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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 19: The Foundation for Real Healing</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/09/16/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-19-the-foundation-for-real-healing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on September 15, 2019 at our quarterly healing service. As always it will be helpful to read the assigned texts below by clicking on or tapping their links before reading the sermon. Here I deal with the &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/09/16/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-19-the-foundation-for-real-healing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 19: Living (and Speaking) Wisely</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/09/15/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-19-living-and-speaking-wisely/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on September 13, 2015. As always it will be helpful to read the assigned texts for today before reading the sermon by clicking on or tapping their links below. When Scripture calls for us to be wise, &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/09/15/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-19-living-and-speaking-wisely/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Sunday of Proper 19: Judging vs. Judgmentalism</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/09/13/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-19-judging-vs-judgmentalism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on September 13, 2020. As always it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts for today before reading the sermon by clicking on or tapping their links below. We hear a lot today about &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/09/13/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-19-judging-vs-judgmentalism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>2026: A Prayer for the 25th Anniversary of 9/11</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/09/11/2026-a-prayer-for-the-25th-anniversary-of-9-11/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For those who perished on September 11th at the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon, and in the fields of Pennsylvania:that they experience eternal life with God in heaven and the new creation, we pray: Lord, in your mercy, hear &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/09/11/2026-a-prayer-for-the-25th-anniversary-of-9-11/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 18: Conflict Resolution, Jesus-Style</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/09/08/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-18-conflict-resolution-jesus-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on September 10, 2017. As always it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts by clicking on or tapping their links below before reading the sermon. Here I deal with the difficult topic of &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/09/08/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-18-conflict-resolution-jesus-style/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Sunday of Proper 18: What Faith Looks Like (and Why You Should Care)</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/09/06/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-18-what-faith-looks-like-and-why-you-should-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on September 9, 2012. As always it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts by clicking on or tapping their links below. Here I deal with the sometimes enigmatic topic of faith and healing. &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/09/06/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-18-what-faith-looks-like-and-why-you-should-care/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Funeral Sermon: The Resurrection: The Abolition of Death</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/09/01/funeral-sermon-the-resurrection-the-abolition-of-death-4/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon preached on August 22, 2026 at the funeral of a former parishioner and founding member of the parish. May he continue to rest in peace and RISE IN GLORY. As always, it will be helpful for you to read &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/09/01/funeral-sermon-the-resurrection-the-abolition-of-death-4/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Sunday of Proper 17: Don’t Follow Your Heart</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/30/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-17-dont-follow-your-heart/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on August 30, 2015. As always, it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts below by clicking on or tapping their links before you read the sermon. Follow your heart. We hear that a &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/30/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-17-dont-follow-your-heart/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>On His Feast Day 2026 Augustine of Hippo Muses on God and His Need for God</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/28/on-his-feast-day-2026-augustine-of-hippo-muses-on-god-and-his-need-for-god/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Simply beautiful. Where did I find you, that I came to know you? You were not within my memory before I learned of you. Where, then, did I find you before I came to know you, if not within yourself, &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/28/on-his-feast-day-2026-augustine-of-hippo-muses-on-god-and-his-need-for-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>On His Feast Day 2026, St. Augustine of Hippo Muses on the Sacraments</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Your Lord is seated at the Father’s right hand in heaven. How then is the bread His Body? And the chalice, or rather its content, how is it His Blood? These elements are called Sacraments, because in them one thing &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/28/on-his-feast-day-2026-st-augustine-of-hippo-muses-on-the-sacraments/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>2026: A Prayer for the Feast Day of Augustine of Hippo (430AD)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Merciful Lord,who turned Augustine from his sinsto be a faithful bishop and teacher:grant that we may follow him in penitence and disciplinetill our restless hearts find their rest in you;through Jesus Christ our Lord.