<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butchdean.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20097508&#038;post=5963&#038;subd=butchdean&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Once Upon a Dream</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Hold on to the moments, for they are warm fires for aging bones”  ~~~ A moment in time when everything was perfect…the sun was shining and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. We all remember them…those seemingly perfect moments in life where we could live forever… those moments in time…once upon a dream. ~~~<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butchdean.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20097508&#038;post=5959&#038;subd=butchdean&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Gift</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; When I was a young boy, there were times when I didn’t deserve the gifts my parents gave me, but I know now that they gave them out of love for their son. It wasn’t because I was good or had earned them, it was because they loved me&#8230;.in spite of myself. There was no [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butchdean.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20097508&#038;post=5950&#038;subd=butchdean&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[~~~ At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, &#8220;Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?&#8221;  He called a little child and had him stand among them. * ~  Little children will love you…no matter what. Little children are trusting…their faith is simple&#8230;child-like. Little children are honest…they speak from their heart [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butchdean.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20097508&#038;post=5941&#038;subd=butchdean&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dreams of Yesterday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rain falling from a graying sky Remember dreams of yesterday. Far away somewhere in time, Yet, only a moment, in my mind. ~~~<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=butchdean.wordpress.com&#038;blog=20097508&#038;post=5936&#038;subd=butchdean&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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