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		<title>The BIG Challenge</title>
		<link>http://thenclablog.com/2008/02/24/the-big-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phil h</dc:creator>
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We recently closed out a teaching series at GenesisKIDS entitled the BIG Challenge. In the series we talked about getting into spiritual shape. We covered issues with the kids that would help them focus on becoming all that God wanted them to be.
When we closed the series, I remember praying for the kids during that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thenclablog.com&blog=1797789&post=112&subd=ncla&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>K! Magazine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phil b</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have not read the inaugural issue of K! Magazine, I strongly encourage you to get your hands on one and do so. It is choke full of great reads, ideas and major stuff. Ryan and his team have done one heck of a job on the whole project. Thanks Ryan and gang.
Our very [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thenclablog.com&blog=1797789&post=100&subd=ncla&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas to Our Members!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve b</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On behalf of the leadership team of the National Children&#8217;s Leaders Association, we wish all of our members and their families a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!  Please be safe and get refreshed as you spend time with your family making memories during this season. May God bless you and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thenclablog.com&blog=1797789&post=97&subd=ncla&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What do you REALLY want for Christmas?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phil h</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my devotional time yesterday (I&#8217;ve been using the new Men&#8217;s Devotional Bible by Zondervan), I read the story of Solomon in 1 Kings 3. It&#8217;s when God appeared to Solomon in a dream saying he could ask for whatever he wanted.
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		<title>Spiritual Esteem</title>
		<link>http://thenclablog.com/2007/11/27/spiritual-esteem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phil h</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a post from Swerve, Craig Groeschel&#8217;s blog, that I thought was worth sharing with everyone.

When you are doing ministry, try to remember:

What you do is a result of who you are in Christ.
What you do doesn’t define who you are.
Don’t confuse the “who” with the “do.”

You are not successful because:

Your kids’ ministry grew [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thenclablog.com&blog=1797789&post=89&subd=ncla&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We Don&#8217;t Belong Here</title>
		<link>http://thenclablog.com/2007/11/12/we-dont-belong-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phil h</dc:creator>
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Today in GenesisKIDS we wrapped up a lesson series entitled &#8220;Major Pain&#8221; where we talked about suffering. Today&#8217;s lesson was entitled &#8220;GRADUATION!&#8221; and we talked about how perseverance through our pain can bring about wisdom and maturity in our faith.
But more importantly, we talked about how one day we&#8217;ll graduate. Similarly to how folks graduate [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thenclablog.com&blog=1797789&post=88&subd=ncla&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Making Memories</title>
		<link>http://thenclablog.com/2007/11/07/making-memories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phil b</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During staff meeting yesterday morning we had an extended time of thanksgiving and praise where each member would express their gratitude to God for his gracious acts of kindness over the past year. All that was spoken was great to hear, but there was one that stopped me in my thought tracks.
My pastor said, &#8220;I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thenclablog.com&blog=1797789&post=87&subd=ncla&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thankful Fors</title>
		<link>http://thenclablog.com/2007/11/06/thankful-fors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phil h</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At least once a week, during our family prayer time, we do a little something we now call &#8220;Thankful Fors&#8221;. It&#8217;s quite simple. Each member of the family takes a turn expressing the things they are thankful for in their life. The name started when we missed a few nights of this ritual and my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thenclablog.com&blog=1797789&post=86&subd=ncla&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What do you REALLY want for Christmas?</title>
		<link>http://thenclablog.com/2007/10/30/what-do-you-really-want-for-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>phil h</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my devotional time yesterday (I&#8217;ve been using the new Men&#8217;s Devotional Bible by Zondervan), I read the story of Solomon in 1 Kings 3. It&#8217;s when God appeared to Solomon in a dream saying he could ask for whatever he wanted.
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Give Up!</title>
		<link>http://thenclablog.com/2007/10/25/dont-give-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tony l</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I ran across a prophecy that was shared in one of our past children&#8217;s ministry conferences.  I thought someone might need to hear it and be encouraged by it. 
Don&#8217;t give up. Don&#8217;t give up.  Put that dream back together.  Put it back together, and do what you know to do and it will come [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thenclablog.com&blog=1797789&post=75&subd=ncla&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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