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		<title>My Heart in Pieces</title>
		<link>http://actingmasquerade.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/my-heart-in-pieces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>africanstardust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something so profound and deeply sorrowful about coming face to face with yourself. When God puts a mirror in front of you, it&#8217;s never condemning, but it is heartbreaking. With the most lovingly spoken words he breaks us &#8211; not to tear us down, but so that he can build something new in [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=actingmasquerade.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9978896&#038;post=1554&#038;subd=actingmasquerade&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mountains and Valleys</title>
		<link>http://actingmasquerade.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/mountains-and-valleys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>africanstardust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the hardest things about being a Christian is the constant alternation between having amazing times with God and experiencing His presence, and the everyday, mundane realities of life. No matter how clearly I felt His spirit around me, I still have to wash the dishes and do my Greek work. None of that [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=actingmasquerade.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9978896&#038;post=1551&#038;subd=actingmasquerade&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://actingmasquerade.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/newsletter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>africanstardust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone, this is just a quick one. As some of you know I am currently studying Greek, Hebrew, and Linguistics because I want to be involved with Bible translation, specifically The Word for the World. I do send out newsletters occasionally, and if you would like to receive them, please let me know at [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=actingmasquerade.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9978896&#038;post=1543&#038;subd=actingmasquerade&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Change</title>
		<link>http://actingmasquerade.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>africanstardust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I come home for vac, I tend to take some time to think about life, the way I live it, and what I need to let go of and/or change. Some changes are external (for more of that you can take a look at my other blog, I Make Mac &#38; Cheese), but others [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=actingmasquerade.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9978896&#038;post=1499&#038;subd=actingmasquerade&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">The stack of work I have for the end of vac...thanks, UCT.</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Oh how embarrassing it is when you realize you think this way. </media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Sound advice. Even though this is actually a folder in my planner.</media:title>
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		<title>Easter and Christmas: The &#8220;Unbiblical&#8221; Holidays</title>
		<link>http://actingmasquerade.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/easter-and-christmas-the-unbiblical-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://actingmasquerade.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/easter-and-christmas-the-unbiblical-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>africanstardust</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://actingmasquerade.wordpress.com/?p=1465</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, this morning a friend and I were chatting and I mentioned how we don&#8217;t really do the Easter egg thing because it&#8217;s not related to the actual meaning of Easter. She pointed out that I do the Christmas thing and that that&#8217;s not really related either, which got me thinking because I despise inconsistency, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=actingmasquerade.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9978896&#038;post=1465&#038;subd=actingmasquerade&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Look Up and See</title>
		<link>http://actingmasquerade.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/look-up-and-see/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>africanstardust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am writing this post while feeling upset. Not angry with people, but angry with lies, and angry with fear, and angry with things that oppose the truth. When people hear the name of Jesus, they think Christianity, those people who like to throw the word sin around, those intolerant, narrow-minded ignoramuses. They are distracted [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=actingmasquerade.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9978896&#038;post=1448&#038;subd=actingmasquerade&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reminisce</title>
		<link>http://actingmasquerade.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/1299/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>africanstardust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So here I am, sitting across from Cap&#8217;n Jack Sparrow&#8217;s face, waiting for my dad to bring my dining room table and trying to unpack as much as I can before the Social Hectic Awesomeness begins. A new semester is fast on its way and it&#8217;s exciting for three reasons: 1) it&#8217;s new, and that&#8217;s [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=actingmasquerade.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9978896&#038;post=1299&#038;subd=actingmasquerade&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where Has the Light Gone From the Lanterns</title>
		<link>http://actingmasquerade.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/where-has-the-light-gone-from-the-lanterns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>africanstardust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where has the light gone from the lanterns,

why are the stars so dim tonight?

Where is the song we sung so brightly

for justice done and hearts alight...Where has the wind gone from the treetops,

why is the world so still tonight?
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			<media:title type="html">Where Has the Light Gone From the Lanterns</media:title>
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		<title>Time</title>
		<link>http://actingmasquerade.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>africanstardust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I feel like I write about this at least once a semester, but it&#8217;s important, so here it is. Everyone procrastinates. Some of us are more afflicted than others (ahem: my hand is raised), but we all do it. We laugh and joke about it, and there are hundreds if not thousands if not hundreds [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=actingmasquerade.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9978896&#038;post=1261&#038;subd=actingmasquerade&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Time 03</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Time 04</media:title>
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		<title>Rain and Soil and a Home That is Everywhere</title>
		<link>http://actingmasquerade.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/rain-and-soil-and-a-home-that-is-everywhere/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>africanstardust</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I think of my home, I don&#8217;t think of one particular place. I think of people I love. I think of the many places where I have left little bits of myself, like a trail of breadcrumbs. I am not saddened by this realization, that I am a nomad. It&#8217;s been there for a [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=actingmasquerade.wordpress.com&#038;blog=9978896&#038;post=1257&#038;subd=actingmasquerade&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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