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		<title>Christmas Day Is About Celebrating Hope!</title>
		<link>http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/17/christmas-day-is-about-celebrating-hope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Brindisi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas Day is fast coming and you&#8217;d think my blog would be filled with Christmas related stories.  So far, I managed to write two Christmas related story, this month.  It&#8217;s not like that day isn&#8217;t special or I don&#8217;t have reasons &#8230; <a href="http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/17/christmas-day-is-about-celebrating-hope/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=inspiration-point.org&amp;blog=7086827&amp;post=890&amp;subd=insppoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And They Are Off! Race For 2012 Has Begun</title>
		<link>http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/17/and-they-are-off-race-for-2012-has-begun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 04:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Brindisi</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://inspiration-point.org/?p=884</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In case you haven&#8217;t notice, the race for the Presidency of the United States is already underway.  Aside from President Obama, there are 7 other people who&#8217;d like a shot at the Oval Office.  I am not going to say &#8230; <a href="http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/17/and-they-are-off-race-for-2012-has-begun/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=inspiration-point.org&amp;blog=7086827&amp;post=884&amp;subd=insppoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Pray</title>
		<link>http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/14/lets-pray/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Brindisi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After writing &#8220;Where Is Your Hope&#8220;, a good friend asked &#8220;Are we not to contend for the healing miracles?&#8221; I never said that we should not pray for supernatural healings and expect them.  It would be foolish for me, to &#8230; <a href="http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/14/lets-pray/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=inspiration-point.org&amp;blog=7086827&amp;post=879&amp;subd=insppoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tim Tebow, A True Student of St. Francis?</title>
		<link>http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/12/tim-tebow-a-true-student-of-st-francis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Brindisi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning, I came across an article on Fox News web site. It&#8217;s called &#8220; Denver&#8217;s Religious Communities Rally Around Tim Tebow As He Pulls Off Another &#8216;Miracle&#8217; Win.&#8221;  I found it enjoyable to see Christians, Muslims and Jews openly &#8230; <a href="http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/12/tim-tebow-a-true-student-of-st-francis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=inspiration-point.org&amp;blog=7086827&amp;post=870&amp;subd=insppoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Your Voice Matters!</title>
		<link>http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/11/your-voice-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Brindisi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would they accept me, at the Justice House of Prayer?  A couple of years ago, I was considered joining J-HOP, in Washington D.C.  I thought it, a great way to combine two passions of mine: politics and prayer. Yet, I &#8230; <a href="http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/11/your-voice-matters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=inspiration-point.org&amp;blog=7086827&amp;post=867&amp;subd=insppoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Tragedy Of Goodman Brown And The Folly Of Pedestalism</title>
		<link>http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/10/the-tragedy-of-goodman-brown-and-the-folly-of-pedestalism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Brindisi</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://inspiration-point.org/?p=865</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Who is Goodman Brown and what does it have to do with being on a pedestal?  Young Goodman Brown is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the 1800s. The story centers around a young man, who grew up &#8230; <a href="http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/10/the-tragedy-of-goodman-brown-and-the-folly-of-pedestalism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=inspiration-point.org&amp;blog=7086827&amp;post=865&amp;subd=insppoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prophetic Words &#8211; Handle With Care</title>
		<link>http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/09/prophetic-words-handle-with-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Brindisi</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://inspiration-point.org/?p=862</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to who will win the presidency; everyone has an opinion.  The same was true for the US Election in 2008.  Being curious, I looked to see what some of the prophetic voices, in the Christian community, were &#8230; <a href="http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/09/prophetic-words-handle-with-care/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=inspiration-point.org&amp;blog=7086827&amp;post=862&amp;subd=insppoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who Are You Listening To?</title>
		<link>http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/08/who-are-you-listening-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Brindisi</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://inspiration-point.org/?p=856</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever had to make an important decision and needed wise counsel? I know that I have needed it and went looking for it.  It is wise to take care of who you&#8217;re listening to and what is being said.  Here &#8230; <a href="http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/08/who-are-you-listening-to/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=inspiration-point.org&amp;blog=7086827&amp;post=856&amp;subd=insppoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Thoughts On Richard Cory</title>
		<link>http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/07/my-thoughts-on-richard-cory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Brindisi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1897, Edwin Robinson wrote a poem called &#8220;Richard Cory&#8221;.  It would later become better known as the Ballad of Richard Cory sung by Simon and Garfunkel.  As I read the original poem and read some of the commentaries, I &#8230; <a href="http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/07/my-thoughts-on-richard-cory/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=inspiration-point.org&amp;blog=7086827&amp;post=857&amp;subd=insppoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are We Forgetting The Reason For Christmas?</title>
		<link>http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/05/is-it-a-christmas-tree-or-what/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Brindisi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am sitting here and considering what to write.  It is in my heart to write something about the birth of Jesus and why He came. Why not? Is not the celebration on December 25th called Christmas Day? Is not &#8230; <a href="http://inspiration-point.org/2011/12/05/is-it-a-christmas-tree-or-what/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=inspiration-point.org&amp;blog=7086827&amp;post=853&amp;subd=insppoint&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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