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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://communities.kintera.org/FAMILYLIFEBLOG/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Singles Forum</title><link>http://communities.kintera.org/FAMILYLIFEBLOG/forums/983/ShowForum.aspx</link><description>The single life brings blessings and burdens—the blessing of greater service, the hurt and fears of loneliness, the freedom yet burden of independence, the excitement of what God may bring next. As singles, especially if family lives far away, it's vital to share our journey and burdens as a family in Christ. Singles have a unique but no lesser opportunity to glorify God and grow in Christ-likeness. This forum is a place to share your journey and gain encouragement from fellow travelers!</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60217.2664)</generator><item><title>Pastors should encourage single people. </title><link>http://communities.kintera.org/FAMILYLIFEBLOG/forums/thread/60809.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:41:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">23c484b6-a3e8-4df3-984c-a5dd0e725807:60809</guid><dc:creator>gracefordivorce</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://communities.kintera.org/FAMILYLIFEBLOG/forums/thread/60809.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://communities.kintera.org/FAMILYLIFEBLOG/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=983&amp;PostID=60809</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;font size="2"&gt;&lt;font color="#a52a2a" face="Tahoma"&gt;I just think; with the Lord "Shaking what can be shaken" and with people becoming more willful and leaving their homes in record numbers; and with newly single adults becoming much more prevalent in the church... That pastors should possibly recognize that these people need affirmation from the pulpit... That they need to be educated in the process of having quality, Christ-centered relationships, both within their gender and outside their gender... Because, I believe, the root cause of many repeat divorces is the lack of knowledge in the church, of how to live correctly as a single adult; of how to choose friendships and relationships properly, and how to date and bond as a couple before a new marriage. That's what we do in our ministry...&amp;nbsp; &lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description></item><item><title>Likes, Dislikes</title><link>http://communities.kintera.org/FAMILYLIFEBLOG/forums/thread/34593.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:51:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">23c484b6-a3e8-4df3-984c-a5dd0e725807:34593</guid><dc:creator>Zogi</dc:creator><slash:comments>5</slash:comments><comments>http://communities.kintera.org/FAMILYLIFEBLOG/forums/thread/34593.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://communities.kintera.org/FAMILYLIFEBLOG/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=983&amp;PostID=34593</wfw:commentRss><description>What do you like about being single and what do you dislike?</description></item><item><title>new singles group</title><link>http://communities.kintera.org/FAMILYLIFEBLOG/forums/thread/33889.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:49:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">23c484b6-a3e8-4df3-984c-a5dd0e725807:33889</guid><dc:creator>robin-mac</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://communities.kintera.org/FAMILYLIFEBLOG/forums/thread/33889.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://communities.kintera.org/FAMILYLIFEBLOG/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=983&amp;PostID=33889</wfw:commentRss><description>Hello,&lt;br&gt;I noted there are no posts on this forum.&amp;nbsp; So I hope someone is out there to respond!&amp;nbsp; We are thinking about starting a singles group here locally, and wanting to do it right.&amp;nbsp; Just looking for some tips or other's experiences.&amp;nbsp; Thanks&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Curious - SinglesForum, Why no postings</title><link>http://communities.kintera.org/FAMILYLIFEBLOG/forums/thread/32143.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:47:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">23c484b6-a3e8-4df3-984c-a5dd0e725807:32143</guid><dc:creator>JoyFULYoursJesus</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://communities.kintera.org/FAMILYLIFEBLOG/forums/thread/32143.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://communities.kintera.org/FAMILYLIFEBLOG/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=983&amp;PostID=32143</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff size=4&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#800080&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Soooooo... I'm Curious:&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff size=4&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Q:&lt;/STRONG&gt; Why&amp;nbsp;are there no postings in the Singles Forum???&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT color=#800080&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;I thought, at first, maybe&amp;nbsp;it was because&amp;nbsp;of the change over done awhile back... that&amp;nbsp;this forum wasn't&amp;nbsp;up and running yet.&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff size=4&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Q:&lt;/STRONG&gt; Does anyone happen to know&amp;nbsp;if they had this before; if so was if actually being used?&amp;nbsp; Or successful?&amp;nbsp; &lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#800080 size=3&gt;Maybe&amp;nbsp;there just not many singles that come to the FLT site.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff size=4&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Q:&lt;/STRONG&gt; Or maybe no one 'brave enough' to be the 'FIRST' posting!?? &amp;nbsp;&lt;EM&gt;LOL &amp;nbsp;:)&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff1493&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#800080&gt;&lt;EM&gt;My Mom always taught me to ask questions...&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT color=#ff1493&gt;She &lt;FONT color=#ff1493&gt;said,&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff1493&gt; &lt;EM&gt;"&lt;STRONG&gt;That is one of the reasons that God gave you&amp;nbsp;kids a mouth".&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;&lt;FONT color=#800080&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Which,&amp;nbsp;still&amp;nbsp;cracks me up to this day!&amp;nbsp; :)&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#800080&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;(Love &amp;amp; miss you Mom!)&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff1493&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;&lt;FONT color=#800080&gt;&lt;EM&gt;You see;&lt;/EM&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff1493&gt;as I got a little older...&lt;/FONT&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;I started to notice: she was&amp;nbsp;usually&amp;nbsp;asking us,&amp;nbsp;to ask questions for HER!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;EM&gt; &lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#800080&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;LOL &amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt;:)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial color=#ff1493&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#800080&gt;Ex:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt; &lt;/EM&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#800080&gt;&lt;EM&gt;We'd be some place; like the store or some where, needing directions or general information...&lt;/EM&gt; &lt;FONT face=Arial color=#ff1493&gt;and she'd say&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff1493&gt; &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff1493&gt;"&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff1493&gt;Go ask them&amp;nbsp;___(Fill in&amp;nbsp;blank&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;whatever was needed)___."&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#800080&gt;LOL&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff1493&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia&gt;&lt;FONT color=#800080&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;:)&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;EM&gt;So one day...&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT face=Arial color=#ff1493&gt;I asked her...&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;FONT color=#ff1493&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;"Mom, how come you always have us ask questions for you then?!?"&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;FONT color=#800080&gt; LOL&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp; She&amp;nbsp;smiled and said, &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;EM&gt;"That's what God gave us you kids for!!"&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#800080&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;LOL&amp;nbsp; &lt;/STRONG&gt;:]&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#800080&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#800080&gt;Blessings! &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT face=Georgia color=#800080&gt;Joyfuly&amp;nbsp; :)&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>