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	<title>(October 18, 2026) &#8220;Growing in Gratitude&#8221;</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[from 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 For these three weeks we are considering what an opportunity we have to take steps near to the image of Jesus in the way that we live our lives open-handedly and with great generosity. We consider how our generosity and prayer are connected, how generosity is meant to be a reflection &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/october-18-2026-growing-in-gratitude/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(October 18, 2026) &#8220;Growing in Gratitude&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
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	<title>(October 11, 2026) &#8220;Growing in Prayer&#8221; w/ Vern Collins</title>
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	<title>(October 4, 2026) &#8220;A Feast to Remember&#8221;</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[from 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 *World Communion Sunday* To receive an invitation to the Lord&#8217;s Table, to celebrate Holy Communion, to experience the Eucharist is an invitation to both remember with gratitude all that we have been given and at the same time, to look to the future with hope. All of this is possible when &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/october-4-2026-a-feast-to-remember/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(October 4, 2026) &#8220;A Feast to Remember&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
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	<title>(September 27, 2026) &#8220;Prayers from the Psalms: Shepherd&#8221;</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[from Psalm 23 In speaking of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s work on the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann writes, “The sum of Bonhoeffer’s study is that the book of Psalms is converted from a collection of ‘nice’ poems of spirituality to a vigorous articulation of faith. The daily practice of praying the Psalms thus cannot be simply a comfortable &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/september-27-2026-prayers-from-the-psalms-shepherd/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(September 27, 2026) &#8220;Prayers from the Psalms: Shepherd&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
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	<title>(September 20, 2026) &#8220;Prayers from the Psalms: Thirst&#8221;</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[from Psalm 42 In speaking of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s work on the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann writes, “The sum of Bonhoeffer’s study is that the book of Psalms is converted from a collection of ‘nice’ poems of spirituality to a vigorous articulation of faith. The daily practice of praying the Psalms thus cannot be simply a comfortable &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/september-20-2026-prayers-from-the-psalms-thirst/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(September 20, 2026) &#8220;Prayers from the Psalms: Thirst&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[from Psalm 42 In speaking of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s work on the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann writes, “The sum of Bonhoeffer’s study is that the book of Psalms is converted from a collection of ‘nice’ poems of spirituality to a vigorous articulation of faith]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>(September 13, 2026) &#8220;Prayers from the Psalms: A Better Way&#8221;</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[from Psalm 37 In speaking of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s work on the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann writes, “The sum of Bonhoeffer’s study is that the book of Psalms is converted from a collection of ‘nice’ poems of spirituality to a vigorous articulation of faith. The daily practice of praying the Psalms thus cannot be simply a comfortable &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/september-13-2026-prayers-from-the-psalms-a-better-way/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(September 13, 2026) &#8220;Prayers from the Psalms: A Better Way&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[from Psalm 37 In speaking of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s work on the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann writes, “The sum of Bonhoeffer’s study is that the book of Psalms is converted from a collection of ‘nice’ poems of spirituality to a vigorous articulation of faith]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>(September 6, 2026) &#8220;Prayers from the Psalms: In You I Put my Trust&#8221;</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[from Psalm 25 In speaking of Dietrich Bonhoeffer&#8217;s work on the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann writes, &#8220;The sum of Bonhoeffer&#8217;s study is that the book of Psalms is converted from a collection of &#8216;nice&#8217; poems of spirituality to a vigorous articulation of faith. The daily practice of praying the Psalms thus cannot be simply a comfortable &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/september-6-2026-prayers-in-the-psalms-in-you-i-put-my-trust/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(September 6, 2026) &#8220;Prayers from the Psalms: In You I Put my Trust&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[from Psalm 25 In speaking of Dietrich Bonhoeffer&#8217;s work on the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann writes, &#8220;The sum of Bonhoeffer&#8217;s study is that the book of Psalms is converted from a collection of &#8216;nice&#8217; poems of spirituality to a ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[from Psalm 25 In speaking of Dietrich Bonhoeffer&#8217;s work on the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann writes, &#8220;The sum of Bonhoeffer&#8217;s study is that the book of Psalms is converted from a collection of &#8216;nice&#8217; poems of spirituality to a vigorous articulation of faith. The daily practice of praying the Psalms thus cannot be simply a comfortable &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/september-6-2026-prayers-in-the-psalms-in-you-i-put-my-trust/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(September 6, 2026) &#8220;Prayers from the Psalms: In You I Put my Trust&#8221;"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[from Psalm 25 In speaking of Dietrich Bonhoeffer&#8217;s work on the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann writes, &#8220;The sum of Bonhoeffer&#8217;s study is that the book of Psalms is converted from a collection of &#8216;nice&#8217; poems of spirituality to a vigorous articulation of faith. The daily practice of praying the Psalms thus cannot be simply a comfortable &#8230; Continue reading "(September 6, 2026) &#8220;Prayers from the Psalms: In You I Put my Trust&#8221;"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>(August 30, 2026) &#8220;Not &#8216;Who IS my Neighbor,&#8217; but&#8230;&#8221;</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[from Luke 10:25-37 w/ Vern