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		<title>How to experience God’s guidance</title>
		<link>http://georgesjournal.net/2013/05/05/how-to-experience-gods-guidance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 21:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Hawke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many choices in life and difficult decisions to make. The Bible tells us how to experience God’s guidance at these times. Proverbs 3:5-6NIV was written by King Solomon to the Israelites about 3,000 years ago and is still true for us today. It says: &#8220;Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgesjournal.net&#038;blog=11192320&#038;post=3263&#038;subd=georgehawke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does the Bible condone rape?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 19:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Hawke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have received this question about the Bible: It seems that rape was condoned in the Bible, which seems inconsistent with a God who is against abortion and offers forgiveness to sinners &#8230; I ask these hard questions for myself as well as unbelievers who use this to justify their hatred of God and the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgesjournal.net&#038;blog=11192320&#038;post=3256&#038;subd=georgehawke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does the New Testament condone slavery?</title>
		<link>http://georgesjournal.net/2013/04/23/does-the-new-testament-condone-slavery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Hawke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elevated status for Christian slaves Some people use the mention of slavery in the Bible to criticise God and the Bible. Let’s look at what the New Testament (NT) says about slavery. The Greek word “doulos” (Strongs #1401) is usually translated as “slave” or “servant”. Slavery was prevalent in the Roman Empire, but it was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgesjournal.net&#038;blog=11192320&#038;post=3244&#038;subd=georgehawke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Looking back and looking ahead</title>
		<link>http://georgesjournal.net/2013/04/05/look-back-and-looking-ahead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Hawke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Based on a message given at my mother’s funeral on 3 April 2013 A funeral usually involves memories and reflections of the life of the person who has died. But the funeral of a Christian can also look ahead in anticipation of what lies ahead. Help from God the Creator The source of a Christian’s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgesjournal.net&#038;blog=11192320&#038;post=3214&#038;subd=georgehawke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Worshiping materialism</title>
		<link>http://georgesjournal.net/2013/03/23/worshiping-materialism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Hawke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Sydney Morning Herald  economics editor: Too many of us spend too much time working and making money, and too little time enjoying the company of family and friends. We live in an era of heightened materialism, where getting and spending to acquire stuff crowds out the social and the spiritual. A higher [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgesjournal.net&#038;blog=11192320&#038;post=3157&#038;subd=georgehawke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fact or fiction?</title>
		<link>http://georgesjournal.net/2013/03/09/fact-or-fiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 10:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Hawke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a recent Australian government inquiry, the story of Simpson and his donkey at Gallipoli in Turkey in World War 1 is largely a myth. It was found that the accounts of Simpson’s exceptional bravery were based on false or faulty evidence and fraudulent witnesses. Also, a war correspondent embellished his account of Simpson [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgesjournal.net&#038;blog=11192320&#038;post=3020&#038;subd=georgehawke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Did the Hebrew language exist before the exile into Babylon?</title>
		<link>http://georgesjournal.net/2013/03/05/did-the-hebrew-language-exist-before-the-exile-into-babylon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Hawke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received a comment on my blog claiming that the Hebrew language didn’t exist until the Jewish exile in Babylon. So, what does the evidence say? According to the Bible, all people spoke the same language until around 2200 BC when God caused different languages to develop at Babel and people scattered to form different [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgesjournal.net&#038;blog=11192320&#038;post=2930&#038;subd=georgehawke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why do some Bibles use the word “ditches” in 2 Kings 3:16 and others the word “pools”?</title>
		<link>http://georgesjournal.net/2013/02/27/why-do-some-bibles-use-the-word-ditches-in-2-kings-316-and-others-the-word-pools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Hawke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the armies of three nations ran out of water they sought the help of Elisha the prophet (2 Ki. 3:9-27). Elisha received a message from God saying that He would use a miracle to provide water for themselves and their animals. This happened on the following morning and God also used the appearance of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgesjournal.net&#038;blog=11192320&#038;post=2915&#038;subd=georgehawke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What did Jesus mean when He said He would not eat the Passover again until it was fulfilled in the kingdom of God (Lk. 22:16)?</title>
		<link>http://georgesjournal.net/2013/02/24/what-did-jesus-mean-when-he-said-he-would-not-eat-the-passover-again-until-it-was-fulfilled-in-the-kingdom-of-god-lk-2216/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Hawke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This statement is included in a description of how Jesus celebrated the Jewish Passover festival with His disciples just before He was executed. When the hour came, Jesus and His apostles reclined at the table. And He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgesjournal.net&#038;blog=11192320&#038;post=2901&#038;subd=georgehawke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does the Bible condone slavery? Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 03:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Hawke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welfare for the poor I have received this question about the Bible: It seems that slavery was condoned in the Bible and there were forced marriages with captive women, which seems inconsistent with a God who is against abortion and offers forgiveness to sinners &#8230; I ask these hard questions for myself as well as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgesjournal.net&#038;blog=11192320&#038;post=2889&#038;subd=georgehawke&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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