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    <title>Joy</title>
    <link>https://ministry127.com/</link>
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  <title>How to Fight Three Common Enemies of the Soul</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/christian-living/how-to-fight-three-common-enemies-of-the-soul</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
    &lt;div class="field__label"&gt;Illustration Topics&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__items"&gt;
              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 18:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Dr. Paul Chappell</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45889 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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<item>
  <title>Keeping the Joy Thief at Bay</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/ladies-ministry/keeping-the-joy-thief-at-bay</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
    &lt;div class="field__label"&gt;Illustration Topics&lt;/div&gt;
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              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2018 16:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Sharon Rabon</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45836 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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<item>
  <title>8 Barriers to Gratitude</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/8-barriers-to-gratitude</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
    &lt;div class="field__label"&gt;Illustration Topics&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__items"&gt;
              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;/div&gt;
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</description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 19:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Brent Armstrong</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45702 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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<item>
  <title>How to Have a “Merry Christmas”</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/christian-living/how-to-have-a-merry-christmas</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
    &lt;div class="field__label"&gt;Illustration Topics&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__items"&gt;
              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 16:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Bruce Burkett</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45688 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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<item>
  <title>8 Reasons to Rejoice</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/8-reasons-to-rejoice</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
    &lt;div class="field__label"&gt;Illustration Topics&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__items"&gt;
              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;/div&gt;
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</description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 16:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Brent Armstrong</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45681 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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<item>
  <title>13 Ways to Break out of Self Focus</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/ladies-ministry/13-ways-to-break-out-of-self-focus</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
    &lt;div class="field__label"&gt;Illustration Topics&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__items"&gt;
              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
              &lt;/div&gt;
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</description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2017 23:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Monica Bass</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45599 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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  <title>7 Attributes of a Joyful Team</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/pastoral-leadership/7-attributes-of-a-joyful-team</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
    &lt;div class="field__label"&gt;Illustration Topics&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__items"&gt;
              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2017 15:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Dr. Paul Chappell</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45591 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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<item>
  <title>Don’t Let Negativity Steal Your Joy</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/ladies-ministry/don-t-let-negativity-steal-your-joy</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
    &lt;div class="field__label"&gt;Illustration Topics&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__items"&gt;
              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2016 22:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Valerie Creed</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45519 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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  <title>Does Your Joy Show?</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/ladies-ministry/does-your-joy-show</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
    &lt;div class="field__label"&gt;Illustration Topics&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__items"&gt;
              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  <pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2016 20:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Valerie Creed</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45477 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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  <title>Choose to Be Joyful</title>
  <link>https://ministry127.com/christian-living/choose-to-be-joyful</link>
  <description>
&lt;span&gt;He Was Turned Away from Church&lt;/span&gt;

            &lt;div class="text-content clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"&gt;&lt;p&gt;During Mahatma Gandhi’s student days he read the Gospels and thought
that maybe he had found the cure to the caste system of India. He decided to go
to church and ask the minister how to become a Christian.&amp;nbsp;However, when he
entered the building the usher refused to give him a seat, and suggested that he
should worship with his own people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gandhi left the church and never returned. He said to
himself, “If Christians have caste differences also, I might as well remain a
Hindu.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Source: &lt;em&gt;The Speaker's Quote Book,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt; Roy B. Zuck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
      
&lt;span&gt;&lt;a title="View user profile." href="https://ministry127.com/contributors/dr-paul-chappell"&gt;Dr. Paul Chappell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span&gt;&lt;time datetime="2012-03-20T16:00:59-07:00" title="Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - 16:00"&gt;Tue, 03/20/2012 - 16:00&lt;/time&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;

  &lt;div class="field field--name-taxonomy-vocabulary-4 field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"&gt;
    &lt;div class="field__label"&gt;Illustration Topics&lt;/div&gt;
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              &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/visitors" hreflang="en"&gt;Visitors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
          &lt;div class="field__item"&gt;&lt;a href="https://ministry127.com/resources/illustrations/pride" hreflang="en"&gt;Pride&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2015 21:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Terrie Chappell</dc:creator>
    <guid isPermaLink="false">45343 at https://ministry127.com</guid>
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