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		<title>Risky Business</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2010/02/05/risky-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, but we all take risks.    We take a risk every time we drive, go to the store, or eat dinner at a restaurant.  When we drive, there is a risk of an accident.  When we go &#8230; <a href="http://onthebema.com/2010/02/05/risky-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&blog=7820071&post=1350&subd=onthebemainballston&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Mission of the Mission Statement</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2010/01/22/the-mission-of-the-mission-statement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mission statements are used by individuals, non-profits, companies, and even government.  Mission statements are supposed to focus or clarify an organization&#8217;s purpose or outcome.  It is easy for a mission statement to be confusing, too wordy, and just too long.  &#8230; <a href="http://onthebema.com/2010/01/22/the-mission-of-the-mission-statement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&blog=7820071&post=1305&subd=onthebemainballston&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jon Gosselin, Please Stop!</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2009/11/09/jon-gosselin-please-stop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned before, I was very hopeful that Jon and Kate Gosselin would patch things up, but things have certainly gotten worse since Jon and Kate have split.  The media circus has heighten the tension of the conflict between &#8230; <a href="http://onthebema.com/2009/11/09/jon-gosselin-please-stop/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&blog=7820071&post=1070&subd=onthebemainballston&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When Church Meets Halloween</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2009/10/30/church-halloween/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of us may be uncomfortable with the holiday that is upon us: the dreaded Halloween!  What an evil holiday!  But, wait!  Is Halloween really that evil?  The word &#8220;Halloween&#8221;, as originally indented, was a Christian term.  More accurately called, &#8230; <a href="http://onthebema.com/2009/10/30/church-halloween/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&blog=7820071&post=1041&subd=onthebemainballston&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: NuChristian</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2009/10/12/book-review-nuchristian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of Judson Press&#8217; blog tour for Russell Rathbun&#8217;s new book, nuChristian: finding faith in a new generation, I have had the wonderful opportunity to preview and review this insightful book.  In addition, Wednesday of this week, I will &#8230; <a href="http://onthebema.com/2009/10/12/book-review-nuchristian/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&blog=7820071&post=1028&subd=onthebemainballston&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When is a Cross not a Cross?</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2009/10/07/when-is-a-cross-not-a-cross/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be sure to vote in the poll at the end of this post. Is the cross just a cross?  Is there a way that a cross cannot be a religious symbol?  In the interest of separation of church and state, &#8230; <a href="http://onthebema.com/2009/10/07/when-is-a-cross-not-a-cross/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&blog=7820071&post=986&subd=onthebemainballston&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christian &#8220;Wedding Crashers&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2009/08/10/christian-wedding-crashers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(I use the term &#8220;Christian Wedding Crashers&#8221; as a tongue and cheek way of referring to those people who are not typical church member seeking marriage.  Please do not be offended.  This is a light hearted term that some Christians &#8230; <a href="http://onthebema.com/2009/08/10/christian-wedding-crashers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&blog=7820071&post=619&subd=onthebemainballston&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Call Me Politically Weak, but Release the Captives!</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2009/08/05/release-the-captives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[America's strength should not be our might, but what our ability to do what is right.    <a href="http://onthebema.com/2009/08/05/release-the-captives/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&blog=7820071&post=606&subd=onthebemainballston&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Three Things You Need to Know About Evangelicals</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2009/07/24/three-things/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a developing movement within literature to chronicle an outsider&#8217;s perspective on the strange land of Evangelical Christianity.  It seems that the world sees all Evangelical Christians as fervent, ignorant, and misguided by a holy book.  Being an Evangelical &#8230; <a href="http://onthebema.com/2009/07/24/three-things/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&blog=7820071&post=525&subd=onthebemainballston&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Politics, Christians, and Scandals</title>
		<link>http://onthebema.com/2009/07/20/politics-the-christian-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I try to be non-political on this blog, but I could not help but notice the recent scandals that are occurring for several Republicans.  Now, do not get me wrong here.  The Democrats have had theirs too (Bill Clinton).  Maureen &#8230; <a href="http://onthebema.com/2009/07/20/politics-the-christian-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=onthebema.com&blog=7820071&post=500&subd=onthebemainballston&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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