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		<title>Personal Gratitude</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is my anniversary of 44 years of marriage. As I approach 70 years of age, next February, and consider my 44 years of marriage, I am filled with gratitude for the life that I have lived. I&#8217;ve had the highs and lows that everyone experiences, sometimes resented not being paid what I felt I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God Didn&#8217;t Promise a Rose Garden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s explore the financial reality with respect to clergy, and others as well, from a theological perspective. Throughout the biblical story, there has always been a certain amount of tension between what God provides and what we want with respect to the material aspects of life. Let me note a few examples. One of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finances and Resentment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we spoke of the private emotions that affected our spending patterns. Today I want to speak of emotions on a larger scale. Let&#8217;s admit it. While no one ever enters the ministry with the expectation of growing rich, it is also true that none of us think that we are even remotely paid what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.smccutchan.com/?p=1187</link>
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		<title>Financial Health and Emotions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we spoke of creating a financial diary for a month to raise awareness of where the small change goes. Today, I want to speak about the emotions that affect our spending patterns. Either review your month, or better yet start a new month of keeping a financial diary. Only this time, note the feelings [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.smccutchan.com/?p=1185</link>
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		<title>Financial Health</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many years ago I read an article by a group called &#8220;Smoke Enders.&#8221; The first step that they recommended was to raise one&#8217;s awareness as to when and how often they had a cigarette. They suggested that a smoker place a small note card in his packet of cigarettes and each time s/he had a [...]]]></description>
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