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<title><![CDATA[ My Growing Understanding of Prayer ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ May 15, 2025I have written about the reasons for my upbeat attitude in the past couple of months.  In this blog post, I will share insights into how my journey ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Why So Upbeat?  The Faith Angle ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[  This is the third post in a series trying to answer the question ‘Why so upbeat in the face of a devastating health diagnosis?  In the first post, I gave the ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Why So Upbeat? - the Community Angle ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The second reason for being able to face the stage 4 colorectal cancer diagnosis with a positive attitude is the incredible support I have received from our com ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Why So Positive? - The Medical Angle... ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[  How can you be so positive?I have been asked this question, or ones similar to it, many times since the cancer diagnosis last November. And it’s a fair quest ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 19:48:39 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Coming Out of COVID ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This past Sunday we hosted our first ‘normal’ coffee hour in over two years.  It surprised me just how much I enjoyed being able to see people’s faces and sitti ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2022 19:02:25 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Body Building &amp; Building the Body ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ These are challenging times…The COVID-19 Pandemic is having far-reaching effects on society beyond anything we could have imagined just a few weeks ago.  In an ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ A Christmas We&#039;ll Never Forget... ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It seems surreal… I just returned from an unplanned trip to the Netherlands. You see, my dad passed away unexpectedly on December 24th.  He had just completed h ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2020 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Advent, Art &amp; the Life of Christ ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ For Christians, the weeks leading up to Christmas are known as the Advent Season and is used to prepare ourselves for the celebration of Christ’s birth. We ligh ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2019 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Calling all guys! ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Three years ago, I attended a Church Renewal Conference that has made a drastic and positive impact on both my personal life and my role as a leader in the Chri ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2019 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Stop Wasting Your Money! ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It all started with a children’s story during a worship service in late September.  I gave each of the kids who came forward a loonie or a toonie, and instructe ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Church? ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Most people, when hearing the word ‘church’ picture a white building with some type of steeple.  Inside that building you’ll likely find wooden pews, hymnbooks, ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Changing Rhythms ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I like a certain rhythm to my life.  To be honest, I don’t like to change things too much.  No specialty coffee – just a regular…  No fancy ice cream – just van ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ A little slow on the uptake... ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[  OK, I admit it. Sometimes I’m a little slow on the uptake… Though I have had many opportunities to learn and apply this essential lesson, it’s taken 50 years ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Is the Set Free Retreat for Me? ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ With the Set Free Retreat just over a month away, I have invited Joanne MacGregor to write a blog post on why you might want to consider attending this retreat. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanne MacGregor ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Did Jesus Break His Promise? ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ There is this great passage in the New Testament in which Jesus said not to worry.  He said it to a crowd that was likely largely made up of poor peasants who h ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2018 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Shoulder to Shoulder ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Working Shoulder to ShoulderIn my daily Bible readings I’ve been working my way through the books of Ezra and Nehemiah.  And though the leadership lessons are ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2018 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Grumble... Grumble... Grumble! ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ At our wedding reception some of our family performed a skit.  I’ll spare you the many (hilarious) details of this performance, other than the role of one broth ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2018 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Wise Advice ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This past weekend we held a ‘celebration of graduation’ at Emmanuel Church.  It was a wonderful service with a good number of guests. We were thrilled to have g ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Handing over the keys... ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Would you give the keys of your car to a young teen and tell them to ‘Go, and figure it out’? Would you give them the keys so you won’t be seen as ‘narrow minde ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Summer Camp and a Humbled Pastor ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Over the past few years Emmanuel Church has tried to find sponsors for the children of our church and ministries that wanted to go to Christian Summer Camp.  He ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ The Crash That Makes Me Want To Go ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As I read the news headlines on that Saturday morning, I knew that our Sunday worship service would be impacted.  Though the crash happened thousands of miles a ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 03:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Dealing with Conflict ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ We all have them; thankfully, they are usually someone else’s fault. But there are times when we know we are part of the cause.  We don’t like them and often re ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2017 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Thinking Differently ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I&#039;ve got to admit, I struggle with the political rethoric on social media.  It&#039;s getting so I don&#039;t want to check my news feed (believe me, this is a first...). ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Reading a book for all it&#039;s worth... ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I told our congregation a story the other day…  A story of  how I wanted to read a good book over the Christmas break.  I’ve had this particular book for many y ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2017 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Finding New Treasure ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It’s been over 5 years since we moved to Middleton, and we’ve loved exploring the area.  Quaint villages, lakes, streams, ghost towns, restaurants, hiking trail ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sweis Ubels ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2017 04:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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