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		<title>Mailbag &#8211; Should we confront sexual sin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 21:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John,
How should the church treat those who are living in known sexual sin? When and how should they tell them to stop living in sexual sin?
Thanks, Paul

Paul,

Oh, boy, this is not a simple question!

Defining sexual sin is one of the most difficult challenges. What is sexual sin?  Where are the lines drawn?  Single, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This American Life &#8211; Radio Broadcast</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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This American Life

(Click the link above to hear the podcast.)

Own Worst Enemy

Broadcast the weekend of April 13 &#8211; 15, 2012
Featuring John Smid, and Morgan Jon Fox

My Thoughts on the Broadcast
I listened to This American Life the Monday after it aired.

One thing it definitely showed was my ongoing process and the conflicts associated with making the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Conflict &#8211; June 6th, 2005</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[D-Day
June 6, 1944, is remembered for D-Day and the invasion of France. That day marked the convergence of two hemispheres, the battle of two lifestyles, and a clash between two kinds of men. It was a triumph from years of experience, building up an army, planning and preparation. The bold attack was also an attempt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Someone Understands!  A Canadian Ministry Gets It!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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A Must Read!
I found this blog recently that was amazingly comforting for me.  There is another ministry that is in Toronto that has similar burdens, challenges, and experiences. I&#8217;ve known the Director for many years and have seen her make a huge transition into her ministry today.

Wendy Gritter is a prolific writer like I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Denver Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twenty years came together in one night in Denver!
This last week was a wonderful time to remember. I spent six days in Denver for a wonderful time of old friends, new friends, and time with family.

Saturday Bowling
The first few days were full of opportunities for encouragement and renewed friendship. Saturday evening some friends, Rick and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Acknowledge &#8211; Love In Action Clients</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Those I&#8217;ve Known Through Love In Action

I acknowledge You!
I acknowledge that the many changes I have gone through in these years since I left Love In Action, have caused some challenging reactions for some of you. I have retracted some things I have taught with passion when I led groups or teachings within Love [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Acknowledge &#8211; The Ugly</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Smid</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[





As I thought about the second piece of &#8220;The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly,&#8221; I realized something I was very passionate about that really hangs on the &#8220;Ugly.&#8221;

I remember hearing when I was a child that red-headed Irish girls are &#8220;feisty.&#8221; It seemed that included the premise that red-headed girls had bad tempers.  [...]]]></description>
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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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