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>2026: A Prayer for the Feast Day of Monica, Mother of Augustine of Hippo (387AD)</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/27/2026-a-prayer-for-the-feast-day-of-monica-mother-of-augustine-of-hippo-387ad/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Faithful God,who strengthened Monica, the mother of Augustine,with wisdom,and through her patient endurance encouraged himto seek after you:give us the will to persist in prayerthat those who stray from you may be brought to faithin your Son Jesus Christ our &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/27/2026-a-prayer-for-the-feast-day-of-monica-mother-of-augustine-of-hippo-387ad/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 16: Want to Really Know God? Look to Jesus, Not a Temple</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on August 26, 2012. As always, it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts for today by clicking on our tapping their links below before you read the sermon. Want to know the one &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/26/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-16-want-to-really-know-god-look-to-jesus-not-a-temple/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Sunday of Proper 16: Becoming What You Already Are</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/23/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-16-becoming-what-you-already-are/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on August 23, 2020. As always, it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts below by clicking on or tapping their links before you read the sermon. How are we to be faithful to &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/23/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-16-becoming-what-you-already-are/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 15: Jesus: The Great Divider</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/20/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-15-jesus-the-great-divider/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on August 18, 2013. As always it will be helpful to read the assigned texts below by clicking on or tapping their links before reading the sermon. How can the Lord Jesus be a great divider when &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/20/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-15-jesus-the-great-divider/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 15: Wisdom and Foolishness</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/18/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-15-wisdom-and-foolishness/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on August 16, 2015. As always it will be helpful to read the assigned texts below by clicking on or tapping their links before reading the sermon. Are you wise or foolish? If you&#8217;re honest with yourself &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/18/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-15-wisdom-and-foolishness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Sunday of Proper 15: God&#8217;s Will be Done</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on August 17, 2014. As always, it will be helpful to read the assigned texts by clicking on or tapping their links below before reading the sermon. Here I address the issue many struggle with: Is God &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/16/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-15-gods-will-be-done/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>V-J Day 2026: Honolulu HI Celebrates V-J Day in 1945</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/14/v-j-day-2026-honolulu-hi-celebrates-v-j-day-in-1945/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Originally on Vimeo and since removed. On this, the 81st anniversary of V-J Day (Victory Over Japan Day), a wonderful snippet from time. Watch it all and remember. Give thanks as you do for the greatest generation who have largely &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/14/v-j-day-2026-honolulu-hi-celebrates-v-j-day-in-1945/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Remember V-J Day, 2026</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/14/remember-v-j-day-2026/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today marks the 81st anniversary of Victory Over Japan (V-J) Day and the end of World War II (the formal, unconditional surrender was not signed until September 1, 1945). Stop and remember the brave men and women who fought against the &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/14/remember-v-j-day-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 14: Out of the Depths</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/13/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-14-out-of-the-depths/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on August 12, 2018. As always, it will be helpful to read the assigned texts by clicking on or tapping their links below before reading the sermon. What do you do when disaster strikes you or your &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/13/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-14-out-of-the-depths/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 14: Where’s God?</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/12/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-14-wheres-god/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on August 13, 2017. As always, it will be helpful to read the assigned texts below by clicking on or tapping their links below before reading the sermon. What kind of God do you profess to worship: &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/12/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-14-wheres-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 14: Christ: The Key to Living the Good Life</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/11/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-14-christ-the-key-to-living-the-good-life/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on August 14, 2021. As always it will be helpful to read the assigned texts by clicking on or tapping their links below before reading the sermon. Christians should desire that all humans flourish. The only way &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/11/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-14-christ-the-key-to-living-the-good-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Dave Robertson: Preaching Politics: A Response to a Common Criticism</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/10/dave-robertson-preaching-politics-a-response-to-a-common-criticism/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Another excellent piece from Pastor Robertson. I applaud and admire the man&#8217;s courage to speak the truth in love. Well said, brother. For those with ears to hear, listen and understand. The lady was quite insistent on speaking to me. &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/10/dave-robertson-preaching-politics-a-response-to-a-common-criticism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Sunday of Proper 14: Faith</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/09/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-14-faith/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on August 11, 2019. As always, it will be helpful to read the assigned texts below by clicking on or tapping their links before you read the sermon. Here I explore what Christian Faith is and is &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/09/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-14-faith/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 13: You are the Man (and Woman)!