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		<title>Mother&#8217;s of Bullied Students on Oprah</title>
		<link>http://joeldiaz.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/mothers-of-bullied-students-on-oprah/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 04:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carl Walker Hoover]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jaheem Herrera]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mothers of Carl Walker-Hoover and Jaheem Herrera will be on the Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday, May 6th.
Check it our here.
If you do not know who these young men are, refer to my previous two posts.
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		<title>Heavy Hearted</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My last post was about a boy named Karl Walker Hoover. A 6th grade boy that was bullied so much that he decided to commit suicide. Last night I was watching the news, and they were reporting on a boy named Jaheem Herrera from the Atlanta area.

My heart is heavy. Jaheem took his life this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeldiaz.wordpress.com&blog=213076&post=295&subd=joeldiaz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bullying: &#8220;When Words Can Kill&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://joeldiaz.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/bullying-when-words-can-kill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am getting sick of hearing students in our youth ministry verbally attack one another, and talk about other people outside of our community in a negative manner. I have come so close to reacting in a very negative way. It is only by God&#8217;s grace that I have not made a complete buffoon of myself in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeldiaz.wordpress.com&blog=213076&post=290&subd=joeldiaz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Life&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://joeldiaz.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joeldiaz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brennan Manning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crazy love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[francis chan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ragamuffin Gospel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So, you can tell by my last post that I had good intentions. Then life happens.
The last few weeks have been absolutely Crazy (notice the capital &#8220;C&#8221;). Here is what has happened:
-We had a confirmation retreat and celebrated confirmation Sunday with 12 sixth graders
-Lisa saw the doctor and is scheduled for surgery Thursday
-Noah is leaving [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeldiaz.wordpress.com&blog=213076&post=288&subd=joeldiaz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>crazy love</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i was captivated and challenged by francis chan this year at the national youth workers&#8217; convention in nashville. he made it o.k. to acknowledge that there are many of us who think that there is something seriously wrong with the american church. i have walked around with that thought in my heart for a few [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeldiaz.wordpress.com&blog=213076&post=284&subd=joeldiaz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>testimony</title>
		<link>http://joeldiaz.wordpress.com/2009/02/12/testimony/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joeldiaz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
last night was one of those special moments in ministry for me. even though weeks of planning, hours of set-up, and support from staff members had occurred in preparation, something bigger was happening. it was evident that God was working in and through the lives of those who came to share their victories and struggles.

i remember [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeldiaz.wordpress.com&blog=213076&post=266&subd=joeldiaz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>contemplative binder clips</title>
		<link>http://joeldiaz.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/contemplative-binder-clips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joeldiaz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[even in the small city environment in which i now find myself people are busy. i have to remind myself that this is a reality for those around me. i compare everything to my life in atlanta, so i find the pace in albany pleasant. i have yet to be overwhelmed by the pace of life. yes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeldiaz.wordpress.com&blog=213076&post=243&subd=joeldiaz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>catch up</title>
		<link>http://joeldiaz.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/catch-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joeldiaz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts & Reflections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dnow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[josh cook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sara liebross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[youth hacks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[i have been in a tail spin since the national youth workers&#8217; convention. i am finally getting caught up, but it has not been a pleasant experience. this week has been a big pile of elephant dung. it just hasn&#8217;t been a good week thus far. some of it i brought on myself, and other [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeldiaz.wordpress.com&blog=213076&post=241&subd=joeldiaz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>retrospect</title>
		<link>http://joeldiaz.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/retrospect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 06:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joeldiaz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[joy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retrospect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soul care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[struggles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vision]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[this year has truly been a year of transition in my life. i spent the last several weeks processing where i have come from and where i currently find myself. my heart is filled with overflowing joy. the opportunities afforded me are beyond anything i could have ever hoped for or dreamed.
are there struggles? yes.
are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeldiaz.wordpress.com&blog=213076&post=223&subd=joeldiaz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>i am second</title>
		<link>http://joeldiaz.wordpress.com/2008/12/06/i-am-second/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joeldiaz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[adam mclane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ditore may entertainment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
i learned of a new website through adam mclane (a blogger i read). iamsecond.com contains some very well produced testimonies. the videos were put together by filmmakers at ditore mayo entertainment. i hope you take the time to view a few of them. really good stuff.

i love the fact that it&#8217;s not another cheesy Christian product. these videos have depth, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeldiaz.wordpress.com&blog=213076&post=230&subd=joeldiaz&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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