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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is my last post to this blog&#8230; For technical reasons it is moving to HERE. If you access it from www.MikeThakur.com then don&#8217;t worry, everything will stay the same See you over on the new site soon&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ft5k.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8399566&amp;post=488&amp;subd=ft5k&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Final Shout For All The Pastors Out There&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seeing as my column this week covered in a little more detail some of the points I have raised recently about Pastors and their state of mind here in the US I thought I would finish this subject off with one more post today. You might feel as though it is all &#8216;doom and gloom&#8217; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ft5k.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8399566&amp;post=484&amp;subd=ft5k&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Feed a Child Haiti</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have known of a missionary couple to Haiti for quite a few years now and over the last 12 months or so the children&#8217;s ministry I serve has been supporting them also which has been great considering everything that has happened in the last few weeks. To be able to show the kids that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ft5k.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8399566&amp;post=461&amp;subd=ft5k&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Did you know you can subscribe?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Look to the right and at the very top is a link so you can subscribe to get my blog posts via email&#8230; Saves you coming to the site if you don&#8217;t want to so go ahead and sign up today<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ft5k.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8399566&amp;post=458&amp;subd=ft5k&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Books ~ Too Busy Not to Pray by Bill Hybels</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bought this book for every one of my awesome &#8216;Life Changers&#8217; that work in the Kid&#8217;s Ministry at the Church I serve at for Christmas. I firmly believe that for 2010 we needed more prayer than ever before and I thought a great place to start would be with some practical, realistic encouragement on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ft5k.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8399566&amp;post=430&amp;subd=ft5k&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>1,500 Pastors leave the ministry EVERY MONTH</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so here&#8217;s part 2 of my Pastor stats for this month. Following on from my previous post about Pastors and the pressure they face that leads so many of them to irreversible breakdowns in their marriages, today I want you to think about the fact that today, 50 pastors will quit the ministry for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ft5k.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8399566&amp;post=426&amp;subd=ft5k&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Not reading a book by its cover</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is my latest column from the Houston Community Papers&#8230; Follow the link below to read more! Spring Observer<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ft5k.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8399566&amp;post=417&amp;subd=ft5k&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Toby Mac ~ Tonight</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Picked up Toby Mac&#8217;s latest CD today entitled &#8216;Tonight&#8217;. Although he was in Houston throughout the day I didn&#8217;t get chance to actually go and hang out with him What can I say&#8230; If you like Toby Mac, this won&#8217;t disappoint. Admittedly I have only listened to it one time but catchy, more of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ft5k.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8399566&amp;post=402&amp;subd=ft5k&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>50% of Pastor&#8217;s marriages will end in divorce&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://ft5k.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/50-of-pastors-marriages-will-end-in-divorce/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I came across a list of staggering facts today relating to Pastoral work and generally being involved in ministry on a full time basis. Some of them are so stunning that I have decided to dedicate my next few posts to some of these subjects in the hope to spur on and encourage anyone [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ft5k.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8399566&amp;post=398&amp;subd=ft5k&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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