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		<title>Extemporaneous Preaching and the Art of Improvisation</title>
		<link>http://johnsmcclure.com/2013/05/29/extemporaneous-preaching-and-the-art-of-improvisation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 21:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McClure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best extemporaneous preachers always acknowledge that extemporaneous does not mean &#8220;impromptu.&#8221; In fact, in order for the extemporaneous preacher &#8230;<p><a href="http://johnsmcclure.com/2013/05/29/extemporaneous-preaching-and-the-art-of-improvisation/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johnsmcclure.com&#038;blog=24997980&#038;post=614&#038;subd=johnsmcclure&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Long-Range Preaching</title>
		<link>http://johnsmcclure.com/2013/04/25/long-range-preaching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McClure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us view preaching as a short-term (tactical) practice of transmitting information. Communication theorists, however, have drawn attention to &#8230;<p><a href="http://johnsmcclure.com/2013/04/25/long-range-preaching/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johnsmcclure.com&#038;blog=24997980&#038;post=602&#038;subd=johnsmcclure&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Frustrated Preacher</title>
		<link>http://johnsmcclure.com/2013/03/01/the-frustrated-preacher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McClure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re like me, and many preachers that I have spoken with seem to be, it is common to experience &#8230;<p><a href="http://johnsmcclure.com/2013/03/01/the-frustrated-preacher/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johnsmcclure.com&#038;blog=24997980&#038;post=584&#038;subd=johnsmcclure&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>This Sabbatical: Trying On A Few (Old) Shoes</title>
		<link>http://johnsmcclure.com/2013/02/04/this-sabbatical-trying-on-a-few-old-shoes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McClure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most or our parents hope that we will, to some extent, follow in the footsteps of our name sake – &#8230;<p><a href="http://johnsmcclure.com/2013/02/04/this-sabbatical-trying-on-a-few-old-shoes/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johnsmcclure.com&#038;blog=24997980&#038;post=535&#038;subd=johnsmcclure&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Epiphany as Sermon Form</title>
		<link>http://johnsmcclure.com/2013/01/03/epiphany-as-sermon-form/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John McClure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How does one preach “epiphany” in an “epiphany-like” way? And how does a preacher keep epiphany alive throughout the year &#8230;<p><a href="http://johnsmcclure.com/2013/01/03/epiphany-as-sermon-form/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johnsmcclure.com&#038;blog=24997980&#038;post=530&#038;subd=johnsmcclure&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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