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		<title>More about Rick on the Personal Side</title>
		<link>http://rick-osborne.com/2008/11/10/more-about-rick-on-the-personal-side/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Osborne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you know when God calls us to do a work, he trains us for that work and often takes us through things that prepare us for the task. Real life is a really great teacher. I do not believe that God authors all of our difficulties.  For example James tells us that God [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t air the family&#8217;s dirty laundry</title>
		<link>http://rick-osborne.com/2008/09/09/dont-air-the-familys-dirty-laundry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Osborne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember your parents telling you to not air your family&#8217;s dirty laundry? It&#8217;s a metaphor which apparently can be traced back to Napolean. The idea being that you shouldn&#8217;t do laundry in public (eg hang clothes on a line to dry) that would reveal intimate details of your life and you also shouldn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The joy of parenting? How to bring the joy back (part 3)</title>
		<link>http://rick-osborne.com/2008/08/19/the-joy-of-parenting-how-to-bring-the-joy-back-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Osborne</dc:creator>
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Throughout the Bible, children are considered to be a gift from God and a blessing to the parents who receive them.
Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him. (Psalm 127:3)
Scripture contains many prayers and songs thanking God for the blessing of children, including those of Sarah, Hannah, and Mary. Mary had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Father Who Art The One Who Pays For Our Collect Calls</title>
		<link>http://rick-osborne.com/2008/06/11/our-father-who-art-the-one-who-pays-for-our-collect-calls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Osborne</dc:creator>
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I wanted to write something for Father’s Day that would encourage Dad’s and cause all of us to reflect more thankfully on the efforts of our own fathers. I started by looking for a wonderful ‘Hallmark-type’ quote that would set the tone. In the process I found that many of the things I wanted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What role did God intend for the Christian home and family to play in his salvation plan, the Gospel? (Part 3)</title>
		<link>http://rick-osborne.com/2008/05/23/what-role-did-god-intend-for-the-christian-home-and-family-to-play-in-his-salvation-plan-the-gospel-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Osborne</dc:creator>
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So how exactly can God use our Christian families (Christian parents and Christian children) to impact the world and bring God’s blessing to the nations?
I believe he wants us to raise a generation of Christian kids that will do major damage to the gates of hell. Let me explain.
If Israel could become great and powerful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What can I do when I’m struggling to believe that God is really working in me, in my family and in my home?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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This is a really important question. Remember, we receive God’s grace in every area by faith. Paul said over and over again in his writings that the just must live by faith. God working in us and growing us does not just automatically happen. Our active part is to trust God’s promise and use that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God At Work Within Us</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 21:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Osborne</dc:creator>
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How can I disciple my children when my own faith is a little shaky and when I don’t know enough about the Faith to disciple anyone? (Part 3)
 Please bear with me. This entry will be a little longer than most however I sincerely believe that the scriptural principle that you are about to read about [...]]]></description>
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