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	<itunes:subtitle>Awestruck Ministries Podcast features the teaching and preaching of Ben Birdsong and also contains other contributions from Awestruck Band and other members of the Awestruck Ministry team.  Awestruck Ministries exists to make famous the name of Jesu[...]</itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:summary>The Awestruck Ministries Podcast features the teaching and preaching of Ben Birdsong and also contains other contributions from Awestruck Band and other members of the Awestruck Ministry team.  Awestruck Ministries exists to make famous the name of Jesus Christ as the crucified, risen, and exalted Savior through music and the teaching of the Word in order that people can catch a glimpse of Christ and be awestruck by a small taste of His glory. For more information about Awestruck Ministries, visit us online at http://www.weareawestruck.com</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Book Review: Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship, and Life Together</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship, and Life Together, Pastor Mark and Grace Driscoll seek to present a real and honest book about marriage.  In typical Driscoll fashion, this is a book that does not shy away from the difficult topics with regard to marriage and sexuality.  Real Marriage has clearly been influenced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Life Tell the World that God Is Great?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the news reported the death of world renown atheist, Christopher Hitchens, from a long battle with cancer.  Hitchens is known in religious circles for his role as a leader in the New Atheism movement and as author of God Is Not Great.  In the world of atheists, I think that Hitchens was my favorite.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Churched: One Kid&#8217;s Journey Toward God Despite a Holy Mess by Matthew Paul Turner</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Churched: One Kid’s Journey Toward God Despite a Holy Mess, Matthew Paul Turner presents a tragic memoir of what happens when churches fail to practice the gospel.  The book is the story of his childhood in church, which he described as fundamentalist. In these fundamentalist churches, every thing took a fundamental place except for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Billy Graham in Quotes</title>
		<link>http://www.benbirdsong.com/archives/834</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to influential Christians, Billy Graham tops the list.  Graham&#8217;s seventy year ministry has impacted millions and has served as a clear example of  gospel-driven ministry.  Even as Graham ages, his heart for the lost and passion for ministry still stand strong.  In his humble introduction to Billy Graham in Quotes, Graham remarks: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: SoulPrint: Discovering Your Divine Destiny</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 01:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our world is in an identity crisis.  We are constantly looking to celebrities, children, relationships, looks, and many other things to base our identity on.  In SoulPrint: Discovering Your Divine Destiny, Mark Batterson effectively presents the biblical antidote to this identity crisis.  As believers, our true identities are grounded in our relationship with Jesus Christ. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Throw It Down: Leaving Behind Behaviors and Dependencies that Hold You Back</title>
		<link>http://www.benbirdsong.com/archives/819</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Throw It Down: Leaving Behind Behaviors and Dependencies that Hold You Back, Jud Wilhite challenges believers to evaluate the struggles in their lives biblically and seek to surrender themselves fully to the work of the God who saves.  This is a very personal book for Wilhite in which he shares his own struggles in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Radical Together: Unleashing the People of God for the Purpose of God- David Platt</title>
		<link>http://www.benbirdsong.com/archives/783</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 04:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; In Radical Together: Unleashing the People of God for the Purpose of God, Dr. David Platt challenges the church to seriously examine the mission of God and how effectively each local church is carrying out this mission.  Just like Platt&#8217;s first book, Radical: Taking Your Faith Back from the American Dream, Radical Together presents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: The Goodness of God</title>
		<link>http://www.benbirdsong.com/archives/777</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In The Goodness of God: Assurance of Purpose in the Midst of Suffering, Randy Alcorn does an excellent job of succinctly and powerfully presenting a Christian worldview of suffering and the problem of evil.  Alcorn&#8217;s book is filled with stories, quotations, and examples that make deep theological truths come to life for the reader.  His [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Miss the King</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 00:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a Christmas reflection that I wrote several years ago and want to pass along.  God bless you and your family this Christmas season! When we come to the Christmas season, we are met with many things to do.  Our lives tend to immediately get busy and hurried in the midst of all of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Slave: The Hidden Truth About Your Identity in Christ</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Slave: The Hidden Truth About Your Identity in Christ, Dr. John MacArthur argues that the gospel has been minimized due to many English translations of the New Testament choosing to translate the Greek word &#8220;doulos&#8221; being translated as &#8220;servant&#8221; instead of &#8220;slave.&#8221;  This initially seems like an intellectually based argument that would only be [...]]]></description>
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