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	<description>"The Resurrection is the eucatastrophe of the story of the Incarnation -- This story begins and ends in joy." J.R.R. Tolkien</description>
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		<title>Together for Adoption Conference 2010</title>
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		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2010/06/03/together-for-adoption-conference-2010/</link>
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		<title>Caring for Orphans While Soaked with the Sense of Exile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I was deeply moved by something that I read in a letter that J.R.R. Tolkien wrote to his son Christopher. As I reflected upon his words, it occurred to me that he touches on something that is profoundly relevant to the global orphan crisis. Tolkien writes:
&#8220;We all long for [Eden], and we are constantly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2009/12/05/caring-for-orphans-while-soaked-with-the-sense-of-exile/</link>
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		<title>Audio Sermons from T4A Conference 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is the audio of the main sessions from Together for Adoption Conference 2009, Oct 2-3, at Christ Community Church, Franklin, TN.
Session One - Adoption: Making Outsiders Insiders, Dan Cruver (Read session summary)
Session Two - The Freedom of Adoption, Scotty Smith (Watch brief video interview and read session summary)
Session Three - Adoption and the Pursuit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2009/10/14/audio-sermons-from-t4a-conference-2009/</link>
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		<title>Reproving and Delighting in Our Children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When we reprove our children, do we do it as those who DELIGHT in them? See Prov 3:12. God reproves and delights in us. May the Gospel shape our parenting.
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		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2009/06/04/reproving-and-delighting-in-our-children/</link>
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		<title>“Is there any word from God?”: Preaching the Gospel to Yourself (Part 7)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You may not agree with Ralph Erskine on every point of interpretation in this series of posts, but he serves us very well by providing wonderful instruction on how to preach the gospel to ourselves whatever our faith-struggles may be:
&#8220;Go to God and say, O &#8216;do as thou hast said. Consider what he hath said, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2009/06/04/%e2%80%9cis-there-any-word-from-god%e2%80%9d-preaching-the-gospel-to-yourself-part-7/</link>
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		<title>Big Truths for Young Hearts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Zach Nielsen writes:
Owen Strachan draws attention to a new systematic Theology book for kids (6-14) by Dr. Bruce Ware called,Big Truths for Young Hearts. I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;ll be picking up a copy for our kids. Some of you might be interested as well. 
Here is a description from Amazon.com:
Sure, it’s easy to teach your children [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2009/04/18/big-truths-for-young-hearts/</link>
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		<title>Tolkien on Twitter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you a Tolkien fan and on Twitter? Check out JRR Tolkien&#8217;s Twitter page by clicking the image below.

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		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2009/04/17/tolkien-on-twitter/</link>
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		<title>“Is there any word from God?”: Preaching the Gospel to Yourself (Part 6)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You may not agree with Ralph Erskine on every point of interpretation in this series of posts, but he serves us very well by providing wonderful instruction on how to preach the gospel to ourselves whatever our faith-struggles may be:
&#8220;Is there any word to me, that am such a filthy monster, such a polluted creature [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2009/04/15/%e2%80%9cis-there-any-word-from-god%e2%80%9d-preaching-the-gospel-to-yourself-part-6/</link>
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		<title>Together for Adoption Conference 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that registration for Together for Adoption Conference 2009 is now open. Click here to register.

General Session Speakers and Topics:
Michael Easley, Topic: Orphan Care and Jesus, the Great Servant of the Poor
Michael Easley recently joined the pastoral staff of Fellowship Bible Church (Nashville, TN) as a teaching pastor (read his church [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2009/04/15/together-for-adoption-conference-2009/</link>
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		<title>Together for Adoption Conference Audio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All the audio from Together for Adoption Conference 2008 is now online:

Jason Kovacs and Maridel Sandberg - &#8220;Conference Welcome and the Christian Alliance for Orphans&#8217; Vision for Orphan Ministry&#8220;
Dan Cruver - &#8220;Adoption in God&#8217;s Story of Redemption&#8220;
Rick Phillips - &#8220;The Good News of Adoption&#8220;
Carl Robbins - &#8220;Adoption and the Multi-Ethnic Family of God&#8220;
Tullian Tchividjian - [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2008/11/14/together-for-adoption-conference-audio/</link>
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		<title>Audio Sermon: The Cosmic Significance of Adoption</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the privilege of preaching at Grace Church of Memphis yesterday on the cosmic significance of adoption within the story of redemption.  You can listen to it here.
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		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2008/10/14/audio-sermon-the-cosmic-significance-of-adoption/</link>
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		<title>Rivendell and the Power of the Gospel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite scenes in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (the book not the movie) takes place in the land of Rivendell after the hobbits, Frodo and Sam, almost lost their lives at the hands of those seeking to capture the ring of power and before they continued their dangerous journey to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2008/10/02/rivendell-and-the-power-of-the-gospel/</link>
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		<title>Family Prayers for Orphans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the ways our family seeks to serve orphans is by praying for them at supper time.  I&#8217;ve had the opportunity to travel to orphanages in China and Ethiopia.  So I printed out pictures of orphans I&#8217;ve had the privilege of meeting on those trips and put them on our refrigerator.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2008/09/22/family-prayers-for-orphans/</link>
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		<title>Ethiopia Orphan Benefit Dinner &amp; Auction at Furman University</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Carolina Hope invites you to join us for an Ethiopia Orphan Benefit Dinner &#038; Auction at Furman University (Greenville, SC) on Saturday, September 6, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
In addition to dinner, the fundraiser will feature&#8230;

&#187; live musical entertainment
&#187; a silent auction with jewelry, rounds of golf, clothing, home interior pieces, purses, spa treatments, a girls night [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2008/09/03/ethiopia-orphan-benefit-dinner-auction-at-furman-university/</link>
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		<title>Grace and Empathy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Daniel Taylor&#8217;s book, Tell Me a Story: The Life-Shaping Power of Our Stories:
&#8220;Grace is the ultimate act of empathy. It is possible on the human level only to the degree that we can imagine ourselves in other people’s shoes. Such an act of imagination is a story act. It is being able to see [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2008/08/26/grace-and-empathy/</link>
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		<title>Good Morning America Interviews Chapman Family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Steven Curtis Chapman and family were interviewed on Good Morning America today about the death of Maria Sue Chunxi Chapman.  Watch the interview here (Note: Interview begins with a short clip of the interview, moves into a commercial, and then shows the full seven minute interview).  
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		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2008/08/07/good-morning-america-interviews-chapman-family/</link>
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		<title>Conference Registration for Together for Adoption 2008 is Now Open!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Registration for Together for Adoption Conference 2008 is now open! Please join us for this unique event as we explore what our adoption in Christ means for us and for orphans.
Conference Speakers: Rick Phillips, Russell Moore, Carl Robbins, and Tullian Tchividjian.
See conference schedule here.
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		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2008/08/01/conference-registration-for-together-for-adoption-2008-is-now-open/</link>
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		<title>Hilarious!</title>
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		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2008/07/30/hilarious/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Is there any word from God?&#8221;: Preaching the Gospel to Yourself (Part 5)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You may not agree with Ralph Erskine on every point of interpretation in this series of posts, but he serves us very well by providing wonderful instruction on how to preach the gospel to ourselves whatever our faith-struggles may be:
&#8220;Is there any word to me a backslider, a grievous revolter, that many times after vows [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2008/07/28/is-there-any-word-from-god-preaching-the-gospel-to-yourself-part-5/</link>
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		<title>Joy to the World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I watched this video, I thought about joy, particularly the joy that the Gospel brings to the world.

(HT: Sally Lloyd-Jones)
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		<link>http://www.eucatastrophe.com/blog/archives/2008/07/25/joy-to-the-world/</link>
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