</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/06/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-13-you-are-the-man-and-woman/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on August 5, 2018. As always it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts below by clicking on or tapping their links before you read the sermon. This sermon deals with the always favorite &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/06/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-13-you-are-the-man-and-woman/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 13: Wrestling with God</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/04/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-13-wrestling-with-god/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on August 3, 2014. As always it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts below by clicking on or tapping their links before you read the sermon. I deal with the often troubling questions &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/04/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-13-wrestling-with-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Riley M Moore (First Things): America Has Always Been a Christian Nation</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/02/riley-m-moore-first-things-america-has-always-been-a-christian-nation/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Could not agree more! Well said! America is a Christian nation. It was at its birth, and despite increasing attacks on this reality, our Founding is unintelligible apart from the faith that animated it.  Today, we celebrate an anniversary that &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/02/riley-m-moore-first-things-america-has-always-been-a-christian-nation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Sunday of Proper 13: The God We Worship</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/02/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-13-the-god-we-worship/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on July 31, 2016. As always it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts below by clicking on or tapping their links before reading the sermon. This sermon deals with an important question: Are &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/08/02/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-13-the-god-we-worship/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 12: More Than Conquerors</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/31/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-12-more-than-conquerors/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached July 30, 2017. As always it will be helpful to read the assigned texts below by clicking on or tapping their links before you read the sermon. As with the other sermons reposted this week, this sermon &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/31/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-12-more-than-conquerors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>David Robertson: Who Will We Follow—The Sydney Morning Herald or the Scriptures?</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/29/david-robertson-who-will-we-follow-the-sydney-morning-herald-or-the-scriptures/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Well said, Pastor Robertson, well said. This is as clear an apologetic as I have read anywhere on Christian leadership in the Church and he takes to task the arrogant enemies of Christ and his body, doing so with grace &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/29/david-robertson-who-will-we-follow-the-sydney-morning-herald-or-the-scriptures/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 12: The Power of God</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/29/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-12-the-power-of-god/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on July 26, 2015. As always it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts below by clicking on or tapping their links before you read the sermon. This sermon deals with an important topic: &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/29/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-12-the-power-of-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Sunday of Proper 12: Of Whores and God’s Children: The Amazing Love of God</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/26/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-12-of-whores-and-gods-children-the-amazing-love-of-god/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on July 28, 2013. As always it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts by clicking on or tapping their links below before reading the sermon. This sermon on forgiveness and the love of &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/26/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-12-of-whores-and-gods-children-the-amazing-love-of-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 11: The Christian Hope of Glory</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/21/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-11-the-christian-hope-of-glory/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on Sunday, July 17, 2106. As always it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts by clicking on or tapping their links below before you read the sermon. The Christian hope of glory can &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/21/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-11-the-christian-hope-of-glory/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for Sunday, Proper 11A: No Condemnation. Now What?</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/19/from-the-sermon-archives-for-sunday-proper-11a-no-condemnation-now-what/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on Sunday, July 23, 2017. As always, it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts by clicking on or tapping their links below before reading the sermon. The topic of suffering and redemption is &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/19/from-the-sermon-archives-for-sunday-proper-11a-no-condemnation-now-what/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 10: Costly Discipleship</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/16/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-10-costly-discipleship/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on Sunday, July 12, 2015. As always it will be helpful to read the assigned texts below by clicking on or tapping their respective links before reading the sermon. Becoming a disciple of Jesus has never been &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/16/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-10-costly-discipleship/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 10: The Essence of the Gospel: No Condemnation—The Power of God</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/14/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-10-the-essence-of-the-gospel-no-condemnation-the-power-of-god/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on Sunday, July 12, 2020 during the COVID pandemic. As always it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts for before you read the sermon by clicking on or tapping their respective links below. &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/14/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-10-the-essence-of-the-gospel-no-condemnation-the-power-of-god/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Sunday of Proper 10: The Surprising Power of the