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		<title>What is the Trinity?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rev. B. J. Beu
A while back, I got into a discussion on the Trinity with a visitor after church.  She had spent years searching scripture for clear language on the Trinity and had come away stymied.  She isn’t alone.  While you will find a triune formula for God in the New Testament, the church’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PASTOR B. J. LEADING MENS RETREAT AT PILGRIM PINES</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2010 Men&#8217;s Retreat
Finding Rest&#8230; Finding God
October 1-3
(Friday lunch &#8211; Sunday breakfast)
Pilgrim Pines Camp and Conference Center
$110/person includes lodging and meals
Call Church Office (494-8061) to Register Today!
Registration details available through Pilgrim Pines 

Join our pastor The Rev. B. J. Beu and UCC men from around Southern California for a weekend of rest and renewal, reflection and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ARE WE A SOURCE OF BLESSING?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[God made a covenant with Abraham.  If Abraham would follow the Lord, Abraham would be the father of a great nation, a nation through which all the nations of the world would be blest.  If Abraham would follow God in faith, his descendants would be as numerous as the stars and would inherit the land [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EASTER LETTER FROM REV. BEU</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pastormary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Members and Friends of Neighborhood Congregational Church:
As the end of Lent approaches and we draw near to Holy Week and Easter, I invite you to deepen your walk with God by attending our services of worship this holy season.
Our Palm Sunday celebration, March 28, 10:00 a.m. will not only feature the jubilant procession of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;M A CHRISTIAN, BUT&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://ncclaguna.org/im-a-christian-but</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pastormary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[REFLECTIONS FROM THE REV&#8230;
As we enter the half-way point of Lent, I worry that we, as mainline, progressive Christians, are too fatigued defending our understanding of the gospel to dive into the healing waters of a Lenten discipline.  How do we confidently live our faith when we live in a country besieged with ministers of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Continues On&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pastormary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Truth &#38; Work of Christmas&#8230;  by Howard Thurman
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the Kings and Princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flocks,
The work of Christmas begins.
To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry
To release the prisoner,
To teach the nations,
To bring Christ to all,
To make music in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Greetings from our Pastor&#8217;s Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello, Friends and Family!
When last we wrote, we were celebrating an early Halloween as we said “good-bye” to our long-time Gig Harbor friends after thirteen years.  Fourteen months later, we’re settled into our newly-purchased home atop a magical canyon in Laguna Beach.  Each evening, we watch the moon rise over the distant San Bernardino Mountains [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&quot;Does God Want You to be Rich?&quot;</title>
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		<comments>http://ncclaguna.org/does-god-want-you-to-be-rich#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[REFLECTIONS FROM THE REVEREND  
by the Rev. B.J. Beu
As I was packing up to move to our new home, I ran across an old copy of TIME Magazine that addressed the gospel of wealth preached in many evangelical and mainline churches.  TIME’s September 18, 2006, cover sports a picture of a Rolls Royce complete with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Who Me?”</title>
		<link>http://ncclaguna.org/%e2%80%9cwho-me%e2%80%9d</link>
		<comments>http://ncclaguna.org/%e2%80%9cwho-me%e2%80%9d#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>josborne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ REFLECTIONS FROM THE REVEREND
by the Rev. B.J. Beu
As the summer draws to a close it’s that time again when you can expect to hear those pesky requests to give a hand at the church and to live your faith.  No matter how quick you are out of coffee hour, you may be invited to invite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“The Power of Prayer Includes You”</title>
		<link>http://ncclaguna.org/%e2%80%9cthe-power-of-prayer-includes-you%e2%80%9d</link>
		<comments>http://ncclaguna.org/%e2%80%9cthe-power-of-prayer-includes-you%e2%80%9d#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>josborne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by the Rev. B.J. Beu
One of the most gratifying parts of being a local church pastor is hearing from people whose lives have been touched through the power of prayer.
Julie was sitting in the hospital room absolutely going out of her mind.  Waiting to be taken in for exploratory surgery, Julie’s mind filled with increasingly [...]]]></description>
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