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		<title>The Miracle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 20:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Coghlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A spectacular miracle is recorded in Mark 2:1-12. Four friends spare no dignity (or property!) to bring their crippled friend to Jesus. The house is so crowded, and they are so desperate, they dig a hole in a roof to &#8230; <a href="http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2012/04/the-miracle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>One in Christ or in Coffee?</title>
		<link>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2012/04/one-in-christ-or-in-coffee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2012/04/one-in-christ-or-in-coffee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Coghlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In &#8220;Walls Do Talk,&#8221; Paul Louis Metzger contends architecture and theology inform one another, and questions the trend of locating community in the coffee bar and not the Lord&#8217;s Table. Since Connections practices the Lord&#8217;s Supper in the context of &#8230; <a href="http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2012/04/one-in-christ-or-in-coffee/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>You actually mean it&#8217;s ALL about Christ?</title>
		<link>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2012/03/you-actually-mean-its-all-about-christ/</link>
		<comments>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2012/03/you-actually-mean-its-all-about-christ/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Coghlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How far does Paul expect us to take this &#8220;life-centered-on-Christ&#8221; thing? Certainly it impacts our church mission statement and core values, but we all know those things don&#8217;t really make a difference on real life. Surely Paul was grounded enough &#8230; <a href="http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2012/03/you-actually-mean-its-all-about-christ/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Colossians: It&#8217;s ALL About Christ!</title>
		<link>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2012/02/colossians-its-all-about-christ/</link>
		<comments>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2012/02/colossians-its-all-about-christ/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Coghlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is hard to read Colossians without noticing Paul&#8217;s repeated emphasis on Christ&#8217;s sufficiency. From his prayer that the Colossians find ALL wisdom and FULL understanding in Christ (1:9-14) to the majestic hymn about ALL things created through, by, and &#8230; <a href="http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2012/02/colossians-its-all-about-christ/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Beauty and the Bother of the Cross</title>
		<link>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/12/the-beauty-and-the-bother-of-the-cross/</link>
		<comments>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/12/the-beauty-and-the-bother-of-the-cross/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Coghlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I love about Connections&#8217; gatherings is our communion meal. We celebrate and embody the gift of the cross in our breaking bread together. In the churches of my childhood, our weekly participation in the Lord&#8217;s Supper &#8230; <a href="http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/12/the-beauty-and-the-bother-of-the-cross/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Abraham Looked Up and Saw</title>
		<link>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/10/abraham-looked-up-and-saw/</link>
		<comments>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/10/abraham-looked-up-and-saw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Coghlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abraham, having completed his morning chores, found some shade to escape the sweltering heat of the Middle Eastern afternoon. In a nearly-dozed-off flutter of his eyes, three figures emerged through the heat waves. Springing from his tent, he ran to &#8230; <a href="http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/10/abraham-looked-up-and-saw/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>To Go or Not to Go&#8230;Is That the Question?</title>
		<link>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/10/to-go-or-not-to-go-is-that-the-question/</link>
		<comments>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/10/to-go-or-not-to-go-is-that-the-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Coghlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us have heard a sermon or lesson on Genesis 12:1-4: &#8220;The LORD had said to Abram, &#8216;Leave your country, your people and your father&#8217;s household and go to the land I will show you.&#8217; &#8230; So Abram left, &#8230; <a href="http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/10/to-go-or-not-to-go-is-that-the-question/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reflecting on Open Door 2010-2011</title>
		<link>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/08/reflecting-on-open-door-2010-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/08/reflecting-on-open-door-2010-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Coghlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past year we experimented with Open Door, and now is the time to sit back and evaluate the experiment. Here&#8217;s a quick reminder of what the past year included: September: An introduction to our year of &#8220;Experiments in Spiritual &#8230; <a href="http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/08/reflecting-on-open-door-2010-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Life Saving Station</title>
		<link>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/08/life-saving-station/</link>
		<comments>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/08/life-saving-station/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Coghlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A parable excerpted from Norman Shawchuck, Managing the Congregation, pgs. 78-79 ​ On a dangerous seacoast where shipwrecks often occur there was once a crude little lifesaving station. The building was just a hut, and there was only one boat, &#8230; <a href="http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/08/life-saving-station/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mustard Seed, June 2011: Reflections</title>
		<link>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/07/mustard-seed-june-2010-reflections/</link>
		<comments>http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/07/mustard-seed-june-2010-reflections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Coghlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For our June Open Door gathering, many members of Connections went to the Mustard Seed (downtown Calgary) to make and share sac lunches. By the end of our few hours, we had made well over 200 sandwiches, packed 200 healthy &#8230; <a href="http://www.connectionscc.ca/blog/2011/07/mustard-seed-june-2010-reflections/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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