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		<title>Wisdom from Mrs. Manoah (Judges 13)</title>
		<link>http://treasurecontained.com/2012/05/17/wisdom-from-mrs-manoah-judges-13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crystal Rodli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I appreciate this Judges 13 conversation between Samson&#8217;s parents. 22 So Manoah said to his wife, &#8220;We will surely die, for we have seen God.&#8221; 23 But his wife said to him, &#8221;If the LORD had desired to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things, nor would He have let us hear things like this at this time.&#8221; First of all, &#8230; <a href="http://treasurecontained.com/2012/05/17/wisdom-from-mrs-manoah-judges-13/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=treasurecontained.com&#038;blog=13718312&#038;post=3127&#038;subd=treasurecontained&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wetter Water (Or Truth and Lies)</title>
		<link>http://treasurecontained.com/2012/05/01/wetter-water-or-truth-and-lies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 11:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crystal Rodli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I had the opportunity to taste some exceptionally &#8220;wet&#8221; water. At least that&#8217;s what I was told. My friends pulled a bottle out of the fridge, poured me a glass, and watched as I took one &#8230; <a href="http://treasurecontained.com/2012/05/01/wetter-water-or-truth-and-lies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=treasurecontained.com&#038;blog=13718312&#038;post=3116&#038;subd=treasurecontained&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Exactly Does One Grow in Grace?</title>
		<link>http://treasurecontained.com/2012/04/24/how-exactly-does-one-grow-in-grace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crystal Rodli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GRACE An accurate, common definition describes grace as the unmerited favor of God toward man.  ~Baker&#8217;s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology It is true that, in a very general sense, all favor from God toward man is unmerited. The fact &#8230; <a href="http://treasurecontained.com/2012/04/24/how-exactly-does-one-grow-in-grace/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=treasurecontained.com&#038;blog=13718312&#038;post=3108&#038;subd=treasurecontained&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>God&#8217;s Keepsakes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crystal Rodli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In chapter 13 of his book, Heaven, Randy Alcorn makes an interesting case for the possible future restoration of man-made objects from throughout human history. The exegetical evidence includes passages concerning the testing of believers&#8217; works  (1 Cor. 13:12-15) and the eternal &#8230; <a href="http://treasurecontained.com/2012/04/20/gods-keepsakes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=treasurecontained.com&#038;blog=13718312&#038;post=3098&#038;subd=treasurecontained&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is grace? (Part 3)</title>
		<link>http://treasurecontained.com/2012/03/28/what-is-grace-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crystal Rodli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been very bold in asserting what grace is (and isn&#8217;t)—and it&#8217;s all made such very good sense to me. However, I think it may be time to test my claims by plugging our practical definition of grace (God-given ability to &#8230; <a href="http://treasurecontained.com/2012/03/28/what-is-grace-part-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=treasurecontained.com&#038;blog=13718312&#038;post=3077&#038;subd=treasurecontained&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is Grace? (Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://treasurecontained.com/2012/03/19/what-is-grace-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crystal Rodli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I apologize for the abrupt end to the previous post on grace. It wasn&#8217;t intended to be a dramatic pause, I promise. It was just one of those reflections I sat down to write, overconfident in my ability to be &#8230; <a href="http://treasurecontained.com/2012/03/19/what-is-grace-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=treasurecontained.com&#038;blog=13718312&#038;post=3055&#038;subd=treasurecontained&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is Grace?</title>
		<link>http://treasurecontained.com/2012/03/10/have-we-got-grace-all-wrong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 07:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crystal Rodli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been reading The Grace and Truth Paradox, by Randy Alcorn. It&#8217;s a good little book. Alcorn has a gift for expounding practical truths in such a blunt and obvious manner that the reader ends up feeling very silly for &#8230; <a href="http://treasurecontained.com/2012/03/10/have-we-got-grace-all-wrong/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=treasurecontained.com&#038;blog=13718312&#038;post=3034&#038;subd=treasurecontained&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Phones, Physics, and God</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crystal Rodli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got a free smartphone with a new mobile account a little over a year ago.  It was a fun toy at first. I downloaded a couple of stupid apps, and enjoyed the novelty of checking Facebook/email from the phone. &#8230; <a href="http://treasurecontained.com/2012/02/18/phones-physics-and-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=treasurecontained.com&#038;blog=13718312&#038;post=2975&#038;subd=treasurecontained&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fun Fail</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crystal Rodli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday evening I was feeling like I ought to spend a little quality time with my sons. As much as I enjoy those guys, it was really kind of a spontaneous, guilt-motivated decision. I knew it had been too long &#8230; <a href="http://treasurecontained.com/2012/02/12/fun-fail/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=treasurecontained.com&#038;blog=13718312&#038;post=2995&#038;subd=treasurecontained&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update on the &#8220;Should I hate religion&#8230;?&#8221; post.</title>
		<link>http://treasurecontained.com/2012/01/22/update-on-the-should-i-hate-religion-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crystal Rodli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just wanted to let you know that I added an update at the end my recent response to the &#8221;Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus&#8221; video. It includes an excerpt from a very interesting and encouraging exchange between the young man &#8230; <a href="http://treasurecontained.com/2012/01/22/update-on-the-should-i-hate-religion-post/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=treasurecontained.com&#038;blog=13718312&#038;post=2856&#038;subd=treasurecontained&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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