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	<title>coffee with pastor steve</title>
	<link>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org</link>
	<description>Thoughts and Jots from Shepherd of the Valley Senior Pastor Steve Kramer</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Questions</title>
		<link>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org/?p=14</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skramer</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Someone gave me a little book, entitled Children&#8217;s Letter to God.&#160; Some of the questions these kids ask are amusing.
	Dear God,&#160;&#160;&#160; Did you mean for the giraffe to look like that or was it an accident?&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; NormaDear God,&#160;&#160;&#160; I went to a wedding and they kissed right in church.&#160; Is that ok?&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; NeilDear God,&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy 4th of July</title>
		<link>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org/?p=13</link>
		<comments>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org/?p=13#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skramer</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
		<guid>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org/?p=13</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	I love being an American.&#160; We sometimes express dissatisfaction with our country&#8217;s leadership or its policies.&#160; We might even point to past sins of history and the imperfections we presently observe.&#160; But I still believe the United States of America is a great place to live and its principles of democracy and liberty are worth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vision leaks</title>
		<link>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org/?p=12</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skramer</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
		<guid>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org/?p=12</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	It is easy to get so busy with the day to day business of the church that we lose sight of the big picture.&#160; Vision leaks.&#160; But continual reviewing is life renewing.&#160; 
	What is our congregation&#8217;s purpose?&#160; Why do we exist?&#160; 
	&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#8220;To connect all people to Christ through nurturing, building friendships, and serving.&#8221;
	What goal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer time Blues</title>
		<link>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org/?p=11</link>
		<comments>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org/?p=11#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 20:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>skramer</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Remember that classic old rock song made popular by Eddie Cochran, &#8220;There ain&#8217;t no cure for the summer time blues?&#8221;That is what this pastor goes through each summer as he watches the worship attendance figures take their annual nose dive. 
	All kidding aside, while I do hope you have an enjoyable summer of vacationing, warm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This &#8216;n That</title>
		<link>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org/?p=10</link>
		<comments>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org/?p=10#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 21:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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	<category>General</category>
		<guid>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org/?p=10</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	I&#8217;m back. It was a peaceful, contemplative Lenten season at Shepherd as we praised, prayed, and learned about praying from Jesus.&#160; I have heard from several members that our Wednesday night gatherings were soothing and calming oases in the midst of hectic weeks. That was music to my ears.&#160; It was what I hoped would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After the Special Meeting</title>
		<link>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org/?p=4</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>site admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
		<guid>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org/?p=4</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	If you haven’t heard by now, Shepherd voted on January 31st to sever its ties with the ELCA and to affiliate itself with Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC). A second vote will be held in May to ratify the first vote on our membership in the ELCA. I have heard a variety of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pastor&#8217;s Annual Report</title>
		<link>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org/?p=2</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>site admin</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
		<guid>http://pastorblog.shepherd-lutheran.org/?p=2</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	2009 has been a year filled with victories and ministry challenges at Shepherd.

We started a new worship service in the fall with the intention of helping parents who want to fulfill the promises they made at their children’s baptisms. This kid friendly “express service” in the gym has had a positive response. We now have [...]]]></description>
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