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		<title>Permanence and Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2014 10:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Bergen</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Bella got her inspiration one day this week from The Screwtape Letters, a book by C. S. Lewis, and from the pumpkin pie that she cooked up (her first).God gave his church seasonal rhythms, so that our celebrations (and our lives) can always have change, and they can always be the same, all at once! [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<td class="mcnTextContent" valign="top">Bella got her inspiration one day this week from The Screwtape Letters, a book by C. S. Lewis, and from the pumpkin pie that she cooked up (her first).God gave his church seasonal rhythms, so that our celebrations (and our lives) can always have change, and they can always be the same, all at once! How cool is that?We celebrated a Canadian October tradition in Brazil, and it was delicious. I wish you could have been here.<br />
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<h2 class="null"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, baskerville, georgia, serif;">Have a great week.</span></h2>
<p>Warmly,</p>
<p>Bella and Rick.</td>
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