Gospel</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/12/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-10-the-surprising-power-of-the-gospel/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on Sunday, July 14, 2019. As always it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts for the sermon by tapping on or clicking their respective links below. The issue of locus of control is &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/12/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-sunday-of-proper-10-the-surprising-power-of-the-gospel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From the Sermon Archives for the Week of Proper 9: Power and Authority That Make a Difference</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/09/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-9-power-and-authority-that-make-a-difference/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sermon originally preached on Sunday, July 7, 2013. As always it will be helpful for you to read the assigned texts below by clicking on or tapping their respective links. The matter of God&#8217;s power, God&#8217;s ability to specifically heal &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/09/from-the-sermon-archives-for-the-week-of-proper-9-power-and-authority-that-make-a-difference/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>George Washington&#8217;s Remarkable Prayer for America Still Resonates 250 Years Later (FN)</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/george-washingtons-remarkable-prayer-for-america-still-resonates-250-years-later-fn/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is the quintessential imagery of a desperate man, drained of all earthly strength and power, who&#8217;s come to the end of his own knowledge and wisdom. He takes a knee in humbleness to God. This is the portrait of &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/george-washingtons-remarkable-prayer-for-america-still-resonates-250-years-later-fn/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Independence Day 2026: July Fourth Blessings on America, with Lessons from the Red, White and Blue</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-july-fourth-blessings-on-america-with-lessons-from-the-red-white-and-blue/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From Fox News Opinion. A nice reflection and so very true. Read it all.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Independence Day 2026: It&#8217;s Time to Ditch Today&#8217;s Dominant Values and Revisit the Spirit of 1776</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-its-time-to-ditch-todays-dominant-values-and-revisit-the-spirit-of-1776/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From Fox News. Agree with this opinion, especially with the last question above. Read it all.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Independence Day 2026: Meet the American Who Wrote &#8220;The Battle Hymn of the Republic&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-meet-the-american-who-wrote-the-battle-hymn-of-the-republic/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910) gave the United States — and the world — some of the most inspirational words ever written.&#160; She penned &#8220;The Battle Hymn of the Republic&#8221; in November 1861, during a wartime tour of&#160;Washington, D.C., as Americans &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-meet-the-american-who-wrote-the-battle-hymn-of-the-republic/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Independence Day 2026: FN: 4th of July Quiz! How Well do You Know Independence Day?</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-fn-4th-of-july-quiz-how-well-do-you-know-independence-day/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Take the quiz and see how you do.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Independence Day 2026: The Full Text of America’s National Anthem</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-the-full-text-of-americas-national-anthem/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro’ the perilous fight,O’er the ramparts we watch’d, were so galantly streaming?And the rockets’ red glare, &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-the-full-text-of-americas-national-anthem/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Independence Day 2026: George Washington’s First Inaugural Address of 1789</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-george-washingtons-first-inaugural-address-of-1789/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Read it all.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Independence Day 2026: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-the-preamble-to-the-constitution-of-the-united-states-of-america/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-the-preamble-to-the-constitution-of-the-united-states-of-america/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Independence Day 2026: Lincoln on the Declaration of Independence and the 4th of July</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-lincoln-on-the-declaration-of-independence-and-the-4th-of-july/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In the 1850s, Abraham Lincoln&#8217;s rhetoric was suffused with a profound sense of loss. He considered it shameful national backsliding that a new affirmative defense of slavery had arisen in the South. At the time of the Founding our nation &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-lincoln-on-the-declaration-of-independence-and-the-4th-of-july/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Independence Day 2026: Today in History</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-today-in-history/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[From&#160;here: In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims&#160;the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and its king. The declaration came 442 days after the first volleys of the American Revolution &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-today-in-history/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Independence Day 2026: The Declaration of Independence</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-the-declaration-of-independence/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With the forces of lawlessness and mob rule that are attempting to wipe out this country’s history and identity in order to destroy it, it is critical that we know the principles contained in our nation’s founding documents on which &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/independence-day-2026-the-declaration-of-independence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Another Prayer for Independence Day 2026</title>
		<link>https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/another-prayer-for-independence-day-2026/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Father Maney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Lord God Almighty,you have made all the peoples of the earth for your glory,to serve you in freedom and in peace:Give to the people of our country a zeal for justiceand the strength of forbearance,that we may use our liberty &#8230; <a href="https://maney.us/blog/2026/07/04/another-prayer-for-independence-day-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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