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		<title>Hallowed Be Thy Name</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some words cannot be said fast. Whether singing and speaking or thinking the Lord&#8217;s Prayer, it seems &#8220;Hallowed be Thy name&#8221; always brings pause. Ha-llowed. This odd word does not want to be rushed. We don&#8217;t say &#8220;hallowed&#8221; very often. This makes sense because the word has to do with otherness. Not the ordinary. Not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dougfloyd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=276774&amp;post=1354&amp;subd=dougfloyd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who Art in Heaven</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[After praying, &#8220;Our Father,&#8221; the words &#8220;Who art in heaven&#8221; slip out almost unaware as I say &#8220;hallowed be Thy Name.&#8221; I&#8217;m sipping on coffee, gazing at a room full of strangers. Each person in the room is facing something different. A woman is apparently texting on her phone behind me because her husbands keep [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dougfloyd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=276774&amp;post=1347&amp;subd=dougfloyd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Praying &#8220;Our Father&#8221; in the Coffee Shop</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some mornings I start my day listening to the hum of people in the coffee shop. Sitting quietly in a corner, I read and listen. The stir of people meeting, getting their morning coffee, greeting one another, and ordering drinks helps keep me alert. Recently, I&#8217;ve taken to quietly mouthing my morning prayers. Something about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dougfloyd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=276774&amp;post=1340&amp;subd=dougfloyd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Absurdity of the Christmas Feast</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[God rest you merry! Gentlemen (and Gentlewomen). We’ve been invited to a feast. Twelve days of rejoicing alongside Mary and Joseph, of beholding with the shepherds, of singing with the Holy Innocents and all the saints, of kneeling with the wise men before the babe who holds the world in His hands. One moment we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dougfloyd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=276774&amp;post=1334&amp;subd=dougfloyd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Appearing of Christmas</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; On Christmas Eve, time is full and taut like a balloon about to burst. At any moment, the Light of Christmas will break forth. At any moment, the angels will sing. At any moment, the ordinary day will be overtaken by &#8220;O Holy Night.&#8221; The Lord&#8217;s appearing is so very near, and so very [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dougfloyd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=276774&amp;post=1327&amp;subd=dougfloyd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wake Up Call</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At some point between the moment I lifted the cup of coffee and the moment it reached my lips, I started to doze. My grip loosened, the cup slipped, and&#8230;somehow the cup landed back on the table with a small splash. I jolted wide awake. How can you fall asleep while drinking a hot cup [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dougfloyd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=276774&amp;post=1319&amp;subd=dougfloyd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Advent &#8211; Living Faithful in the Dark</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[An apostate king sits on the throne of an apostate people. Under threat from Jezebel, Elijah runs away and cries out to the Lord. I&#8217;m the only one left! But he is not alone. In the midst of his groaning, the Lord reveals that there are 7,000 who have not bowed down before Baal. Think [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dougfloyd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=276774&amp;post=1312&amp;subd=dougfloyd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The World Keeps Turning</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The year has known conversion.&#8221; &#8211; Bobi Jones The world keeps turning. Nations, cultures, communities and families are changing. In the past 12 months, several dictatorships have fallen. Economies totter on the verge of collapse. The political world swirls in confusion, disagreement and uncertainty. The world keeps turning. We keep moving from birth to death. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dougfloyd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=276774&amp;post=1304&amp;subd=dougfloyd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Posture of Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The disciples gather around Jesus in the upper room. Before the meal begins, Jesus surprises and disturbs his followers by laying aside his garments, kneeling down, and washing their feet. Peter is shocked. In spite of his objections, Peter still submits to Jesus. All the disciples yield to the washing, blessing, cleansing act of Jesus. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dougfloyd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=276774&amp;post=1294&amp;subd=dougfloyd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Falling and Rising (Psalm 3)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David is falling. The crack in his house fractures into an ever-widening crevice, and he is falling, falling, falling into that dark pit. Civil War splits his kingdom as Absalom, his son, occupies his throne, claims his title, and promises to usher in the kingdom that David could not. Lifelong allies betray David, offering allegiance [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dougfloyd.wordpress.com&amp;blog=276774&amp;post=1290&amp;subd=dougfloyd&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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