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		<title>comfort zoning, cartoon poetry and a rhythmic charge to reach out</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[anyone can love someone who loves them. but to show love to someone who you don't even know - who doesn't like you - or is in some way different from who you'd normally approach - to show genuine love to someone like this is honorable. it is what each of us ought to do, with compassion and love. Lord knows i need to more.

i came across this artist, peter nevland, a few weeks ago &#38; his animated nature &#38; humor grabbed my att'n. at 1st, i thought he was this crazy, outspoken shaggy-lookin' guy &#38; almost abandoned...]]></description>
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		<title>chillin&#8217; out on the fridge: lessons in comfort</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chelan</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
you can have a heart of compassion&#8230;








even with a mohawk.



you can sing, you can beat-box,          you can distract, you can pray

you can write, you can call, you can wipe tears away.
lessons in comfort from a 5-yr.old.









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		<title>a new song: storm&#8217;s a-brewin&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[this one&#8217;s for kids (or grown-ups), kinda big-band style. just click here, but come on back when you&#8217;re done! storm\&#8217;s a-brewin\&#8217;
braylon (5) helped me write it earlier this week just after we looked out our kitchen window &#38; noticed the sky was changing fast. it does that a lot &#8217;round these here parts!




oh - a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>compassion is&#8230;touching childrens&#8217; lives from across the globe</title>
		<link>http://chelaners.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/compassion-istouching-childrens-lives-from-across-the-globe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[well, we finally got to trusting God enough to supply us the funds to support this cause, &#38; it turned out to be pretty darn easy. we don't even miss the $32...in fact, God has been really rewarding our efforts to give, in ways we never thought he would! i'm not kiddin'...]]></description>
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		<title>all for a Christian rock concert tee shirt</title>
		<link>http://chelaners.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/all-for-a-christian-rock-concert-tee-shirt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ricky was clipping his toenails, neatly placing them aside after each clip. after a good 10 min, there was a nice sized pile sittin' on the table!  as they were chattin', he stares at the pile with a twinkle in his eye, pauses &#38; says to jason, “if i ate this whole pile of toenails...]]></description>
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		<title>a scripture &#38; more</title>
		<link>http://chelaners.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/a-scripture-more/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[    isaiah 65...and me

    1“I was ready to respond, but no one asked for help.

    i didn't ask because i had too much pride to. i thought i could handle my bad habits and secret sins and stressful days without any help, from anyone. or i was too ashamed to talk to you about it.]]></description>
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		<title>worship to a new song&#8230;from hillsong: &#8220;HEALER&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[the chilling story behind the song and its writer:



 how can we not declare our love and devotion to him?
every time we do, our perspective is made right
the song itself:

how can we not worship HIM!?
every time we do, truth rings in our hearts &#38; our faith is strengthened
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		<title>music, song-writing, singing, guitar and the kitchen sink</title>
		<link>http://chelaners.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/music-song-writing-singing-guitar-and-the-kitchen-sink/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i have this urge to write more songs, sing 'em, &#38; learn chords to them on my black shiny 6-string. the urge to act on the art within won't go away...not that i want it to. it fades from the front of my mind to the sides, &#38; some days sinks to the bottom...]]></description>
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