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		<title>The Decline of Youth Work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gene Edward Veith notes an article about the decline of youth work in churches these days. Apparently, it&#8217;s hard to get the interest of teens and keep them engaged at church, and getting harder. Maybe our own teens have something to say about that. (Read Veith&#8217;s article first, then leave a comment here or on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bethanythedalles.org/blog/?p=164</link>
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		<title>A Reliable and Favorite Bible Commentary Now Online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Paul Kretzmann&#8217;s commentary on the whole Bible has been a dear resource for generations of Lutherans. The books are long out of print, though you can probably still find used copies floating around. An alternative, though is to search and read it online. Try it out. This brief commentary was widely published and used for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bethanythedalles.org/blog/?p=161</link>
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		<title>Understanding the Third Commandment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many Christians are confused about God&#8217;s command to sanctify the day of rest. Does that mean we need to observe the Sabbath, the seventh day of the week, as a day reserved from work and dedicated to worship? Does it mean we should do the same thing on Sunday? Or are we completely free from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bethanythedalles.org/blog/?p=152</link>
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		<title>Lutherans Accused of Abolishing the Divine Service</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1530, Lutherans had an opportunity to explain themselves in defense against a number of unfair accusations. It was said that they were abolishing the divine service (with the Lord&#8217;s Supper, then called &#8220;the Mass&#8221;), and getting rid of many long-standing church ceremonies. Here is part of their defense: Our churches are falsely accused of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bethanythedalles.org/blog/?p=149</link>
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		<title>God&#8217;s Forgiveness Transforms Us into Saints</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When the apostle Paul wrote his letters to the Corinthians, it&#8217;s clear that he had many problems to address. We sometimes hear about the problems in church organization and practice, but the more basic problems were personal. In 1 Cor. chapter 6, Paul began by explaining why Christians should not have to bring fellow Christians [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bethanythedalles.org/blog/?p=146</link>
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		<title>God&#8217;s Word via J.S. Bach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s sermon I mentioned two composers who wrote music and words on the basis of their faith, just as David did three thousand years ago. Now, I see that an example of Bach&#8217;s poetry and music was posted today at Cyberbrethren, which is the blog of Paul McCain, the publisher at Concordia Publishing house. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bethanythedalles.org/blog/?p=143</link>
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		<title>A Brief Response to Christian Zionism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An Evangelical, millenialist pastor named John Hagee has written an article for the Jewish Daily Forward. In it, Hagee presents some reasons why Christian zionists support the present-day nation of Israel. He writes, On May 23, pastors, ministers and priests at more than 1,500 churches in all 50 states and over 50 foreign countries will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bethanythedalles.org/blog/?p=137</link>
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		<title>Using the Ten Commandments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In our catechism we talk about the three ways that God uses His moral Law by using three metaphors or comparisons. Most importantly, He uses His Law as a mirror, which shows us our sinfulness and need for a savior. Also of great importance, He uses His law as a curb upon the evil in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bethanythedalles.org/blog/?p=134</link>
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		<title>Marriage and God&#8217;s Image</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pastor Abrahamson has posted a couple &#8220;Words of the Week&#8221; that you should find edifying. Here&#8217;s the beginning of one on Marriage. The first institution God made for His people was the institution of marriage. We are told in Genesis 1:27 that the image of God resides in the marriage of a man and a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bethanythedalles.org/blog/?p=132</link>
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		<title>Correction: The Ten Commandments (Updated)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a discussion Tuesday night at Lutheran Family Fellowship, we talked about how the Ten Commandments were given to Israel. I said that I thought Moses was required to write the text of the commandments on the second set of stone tablets, but he wasn&#8217;t. God wrote on the second set, just as he wrote [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bethanythedalles.org/blog/?p=128</link>
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