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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I just wrote a message about WISDOM&#8230; what it is, how to get it and how to know where it came from.</p>
<p>Wisdom helps us know God&#8217;s will, make good decisions, advise others&#8230; if Solomon is any example, it is one of the most pleasing things we can desire. </p>
<p>If your life is a mess, I would say wisdom is a good place to start.  If you have a family, I would say wisdom is an essential. If you are married, employed, have friends or are currently breathing, I would say wisdom is a good thing to have more of.</p>
<p>If you are interested, the message is <a href="http://www.seriousfaith.com/2009/11/about-wisdom/" target="_blank">here</a>&#8230;<br />
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		<description><![CDATA[People often ask me what is personal development. Simple, it&#8217;s merely the exercise of becoming a better person on all levels. For most, this is some vague idea that each day they are just getting gooder. Unfortunately, human nature as it is, by default, people become more selfish, more manipulative, more deceitful as experience and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I just wrote a message about WISDOM&#8230; what it is, how to get it and how to know where it came from.</p>
<p>Wisdom helps us know God&#8217;s will, make good decisions, advise others&#8230; if Solomon is any example, it is one of the most pleasing things we can desire. </p>
<p>If your life is a mess, I would say wisdom is a good place to start.  If you have a family, I would say wisdom is an essential. If you are married, employed, have friends or are currently breathing, I would say wisdom is a good thing to have more of.</p>
<p>If you are interested, the message is <a href="http://www.seriousfaith.com/2009/11/about-wisdom/" target="_blank">here</a>&#8230;<br />
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		<description><![CDATA[I get a lot of emails from people about giving up, wanting to quit, needing help, taking pills, hunting support groups, longing for quick and easy answers&#8230; just a general lack of perseverance, toughness, commitment and mental fortitude. As I wrote a modern English version of the Declaration of Independence this week, I was struck [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I just wrote a message about WISDOM&#8230; what it is, how to get it and how to know where it came from.</p>
<p>Wisdom helps us know God&#8217;s will, make good decisions, advise others&#8230; if Solomon is any example, it is one of the most pleasing things we can desire. </p>
<p>If your life is a mess, I would say wisdom is a good place to start.  If you have a family, I would say wisdom is an essential. If you are married, employed, have friends or are currently breathing, I would say wisdom is a good thing to have more of.</p>
<p>If you are interested, the message is <a href="http://www.seriousfaith.com/2009/11/about-wisdom/" target="_blank">here</a>&#8230;<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>I just wrote a message about WISDOM&#8230; what it is, how to get it and how to know where it came from.</p>
<p>Wisdom helps us know God&#8217;s will, make good decisions, advise others&#8230; if Solomon is any example, it is one of the most pleasing things we can desire. </p>
<p>If your life is a mess, I would say wisdom is a good place to start.  If you have a family, I would say wisdom is an essential. If you are married, employed, have friends or are currently breathing, I would say wisdom is a good thing to have more of.</p>
<p>If you are interested, the message is <a href="http://www.seriousfaith.com/2009/11/about-wisdom/" target="_blank">here</a>&#8230;<br />
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