Collins]]></description>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[from Luke 10:25-37 w/ Vern Collins]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>(August 23, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Pray and Do Work&#8221;</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[from Acts 6:1-7 *Mission Celebration Sunday Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying. Continuing in &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/august-23-2026-prayer-life-of-the-early-church-pray-and-do-work/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(August 23, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Pray and Do Work&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[from Acts 6:1-7 *Mission Celebration Sunday Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested t]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[from Acts 6:1-7 *Mission Celebration Sunday Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying. Continuing in &#8230; Continue reading "(August 23, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Pray and Do Work&#8221;"]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>(August 9, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Praying Our Goodbyes&#8221;</title>
	<link>https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/august-9-2026-prayer-life-of-the-early-church-praying-our-goodbyes/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[from Acts 20:36-38 Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying. Continuing in our year-long series &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/august-9-2026-prayer-life-of-the-early-church-praying-our-goodbyes/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(August 9, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Praying Our Goodbyes&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[from Acts 20:36-38 Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[from Acts 20:36-38 Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying. Continuing in our year-long series &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/august-9-2026-prayer-life-of-the-early-church-praying-our-goodbyes/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(August 9, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Praying Our Goodbyes&#8221;"</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>(August 2, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Praying for New Life&#8221;</title>
	<link>https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/august-2-2026-prayer-life-of-the-early-church-praying-for-new-life/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[from Acts 9:10-19 Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying. Continuing in our year-long series &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/august-2-2026-prayer-life-of-the-early-church-praying-for-new-life/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(August 2, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Praying for New Life&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[from Acts 9:10-19 Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do s]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>(July 26, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Witness&#8221;</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:06:49 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[from Acts 7:59 Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying. Continuing in our year-long series &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/july-26-2026-prayer-life-of-the-early-church-witness/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(July 26, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Witness&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[from Acts 7:59 Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do some]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>(July 19, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Assurance&#8221;</title>
	<link>https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/july-19-2026-prayer-life-of-the-early-church-assurance/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[from Acts 18:9; 23:11; 27:13-32 Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying. Continuing in our &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/july-19-2026-prayer-life-of-the-early-church-assurance/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(July 19, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Assurance&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[from Acts 18:9; 23:11; 27:13-32 Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>(July 12, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Praise Anyway&#8221;</title>
	<link>https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/july-12-2026-prayer-life-of-the-early-church-praise-anyway/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[from Acts 16:25-34 Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying. Continuing in our year-long series &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/july-12-2026-prayer-life-of-the-early-church-praise-anyway/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(July 12, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Praise Anyway&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[from Acts 16:25-34 Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<title>(July 5, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Praying Boldly&#8221;</title>
	<link>https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/july-5-2026-prayer-life-of-the-early-church-praying-boldly/</link>
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	<description><![CDATA[from Acts 4:23-31 Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying. Continuing in our year-long series &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/july-5-2026-prayer-life-of-the-early-church-praying-boldly/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(July 5, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Praying Boldly&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[from Acts 4:23-31 Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do s]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<description><![CDATA[from Acts 2:42 Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying. Continuing in our year-long series &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/june-14-2026-prayer-life-of-the-early-church-guided-by-scripture/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(June 14, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Guided by Scripture&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
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	<description><![CDATA[from Acts 1:1-14 Revival historian J. Edwin Orr observes, “no great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer—Christians persistently praying for revival.” Similarly, Matthew Henry suggested that when God wants to do something special in the world, he first gets his people to start praying. Continuing in our year-long series &#8230; <a href="https://blog.crossroadsboone.org/podcast/june-7-2026-prayer-life-of-the-early-church-constantly-together/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "(June 7, 2026) &#8220;Prayer Life of the Early Church: Constantly Together&#8221;"</span></a>]]></description>
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