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		<title>&#8220;You Asked For It&#8221; series launches this Sunday!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday, January 10, we are launching an 8-week message series called “You Asked For It.”  Throughout December many of you sent me great questions that you wrestle with, are perplexed by, and want further clarity.  Thanks for taking the time and effort to send me these questions.  I received questions about God, the Bible, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jwalexander71.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10307809&amp;post=159&amp;subd=jwalexander71&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>merry CHRISTmas&#8230; the tree of glory</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I have been saying to and praying for Northshore throughout the month of December, my great hope is that we don&#8217;t miss Jesus on Christmas day.  In the midst of all of the family, friends, and festivities, let your heart be drawn to the Christ of CHRISTmas. This past Sunday, I preached on Isaiah [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jwalexander71.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10307809&amp;post=147&amp;subd=jwalexander71&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>what do you desire?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[as I watched A Charlie Brown Christmas and Charlie Brown and Linus go search for the &#8220;perfect tree&#8221; for their homespun Christmas play, I couldn&#8217;t help but think about Jesus and Isaiah 53.  the lights, the glitz, the pizazz is all pointing to those shiny, colorful, aluminum trees, and there in the midst of it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jwalexander71.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10307809&amp;post=138&amp;subd=jwalexander71&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>the glorious inefficiency of team</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[there&#8217;s the old saying, &#8220;if you want something done right, you&#8217;ve got to do it yourself.&#8221;  I would add (and I know this is incredibly brilliant): &#8220;if you&#8217;re going to do it yourself, you&#8217;re going to be doing it by yourself.&#8221;  i&#8217;ve been leading teams of people for 20 years, first in the U.S. Army [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jwalexander71.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10307809&amp;post=124&amp;subd=jwalexander71&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;meditations&#8221; on francis chan&#8217;s crazy love</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[as a pastor, i&#8217;m usually the one &#8220;pouring out&#8221; myself to other people whether it&#8217;s preaching, praying, counseling, leading, etc.  and in the process of that &#8220;pouring out,&#8221; Jesus is so gracious and kind to pour Himself back into me&#8230; whether it&#8217;s through His Word, solitude and prayer with Him, or the love and grace [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jwalexander71.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10307809&amp;post=117&amp;subd=jwalexander71&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>You Asked For It!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Alexander</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Northshore Baptist Church]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re anything like me, you’ve got all of these questions about everything swirling around in your noggin. We have questions about God, about culture, about church, about theology, and about life in an imperfect world. And it’s hard to get adequate answers that satisfy our curiosity or our soul. And oftentimes it’s hard to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jwalexander71.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10307809&amp;post=112&amp;subd=jwalexander71&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>a sneak peek of Christmas Delivered preparations&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought you might enjoy seeing a sneak peek of our much anticipated weekend performances of Christmas Delivered&#8230; Joy to the World To encourage and enable younger families to reach out to neighbors, colleagues, family and friends our Children’s Department has offered to provide FREE child care (4 years of age and younger) during the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jwalexander71.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10307809&amp;post=104&amp;subd=jwalexander71&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>classic Christmas&#8230; begins this sunday&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Alexander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[northshore&#8217;s &#8220;Classic Christmas&#8221; begins this sunday&#8230; I can&#8217;t wait to share the real meaning of Christmas.  here&#8217;s a classic preview from our little friend linus on the real meaning of Christmas<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jwalexander71.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10307809&amp;post=99&amp;subd=jwalexander71&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>some great quotes &amp; thoughts on leadership</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Alexander</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I ran across this post from mac lake, pastor of leadership development at seacoast church in south carolina. Leadership Thots I&#8217;ve Been Thinking, November Here are a few of the leadership thoughts I’ve tweeted throughout October.  If you would like to follow me on Twitter you can find me at www.twitter.com/maclake 10:04 Nov 26 Many [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jwalexander71.wordpress.com&amp;blog=10307809&amp;post=92&amp;subd=jwalexander71&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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