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	<title>Kicking at the Darkness</title>
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		<title>I Love This Kid!!!!</title>
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There are not a lot of things that come naturally to me. I&#8217;m not the smartest- I had to work for every B &#038; C I got. I&#8217;m not the most athletic- just because I&#8217;m shaped like a ball doesn&#8217;t mean I can hit one. I&#8217;m not the most talented either.
But being a dad fits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Ministry Tip #5: Relationships</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This will be short and sweet.
Youth ministry (any ministry for that matter) is inherently based on relationships. If you are not intentionally building relationships from day one you will be fighting an uphill battle. When you have put the time and effort into relationships you experience fulfillment beyond explanation. Today was a great reminder of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michealfelker.com/2010/03/10/youth-ministry-tip-5-relationships/</link>
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		<title>Hurley in the U.S.A.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New episode of LOST tonight. To tide you over check out this video starring everyone&#8217;s favorite castaway nodding his head like &#8220;Yeah!&#8221; and moving his hips like &#8220;Yeah!&#8221;

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		<link>http://www.michealfelker.com/2010/03/09/hurley-in-the-u-s-a/</link>
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		<title>What I&#8217;m Listening To</title>
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		<link>http://www.michealfelker.com/2010/03/08/what-im-listening-to/</link>
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		<title>Top 5 Opportunities YOU Have TODAY</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the ride in this morning, I was listening to January&#8217;s Catalyst Podcast interview with Seth Godin. Seth was discussing his latest book, Linchpin, and said something that caught me ear and captured my imagination.
In the middle (your day to day work activities), people say, &#8220;Uh, it&#8217;s just my job.&#8221; They are grumbling about the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michealfelker.com/2010/03/08/top-5-opportunities-you-have-today/</link>
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		<title>My Aha! Moment: Critic Judo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the book Verbal Judo, George Thompson describes judo as the art of redirecting an opponent&#8217;s energy  to achieve your own goal. The idea is that when an opponent attacks you &#8220;sidestep and try a move that would add to (their) momentum&#8221;, carrying them past you where you can then gain control.
The techniques in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.michealfelker.com/2010/03/04/my-aha-moment-critic-judo/</link>
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		<title>Aha! Moments from Aha!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Aha! Conference took place yesterday. The conference speakers were asked to submit a video describing their Aha! moment in ministry- the moment they got it or the moment when something worked or a moment when everything changed or became clear. Needless to say the day was filled with some great stories, practical teaching, and [...]]]></description>
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