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		<title>Confessions</title>
		<link>http://theolderbrother.wordpress.com/2010/05/22/confessions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 03:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jesus Christ, the historical man who walked this earth a little more than 2000 years ago, is the son of the living God, who created all we see and works even to today in the lives of men. This same Jesus died, was buried, and rose again showing himself to witnesses who wrote about these [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theolderbrother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=421002&amp;post=348&amp;subd=theolderbrother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Prayer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Giving Gifts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am greedy. I love to get gifts and I really stink at giving gifts. I am not the only one in my family with this problem; however, I am the only one who is an adult. Ouch. You expect for children to have difficulty with selfishness and some greed. All you have to do [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theolderbrother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=421002&amp;post=341&amp;subd=theolderbrother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Post Sibling Birthday Depression</title>
		<link>http://theolderbrother.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/post-sibling-birthday-depression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know you have had this syndrome before. If you have a brother or  a sister you know all about what I call Post Sibling Birthday Depression. Its symptoms include sulking, slumped shoulders, down-cast countenance, and foot sliding. At least that is how it looks at our house. The symptoms manifest in a sibling who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theolderbrother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=421002&amp;post=339&amp;subd=theolderbrother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Older Brother</title>
		<link>http://theolderbrother.wordpress.com/2009/05/30/the-older-brother-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 02:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Luke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Prodigal Son]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[You might be an Older Brother]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the parable of the Prodigal/Lost son, Jesus intends to teach a very important lesson to the Pharisees and scribes. Remember they were the ones grumbling about Jesus associating with sinners. He saves the best for last in this parable and lets em have it. They are supposed to relate to the older brother. First [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theolderbrother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=421002&amp;post=330&amp;subd=theolderbrother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Prodigal/Lost Son Context</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 22:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Context tells us the back story. What is going on when Jesus told the parable of the lost son. Why did he tell the parable. Without it we might miss the point. Jesus was attracting large crowds of people to him to listen to his teaching. Everywhere he went people followed. In Luke 15:1 we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theolderbrother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=421002&amp;post=326&amp;subd=theolderbrother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Was Jesus&#8217; Purpose</title>
		<link>http://theolderbrother.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/what-was-jesus-purpose/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 02:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barthardison</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[John]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Prodigal Son]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t we all just want to know why? Have you ever met some one who never asks why? They are the ones whose parents always answered the question, &#8220;Why is the sky blue?&#8221; with a loud &#8220;BECAUSE!&#8221; Poor folks. Okay, I am being silly. Everyone wants to know why Jesus. Right? Still silly? Well here [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theolderbrother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=421002&amp;post=323&amp;subd=theolderbrother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Prodigal/Lost Son</title>
		<link>http://theolderbrother.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/the-prodigal-son/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 00:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Luke]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Prodigal Son]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been studying and reading the parable of the lost son, better known as the prodigal son, for some time. In fact this web site is named after the older brother from the parable. In my blog you will find many posts about the older brother. You can check out my You might be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theolderbrother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=421002&amp;post=321&amp;subd=theolderbrother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rain</title>
		<link>http://theolderbrother.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/rain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 03:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hope]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always enjoyed watching rain fall. Actually I love to stand out in the rain and watch it fall. The colors, the sound, and the tranquility it brings me. Most of all I love the smell. I know I am standing in a storm. But I don&#8217;t see that. I see the pieces. I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theolderbrother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=421002&amp;post=317&amp;subd=theolderbrother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cutting Through The TV Static in My Mind</title>
		<link>http://theolderbrother.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/prayer-cutting-through-the-tv-static-in-my-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mind is filled with static. Kinda like the static on an analog TV. Wikipedia says it is caused by electromagnetic radiation being picked up by an analog TV receiver. Here is what it looks like. (Thought it might be helpful in our digital world.) Like a TV, my mind is filled with all the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theolderbrother.wordpress.com&amp;blog=421002&amp;post=308&amp;subd=theolderbrother&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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