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		<title>Let A Man Examine Himself…</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[EXAMINATION! A word that makes many eighth grade confirmation class students break out in a cold sweat and lose sleep at this time of year. Those who grew up in the Lutheran Church no doubt remember well their “confirmation examination” when they were publicly questioned on Christian doctrine as summarized in the Catechism. Oh, the&#8230;&#160;]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Juan Ponce de Leon (whether he actually searched for the Fountain of Youth or not) will be forever remembered as the man who went on a futile mission. The search for eternal youth, whether in water or in an elixir of life, can seem pretty silly to us. Even the ancient Egyptians practiced the art&#8230;&#160;]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[During the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century an insidious philosophy – namely, rationalism — spread throughout Europe and America. Rationalism’s proponents asserted that human reason, unaided by divine revelation, is the sole guide to all attainable religious truth. Human reason became the new god. The idea put forth was that if the human brain could&#8230;&#160;]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 The passage (right) is a favorite of millions the world over. It is only for sinners. Self-righteous people don’t get the point of the invitation. It’s from Jesus who also said: “I am not come to&#8230;&#160;]]></description>
		
		
		
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