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		<title>A Voyage in the Coracle</title>
		<link>http://circuitwriter.org/2012/05/24/a-voyage-in-the-coracle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 19:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since receiving my appointment to become the Pastor of Grace UMC the end of June I have been asked a lot of questions about the itineracy.  Some of the questions have been from curious non-UMC pastors who wonder what it &#8230; <a href="http://circuitwriter.org/2012/05/24/a-voyage-in-the-coracle/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circuitwriter.org&#038;blog=14494021&#038;post=495&#038;subd=circuitwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Agreeing to Disgree?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 20:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I believe I said previously in my blog it was my intention to avoid denominational politics.  I really want my blog to be about my journey of faith in the UMC and ministry of the UMC churches I serve.  But &#8230; <a href="http://circuitwriter.org/2012/05/03/agreeing-to-disgree-12/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circuitwriter.org&#038;blog=14494021&#038;post=494&#038;subd=circuitwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Last Five Sermons?  What do I say?</title>
		<link>http://circuitwriter.org/2012/04/30/last-five-sermons-what-do-i-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Itinerant Ministry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 17th will be my last Sunday at First UMC Cedar Falls.  With a Sunday of vacation and my attendance at Annual Conference, it has dawned on me that I have five sermons left to preach at First UMC in &#8230; <a href="http://circuitwriter.org/2012/04/30/last-five-sermons-what-do-i-say/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circuitwriter.org&#038;blog=14494021&#038;post=463&#038;subd=circuitwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>General Conference 2012 &#8211; #GC2012</title>
		<link>http://circuitwriter.org/2012/04/27/general-conference-2012-gc2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been trying to follow General Conference this week.  But with making plans for my move to Sioux City, not to mention my regular work schedule, I can&#8217;t say that I have spent as much time following it as I&#8217;d &#8230; <a href="http://circuitwriter.org/2012/04/27/general-conference-2012-gc2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circuitwriter.org&#038;blog=14494021&#038;post=450&#038;subd=circuitwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Itinerancy and United Methodist Ministry</title>
		<link>http://circuitwriter.org/2012/04/22/itinerancy-and-united-methodist-ministry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connectionalism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has now been more than two years since I began the process transferring my ministry to the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church.  This past year my ordination was recognized and I was commissioned as a Provisional Member &#8230; <a href="http://circuitwriter.org/2012/04/22/itinerancy-and-united-methodist-ministry/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circuitwriter.org&#038;blog=14494021&#038;post=440&#038;subd=circuitwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christ the Lord is Risen Today!</title>
		<link>http://circuitwriter.org/2012/04/08/christ-the-lord-is-risen-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charles Wesley]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Easter all!  I just wanted to take a moment to post one of my favorite Easter Hymns by Charles Wesley. Christ the Lord is risen today!  Death in vain forbids him rise!  Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Christ the Lord is &#8230; <a href="http://circuitwriter.org/2012/04/08/christ-the-lord-is-risen-today/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circuitwriter.org&#038;blog=14494021&#038;post=436&#038;subd=circuitwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One in the Spirit, One in the Lord</title>
		<link>http://circuitwriter.org/2012/03/10/one-in-the-spirit-one-in-the-lord/</link>
		<comments>http://circuitwriter.org/2012/03/10/one-in-the-spirit-one-in-the-lord/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 21:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discipleship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[First United Methodist Church in Cedar Falls in a very exciting time in our ministry and it is an exciting time to be serving in the church! The church is in the midst of an exciting building program which is &#8230; <a href="http://circuitwriter.org/2012/03/10/one-in-the-spirit-one-in-the-lord/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circuitwriter.org&#038;blog=14494021&#038;post=433&#038;subd=circuitwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Sincerest Form of Flattery?</title>
		<link>http://circuitwriter.org/2012/03/02/the-sincerest-for-of-flattery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[United Methodist Church]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://circuitwriter.org/?p=428</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I know that this blog is about being a United Methodist and not about technology.  But technology certainly is the vehicle that allows me to blog and use social media to talk about my journey in the UMC. I&#8217;m a long &#8230; <a href="http://circuitwriter.org/2012/03/02/the-sincerest-for-of-flattery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circuitwriter.org&#038;blog=14494021&#038;post=428&#038;subd=circuitwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit!</title>
		<link>http://circuitwriter.org/2012/02/29/in-the-name-of-the-father-son-and-holy-spirit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 04:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday I had the blessing of baptizing another child into the fellowship of the church.  This was my second opportunity to offer the sacrament of baptism to a small child as a newbie United Methodist pastor.  And, again, it was &#8230; <a href="http://circuitwriter.org/2012/02/29/in-the-name-of-the-father-son-and-holy-spirit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circuitwriter.org&#038;blog=14494021&#038;post=423&#038;subd=circuitwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Touching Base with the BOM</title>
		<link>http://circuitwriter.org/2012/02/22/touching-base-with-the-bom/</link>
		<comments>http://circuitwriter.org/2012/02/22/touching-base-with-the-bom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Timothy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I had another meeting with my examining committee from the Board of Ordained Ministry.  As a Provisional Member of the Conference I&#8217;m required to meet with the committee annually either to apply for continuation of my Provisional status or &#8230; <a href="http://circuitwriter.org/2012/02/22/touching-base-with-the-bom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=circuitwriter.org&#038;blog=14494021&#038;post=421&#038;subd=circuitwriter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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