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		<title>Of the World, But Not In It?</title>
		<link>http://davidgroenenboom.com/2010/02/04/of-the-world-but-not-in-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am writing a new sermon series (with Clinton) on the Sermon on the Mount. My first message is coming Sunday (Feb 07), and it comprises the whole Beatitudes passage – Matthew 5:1-12. &#8220;Blessed are the poor in spirit&#8230;&#8221;

I was reflecting about how Jesus calls his followers, broken as they are, to respond to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgroenenboom.com&blog=4357947&post=82&subd=davidgroenenboom&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How much can a koala bear?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
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We have just had a wonderful few days visiting Colin &#38; Wendy Warren. They have a bush block in Cape Otway, just off the Cape Otway Lighthouse Road. They&#8217;ve had the bock for a few years, and have done some work clearing a small section. One day this will be the site of a holiday [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgroenenboom.com&blog=4357947&post=80&subd=davidgroenenboom&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Time to pull over?</title>
		<link>http://davidgroenenboom.com/2009/12/29/time-to-pull-over/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is easy to drive too long without a proper rest. Both Leonie and myself find that two hours is a comfortable time. Especially when the road is straight and the scenery a little featureless, it is very easy to lose concentration. This is why highway authorities put &#8216;rest areas&#8217; along the highway. It is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgroenenboom.com&blog=4357947&post=77&subd=davidgroenenboom&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Take me home, Country Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After having such a full Christmas Day celebration, I was surprised to find it a little hard to switch off when we finally rolled into bed at 2300. Even though I was looking forward to sleep an hour or two before I actually got to bed, I found that when I finally lay down my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgroenenboom.com&blog=4357947&post=76&subd=davidgroenenboom&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Road Trip – Boxing Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s 0500, the birds are waking up, the rain is falling heavily in Wellington Point, and we&#8217;re about to leave on our trip to Melbourne, with an overnight stay in Dubbo, NSW, about 12 hours driving away.

One complication right now is that the remains of a tropical cyclone in the Kimberleys in dumping a lot [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgroenenboom.com&blog=4357947&post=75&subd=davidgroenenboom&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Million Miles in a Thousand Years – Don Miller</title>
		<link>http://davidgroenenboom.com/2009/09/29/a-million-miles-in-a-thousand-years-%e2%80%93-don-miller/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 







The story starts when a movie producer wants to make a film about Don Miller&#8217;s life. This is all very exciting until Don realises how boring it&#8217;s all going to look. So Don and the producers wrestle to develop a storyline that will hold interest. As they wrestle with this, we are drawn into what [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgroenenboom.com&blog=4357947&post=71&subd=davidgroenenboom&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Funerals: celebrating life</title>
		<link>http://davidgroenenboom.com/2009/07/07/funerals-celebrating-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have seen a lot of coffins, but I had never seen a coffin decorated with piano keys and music notes. Handles for the pall bearers were chrome cylinders attached with piano strings. I liked it. A lot. It was a tasteful expression of Eric&#8217;s love for music. While no professional musician, guests spoke of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgroenenboom.com&blog=4357947&post=65&subd=davidgroenenboom&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts Occasioned by a Funeral</title>
		<link>http://davidgroenenboom.com/2009/07/04/thoughts-occasioned-by-a-funeral/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we buried Eric. He was a fine person. A good man. A great follower of Jesus. And the first of my youth group generation to die. All that has got me thinking.
I met Eric in 1973 when I started attending his church in Blacktown. My parents had been solid in their faith for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgroenenboom.com&blog=4357947&post=61&subd=davidgroenenboom&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where is God in all this?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you asking why? I am. I do regularly when things happen that that hurt and leave me a mangled.

My problem is that I don&#8217;t ever get too far past that question.

And I&#8217;m guessing that there are many people in Australia and the world over for whom the question &#8216;why&#8217; is a regular and relentless [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgroenenboom.com&blog=4357947&post=56&subd=davidgroenenboom&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let’s unite to bring relief in flood &amp; fire tragedy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hear the cry&#8230; Help the grieving&#8230; Lift up the broken&#8230; Bear the burdens&#8230; Share with those in need&#8230;

Today I have been struggling to grasp the size of the natural disasters in Victoria (Bushfires) and northern Queensland (Floods).
I was watching the Channel Nine news last night, when I heard that well known Melbourne newscaster Brian Naylor [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgroenenboom.com&blog=4357947&post=54&subd=davidgroenenboom&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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