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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:58:38 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/"><rss:title>Ministry Helps</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2012-02-15T23:58:38Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2012/2/15/an-encouraging-note-from-warren-virgina-olson.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2012/2/15/how-you-can-have-hope-in-any-circumstance.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/11/15/how-to-experience-god-in-a-whole-new-way.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/11/15/a-note-from-warren-virginia.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/9/26/a-note-of-encouragement-from-warren-virginia-olson.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/9/26/encouraging-others-through-the-ups-and-downs-1.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/4/28/how-to-know-god-personally.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/3/31/how-to-experience-freedom-from-worry-and-stress.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/2/10/how-to-experience-financial-freedom.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2010/11/17/why-you-can-give-thanks-in-all-circumstances.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2012/2/15/an-encouraging-note-from-warren-virgina-olson.html"><rss:title>An Encouraging Note from Warren &amp; Virgina Olson</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2012/2/15/an-encouraging-note-from-warren-virgina-olson.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-02-15T20:37:50Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Dear Friend,

I heard a story from a pastor about a town in the Northeast that was going to be flooded due to the construction of a dam in one of the local rivers. As soon as the news of this spread, the town essentially shut down. Oh yes, there were people there, but construction stopped, buildings were no longer painted, and no repairs were made to anything.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2012/2/15/how-you-can-have-hope-in-any-circumstance.html"><rss:title>How You Can Have Hope in Any Circumstance</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2012/2/15/how-you-can-have-hope-in-any-circumstance.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2012-02-15T20:21:25Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hope is an interesting thing, isn’t it? While it comforts, many people I speak with are simply afraid to have it because they don’t want to be let down. Maybe they’ve hoped for so long that they would wake up one morning pain-free, yet it never happens. Or, perhaps they have hoped that God would take away their loneliness, yet they constantly find themselves feeling isolated.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/11/15/how-to-experience-god-in-a-whole-new-way.html"><rss:title>How to Experience God in a Whole New Way</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/11/15/how-to-experience-god-in-a-whole-new-way.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-11-15T22:20:23Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[A story is told about an evangelist named Gipsy Smith who lived in the late 1800s. Gipsy traveled all over the world, preaching on every continent and in many countries. And everywhere he preached, massive revivals would break out. So one day, people from a nearby community who had heard of Gipsy came to him and said, “Our town is spiritually dead. What can we do to start a revival?”]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/11/15/a-note-from-warren-virginia.html"><rss:title>A Note from Warren &amp; Virginia</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/11/15/a-note-from-warren-virginia.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-11-15T22:11:58Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[When it comes to personal revival, it seems there’s no end to the formulas and processes you can use for it to be achieved. And really, I think that’s a direct result of the culture in which so many of us were raised, a culture that loves to say, “If you do this, then this will happen.”]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/9/26/a-note-of-encouragement-from-warren-virginia-olson.html"><rss:title>A Note of Encouragement from Warren &amp; Virginia Olson</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/9/26/a-note-of-encouragement-from-warren-virginia-olson.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-09-27T03:40:36Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Every four years, it's such a treat watching athletes compete in the Summer Olympics. And one of our favorite events to watch is the marathon, where the runners begin in a stadium filled with onlookers, leave the stadium for a 26.2-mile run, and then return to the cheering crowd a few hours later to cross the finish line.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/9/26/encouraging-others-through-the-ups-and-downs-1.html"><rss:title>Encouraging Others Through the Ups and Downs</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/9/26/encouraging-others-through-the-ups-and-downs-1.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-09-27T03:14:58Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Imagine this: You’re watching the very end of the Super Bowl and the score is tied. With just seconds left to play, one team snaps the ball and the quarterback barely escapes being tackled. And with all of his strength, he throws the ball to his receiver. It’s a fantastic catch! The receiver escapes one, two, three defenders and crosses the goal line just as the clock runs out to make his team the world champions.</p>

<p>The camera pans to the sideline of the winning team. Yet, when you’d expect to see them rushing the field and hoisting the receiver up on their shoulders, there’s only silence as they quietly walk back to the locker room.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/4/28/how-to-know-god-personally.html"><rss:title>How to Know God Personally</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/4/28/how-to-know-god-personally.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-04-28T21:20:52Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who's your best friend? Perhaps it's your spouse or a lifelong friend, or maybe it's someone you met fairly recently. Why do you feel especially close to this person? Many would answer that question by saying it's because you've developed a close personal relationship with them.</p>

<p>The word <em>relationship</em> has at its root the word <em>relation</em>. Webster defines "relation" as a connection by blood or marriage. God wants to have a personal relationship with us and to do this He sent His son Jesus who shed His blood for our sin. </p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/3/31/how-to-experience-freedom-from-worry-and-stress.html"><rss:title>How to experience freedom from worry and stress</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/3/31/how-to-experience-freedom-from-worry-and-stress.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-03-31T19:48:30Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Over the years as I&rsquo;ve met with men and women to talk about their spiritual health, I&rsquo;ve been amazed to discover that there&rsquo;s one thing that limits believers more than anything else. In fact, I&rsquo;d say it&rsquo;s the number one reason that most American Christians miss reaching their full potential as an instrument of the Kingdom. <em><strong>Stress.</strong></em></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/2/10/how-to-experience-financial-freedom.html"><rss:title>How to experience financial freedom</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2011/2/10/how-to-experience-financial-freedom.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-02-10T19:28:24Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As I minister to seniors all over the country, one of the biggest causes of stress that I see in their lives is the subject of finances. But did you know that God doesn&rsquo;t want money to be a source of stress in your life? And that He wants you to experience financial freedom? It&rsquo;s true.</p>
<p>Yet, financial freedom won&rsquo;t just happen. God expects you and me to be good stewards of the money He has blessed us with. As the apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 4:2, &ldquo;Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.&rdquo; </p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2010/11/17/why-you-can-give-thanks-in-all-circumstances.html"><rss:title>Why you can give thanks in all circumstances</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.seniorlivingministries.org/ministry-helps/2010/11/17/why-you-can-give-thanks-in-all-circumstances.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-11-17T20:00:12Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Being thankful in all circumstances is difficult, isn’t it? Though one of the fruits of the Spirit is joy… and Christians are called to live a life characterized by joy… far too often our circumstances have a way of dictating the amount of joy and thankfulness that is shining through us.]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>
