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		<title>Holy halos, &#8220;Is Mr. or Mrs. Stephens available?&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Alan Willard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most readers of Laughing Water know that I&#8217;m an Episcopal priest and serve as the Rector of St. Stephen&#8217;s Episcopal Church in Edina, Minnesota. Most also know that I have a sense of humor. So I was greatly amused this &#8230; <a href="http://laughingwater.org/2012/01/25/holy-halos-is-mr-or-mrs-stephens-available/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laughingwater.org&amp;blog=9172150&amp;post=8584&amp;subd=laughingwater&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Connection: Professional Life/Home Life #2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Alan Willard</dc:creator>
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		<title>Monday Connection: Professional Life/Home Life #1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Episcopal Church is to McDonald&#8217;s as . . . what?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Alan Willard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Fairfax Circuit Court ruled in favor of the Diocese of Virginia and the Episcopal Church in litigation to recover church property from seven congregations that left the Episcopal Church. These congregations, which became &#8230; <a href="http://laughingwater.org/2012/01/11/the-episcopal-church-is-to-mcdonalds-as-what/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laughingwater.org&amp;blog=9172150&amp;post=8536&amp;subd=laughingwater&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Connection: Finding Time to Reflect Deeply</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Alan Willard</dc:creator>
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		<title>The Archbishop of Canterbury&#8217;s New Year Message</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the concluding thoughts of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, in his New Year message for 2012: One of the unique things in the Christian faith, one of its great contributions to our moral vision, is the way &#8230; <a href="http://laughingwater.org/2012/01/05/the-archbishop-of-canterburys-new-year-message/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laughingwater.org&amp;blog=9172150&amp;post=8470&amp;subd=laughingwater&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Martyrs Topic: &#8220;. . . so much delight in one man.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://laughingwater.org/2012/01/04/martyrs-topic-so-much-delight-in-one-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Alan Willard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Edina, Minnesota The Reverend Neil Alan Willard, M.Div. December 30, 2011 RODNEY DANFORTH HARDY February 21, 1938 &#8211; December 1, 2011 O God, you make us glad by the yearly festival of the birth of your &#8230; <a href="http://laughingwater.org/2012/01/04/martyrs-topic-so-much-delight-in-one-man/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laughingwater.org&amp;blog=9172150&amp;post=8478&amp;subd=laughingwater&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sermon: Christmas Reveals a Different Kind of Glory</title>
		<link>http://laughingwater.org/2011/12/29/sermon-christmas-reveals-a-different-kind-of-glory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Alan Willard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Edina, Minnesota The Reverend Neil Alan Willard, M.Div. Christmas Eve, December 24, 2011 Loosen a little our grip, O Lord, on our words and our ways, our fears and our fretfulness, that finding ourselves found in &#8230; <a href="http://laughingwater.org/2011/12/29/sermon-christmas-reveals-a-different-kind-of-glory/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laughingwater.org&amp;blog=9172150&amp;post=8397&amp;subd=laughingwater&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MOA and the Church of the Nativity in the News</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Alan Willard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christ was born for this? Fights broke out this week during the Christmas season not only at the Mall of America in nearby Bloomington but also at the Church of the Nativity in faraway Bethlehem. I&#8217;m happy to report, however, that &#8230; <a href="http://laughingwater.org/2011/12/28/moa-and-the-church-of-the-nativity-in-the-news/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laughingwater.org&amp;blog=9172150&amp;post=8376&amp;subd=laughingwater&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Queen&#8217;s Christmas Day Message for 2011</title>
		<link>http://laughingwater.org/2011/12/27/the-queens-christmas-day-message-for-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the concluding thoughts of a woman of great faith, Queen Elizabeth II, in her Christmas Day message for 2011: Finding hope in adversity is one of the themes of Christmas. Jesus was born into a world full of &#8230; <a href="http://laughingwater.org/2011/12/27/the-queens-christmas-day-message-for-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=laughingwater.org&amp;blog=9172150&amp;post=8352&amp;subd=laughingwater&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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