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		<title>Reputation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year I have taken some hits. My reputation among some of my fellow Christian brothers and sisters has been called into question. I even met with one of them, discussed their concerns, shared my reasons for doing what I was doing, and even made myself available to help them in their efforts. But just [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeldiaz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=213076&amp;post=311&amp;subd=joeldiaz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seeing &amp; Smelling Jesus</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 03:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.” -Matthew 25:35 (NLT) “…when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!” -Matthew 25:40 (NLT) [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeldiaz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=213076&amp;post=303&amp;subd=joeldiaz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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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>
		<dc:creator>joeldiaz</dc:creator>
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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.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeldiaz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=213076&amp;post=300&amp;subd=joeldiaz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy Hearted</title>
		<link>http://joeldiaz.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/heavy-hearted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joeldiaz</dc:creator>
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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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeldiaz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=213076&amp;post=295&amp;subd=joeldiaz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="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&amp;blog=213076&amp;post=290&amp;subd=joeldiaz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brennan Manning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crazy love]]></category>
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		<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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeldiaz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=213076&amp;post=288&amp;subd=joeldiaz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>crazy love</title>
		<link>http://joeldiaz.wordpress.com/2009/02/20/crazy-love/</link>
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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&amp;blog=213076&amp;post=284&amp;subd=joeldiaz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="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>
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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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joeldiaz.wordpress.com&amp;blog=213076&amp;post=266&amp;subd=joeldiaz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="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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		<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&amp;blog=213076&amp;post=243&amp;subd=joeldiaz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="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>
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		<category><![CDATA[dnow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[josh cook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sara liebross]]></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&amp;blog=213076&amp;post=241&amp;subd=joeldiaz&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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