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		<title>The Unspoken Ministry</title>
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RF: It seems pretty rare to find an independent band that has had as much success as you have.
Mike: We get a lot of bands asking us “How come you guys play so much?” We work really hard. It’s all God, definitely! But we had our part on working really hard. When we started, we just played wherever we could: money, no money.
Chad: We’ve had a passion to see lives affected and transformed by the gospel. So in doing, and as a service to the Lord, (the music was great), ...]]></description>
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		<title>Anthony Raneri</title>
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by Peter McDowell
Anthony Raneri is not a born-again Christian, but we talked and hung out with him for nearly two hours before his solo acoustic show at the Webster Theatre in Hartford CT May 22. Amongst graffiti-ridden walls of a greenroom, we talked about the weather and musical inspiration and of course their new album, The Walking Wounded.
We were thrilled to find him willing to open up when we asked him about having a relationship with Jesus. He shared genuine questions about faith and God during our time with him. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Speechless: 1 Year after Don LaFontaine&#8217;s death</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been one year since Don LaFontaine&#8217;s death.  Although it sounds odd, I remember where I was when I heard the news. I sat on a friend&#8217;s couch with my laptop watching YouTube clips of the man himself, completely unaware of his death.  I found my way to his Wikipedia page which stated August 26, 1940 – September 1, 2008. I was chilled. Not only by the sheer irony, but because a man whom I had come to admire as an artist would no longer be gracing the entertainment world ...]]></description>
		<link>http://refocusmagazine.com/10/speechless-1-year-after-don-lafontaines-death/</link>
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		<title>K&#8217;naan: African-Canadian Hip-Hop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let me tell you about K&#8217;naan. His story is truly inspirational.  Having basically boarded the last plane out of war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia, his family moved to New York City, and later Toronto to escape the Somali civil war.  Knowing no English, K&#8217;naan taught himself by listening to hip-hop albums as an expatriate teenager.  The song &#8220;Dreamer&#8221; off his February &#8216;09 release &#8220;Troubadour&#8221; tells of his young aspirations to become a beloved, touring musician:
&#8220;What would it take for a boy about my age to hear cheers in his head upon that ...]]></description>
		<link>http://refocusmagazine.com/09/knaan-african-canadian-hip-hop/</link>
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		<title>Garrett Gue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Liam Morris
One of my favorite things to do it to find musicians on youtube, myspace and purevolume who have yet to really make it big, but are amazing musicians.  Today I came across Garrett Gue, who is originally from Bozeman, MT but now lives in Seattle, WA.  Below is some information that I pulled off of his Myspace page.
Garrett Gue, hailing from Bozeman, MT, has been passionately exploring music ever since his uncle gave him a beat-up guitar when he was eight years old. Since then, he has found ...]]></description>
		<link>http://refocusmagazine.com/09/garrett-gue/</link>
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		<title>Turning to Scripture Before Turning to Counsel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So you&#8217;re driving home from work&#8230; It&#8217;s been a rough day.  Your boss was short with you, you made mistakes, you feel a little under-appreciated&#8230; What do you do?
You have a close friend who is doing things and making mistakes, but you&#8217;re not sure whether to confront them&#8230; whether it&#8217;s your place to say something&#8230; What do you do?
Unfortunately I often pull out my phone and scroll through my contacts, wondering who I can call to get some encouragement, support, and just someone to listen.  I don&#8217;t want ...]]></description>
		<link>http://refocusmagazine.com/09/turning-to-scripture-before-turning-to-counsel/</link>
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		<title>The Growing Power of Silence &#8211; Mark Driscoll</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Excerpt is from Mark Driscoll&#8217;s Blog &#8211; The Resurgence &#8211; and this article can be also found here.
Mark Driscoll Preaching Pastor at Mars Hill Church

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven&#8230; a time to be silent and a time to speak&#8230;
Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7b
It was a very normal day until I realized that I was actively destroying my own soul.
The day began with my alarm jolting me awake. I immediately turned on my BlackBerry to hear it chime for each voicemail and email ...]]></description>
		<link>http://refocusmagazine.com/09/the-growing-power-of-silence-mark-driscoll/</link>
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		<title>Wha&#8217; Happened?: The Failure of the Local Church</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Jesse Browning
I&#8217;ve recently come to the realization that the churches in my area who are the most unorthodox in their theology, the most &#8220;liberal&#8221;, and who hold the most distorted interpretations of Scripture, happen to care more about the people in our area than other more theologically conservative (evangelical) churches in our town. While the Churches with decent doctrine try ever so hard to draw the lost, white, middle class families into their buildings, the apostate &#8220;liberal&#8221; churches are out feeding the homeless, providing shelter for downtrodden families, running ...]]></description>
		<link>http://refocusmagazine.com/09/wha-happened-the-failure-of-the-local-church/</link>
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		<title>Mission to Moldova</title>
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by Peter McDowell
It has been 16 months. Before that time, I would never have imagined that my day-to-day life would involve as many interactions with people from a far away land. A land full of grape vines and honeycomb. A land that somehow became irreversibly imbedded into the streets that I grew up on. It&#8217;s not what I had in mind a couple years ago, but this is the way it is.  I kind of like it
Let me start off by saying that I thought my good friend Dan had ...]]></description>
		<link>http://refocusmagazine.com/09/mission-to-moldova/</link>
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		<title>Shout it Out Loud: Mieskuoro Huutajat!</title>
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by Ian Bauer
Say HUUTAJAT ten times fast. Five times fast? Actually, just see if you can say it once.
For the last 22 years Mieskuoro Huutajat, has been a relatively well kept secret.  They&#8217;ve performed all over the world from Belgium to Estonia to Canada. From rock clubs, chamber music concerts, supermarkets and swamps. But, you&#8217;ve most likely never heard of them.  Finnish for &#8220;Mens Choir The Shouters&#8221; Mieskuoro Huutajat is a choir made up of 30 men with black suits and rubber ties.  Their style of performance is undefinable.  They ...]]></description>
		<link>http://refocusmagazine.com/09/twisted-and-shouting/</link>
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