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		<title>Psalm 19:14</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Where are your thoughts?  What ideas/things/thoughts occupy your mind? My name is Trinity Dutton.  This is not the name I was given, but the name I have chosen. Since graduating 8 months ago, God has been on my mind.  From that beginning my desire was to grow closer to Him, and glorify Him (Psalm 19:14). [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://skilledtoserve.com/psalm-1914/</link>
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		<title>Struggles before get set</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve heard and saw that many people will face challenges from their families before their Short-term mission trip or even the internship programmes, I&#8217;m one of those, and that&#8217;s why I would like to share my testimony here with you, hoping that it would be an encouragement to you too! It&#8217;s not easy to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Takeoff and Landing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ecclesiastes is one of the most depressing books of the Bible. Lamentations is pretty sad, but Ecclesiastes despairs at the meaning of life. The Questor, the Preacher, the Teacher… all names translators have given to the man who wrote this exquisitely heartbreaking piece of poetry. He tries everything to satisfy his thirsty soul. He even [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://skilledtoserve.com/takeoff-and-landing/</link>
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		<title>A Song for America</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My Christian walk has been a rebellion against pledging my allegiance to anything but Christ. One of the reasons I became a missionary was so that I could travel the whole world without ties to any certain nation. I hate the word “patriotic” I refuse to say the pledge of allegiance. I don’t put my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://skilledtoserve.com/a-song-for-america/</link>
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		<title>What Garbage has to do with Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I experienced true poverty for the first time since arriving in Southeast Asia.  Up until now, I’ve seen different standards of living that, before I experienced life overseas, I would have thought were poor but have come to accept as simply different. Today for a split second, I saw a naked man digging through [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://skilledtoserve.com/what-garbage-has-to-do-with-christmas/</link>
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		<title>Tarshish</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been reading a LOT lately. Between our 90 day Bible reading plan, “Under the Unpredictable Plant” (the book assigned by my PRIME mentor), and novels for entertainment, most of my free time is spent reading. I feel like I’m back in school, but this time, there are no grades or teachers to set deadlines. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://skilledtoserve.com/tarshish/</link>
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		<title>Prosperity Gospel (Part 3: Reason)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always been more heart than head, but that doesn&#8217;t mean I neglect logical thought. One of the reasons that I study theology is because when done correctly, it should inform ministry practice. The more we learn about God, the better we understand how our lives should practically reflect truth. Everything we do has a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://skilledtoserve.com/prosperity-gospel-part-3-reason/</link>
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		<title>Prosperity Gospel (Part 2: Historical Traditions)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who are following this case study analysis, this is probably one of the most academic, no-fluff posts on this blog (unless you read my senior project research project&#8230; which if you did, I&#8217;m impressed). I don&#8217;t expect many to read this, but I thought that the history and traditions surrounding the case study give [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://skilledtoserve.com/prosperity-gospel-part-2-historical-traditions/</link>
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		<title>Prosperity Gospel Case Study Analysis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay everybody, get ready for a slew of theological posts. I haven&#8217;t written anything too academic lately, but I&#8217;ve always been passionate about seeking to better understand our God. My professor Dr. Kent Eilers says that theology is simply faith seeking performative understanding. In other words: it has real effect on the way we live [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://skilledtoserve.com/prosperity-gospel-case-study-analysis/</link>
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		<title>Wind, Rain, and the Nomadic Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[3 months, 17 beds, 12 flights and counting. Colin and I are sitting at the Brunei international airport Coffee Bean waiting for our connecting flight back to Manila. The shop is packed with Kiwis (New Zealanders), Australians, and various other white people. It’s like we’ve all subconsciously congregated to be under the comfort of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://skilledtoserve.com/wind-rain-and-the-nomadic-life/</link>
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