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		<title>I Acknowledge &#8211; Part Five</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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I acknowledge that  through over 20 years of ministry with hundreds of men and women there were many misguided elements that were wounding, confusing, and just plain wrong.

But, I also want to acknowledge that it wasn&#8217;t all bad. I&#8217;ve received some emails and messages from people who have commented on the good things they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Acknowledge! &#8211; Part Four</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I Acknowledge:
Through the LIA program, our teaching, and program activities, We established structure and rules that clients had to adhere to that promoted traditional gender roles and society&#8217;s assumptions.

We held them accountable regarding how men and women express themselves through their appearance. We also brought exposure to hobbies and activities that were traditionally male or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Acknowledge &#8211; Part Three</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the third part in a series I am writing to acknowledge mistakes I have made through the ministry of Love In Action, Exodus International, and the Ex-gay movement and the harm and discouragement that resulted.

I Acknowledge
I taught material on child development theories to groups of parents  with a bias towards a developmental [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Acknowledge! &#8211; Part Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second part in a series I am writing to acknowledge mistakes I have made through the ministry of Love In Action, Exodus International, and the Ex-gay movement and the harm and discouragement that resulted.

I Acknowledge
Through the ministry of Love In Action I worked to develop an addiction, twelve step approach with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Acknowledge! &#8211; Part One</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In March of 2010 I compiled and published a public apology in response to some soul searching I had been going through.  I have since done a more in depth evaluation of things that I feel regretful about concerning my 23 years as a leader within the &#8220;ex-gay&#8221; movement.
I have decided to attempt to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012 Is Upon Us!

The end of a year!  My mind is racing with how to end this year, begin the new one and somehow figure out what is really going on in my mind right now!



&#8220;Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don&#8217;t get worked up about what may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holidays?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas?  You decide.

Jesus came to our world!

Christians are celebrating that Jesus became one of us, a human walking this earth.  He wanted to join our world for a season because He wanted to be able to say, &#8220;I understand.&#8221; Others may be celebrating a fun family holiday, or Santa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Shocking Picture</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people, for who is able to govern this great people of yours?” ( 2 Chronicles 1:10)

“Between The Purpose That Once Was–And The Unknown” (Kevyn Bashore)

Cameron Street, Steelton, PA

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

iPhone 4 Camera, Hipstamatic



The ominous and decaying building behind this fire hydrant is crumbling under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Observation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have discovered something about my life in the last year has been a new for me to experience.

Men and women have been isolated, criticized, unheard, misunderstood, rejected, avoided, chastised, preached at, judged, and often marginalized – because they are gay.

In I have known people who have been judged by &#8220;churchgoing folk&#8221; as; sinful, unchristian, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God&#8217;s Faith In Us</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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A good friend began to share the story of his wife’s childhood. He shared that when Carrie was young she had an injury that appeared to diminish her mental capabilities. As she moved through grade school she was called a “retard” by classmates and certainly began to lose hope.

One special teacher began to notice this [...]]]></description>
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