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		<title>Top Five Books &#8211; I Didn&#8217;t Read &#8211; For 2011</title>
		<link>http://johnfullerblog.com/2011/12/28/top-five-books-i-didnt-read-for-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the spirit of the season, with everyone and his brother making &#8220;Top This&#8221; and &#8220;Top That&#8221; lists of new and notable items in the past twelve months, I humbly offer my own list. Here are the five books I didn&#8217;t read in 2011 &#8211; but wish I would have. Don&#8217;t misunderstand &#8211; I like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Penn State and Doing The Right Thing</title>
		<link>http://johnfullerblog.com/2011/11/16/penn-state-and-doing-the-right-thing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnFuller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite knowing Jim Daly for 20 years, I had never heard about the encounter, which happened when he was only 10 years old. And when Jim shared that short personal story on today&#8217;s Focus on the Family radio program, I was rather shocked. It revealed yet another reason why he is such a passionate advocate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiring Adoption Advocates</title>
		<link>http://johnfullerblog.com/2011/11/02/inspiring-adoption-advocates/</link>
		<comments>http://johnfullerblog.com/2011/11/02/inspiring-adoption-advocates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnFuller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Focus on the Family Broadcast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orphan Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Concern]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[John and Kelly Rosati have adopted four children through foster care. They&#8217;ve traveled an incredible road, full of challenges and joys. They don&#8217;t sugarcoat the difficulties, nor do they despair. They are inspiring advocates for orphan care, and you can listen to their story right here. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>New Study: Dad Matters</title>
		<link>http://johnfullerblog.com/2011/07/29/new-study-dad-matters/</link>
		<comments>http://johnfullerblog.com/2011/07/29/new-study-dad-matters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnFuller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fathering]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My colleague Glenn Stanton has a piece in National Review Online in which he summarizes some new research about the importance of fathers. Here&#8217;s how he frames the findings: The bad news: More children are living without the tremendous advantage of having daily access to their fathers in the home. The good news: Of those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents: Show Up</title>
		<link>http://johnfullerblog.com/2011/07/20/parents-show-up/</link>
		<comments>http://johnfullerblog.com/2011/07/20/parents-show-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnFuller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had to read the letter published in the paper a second time. Had I gotten that right? Really? “Dear Abby: I am a 12 year-old girl who is dating a senior boy in high school. One night, we went to a party and then back to his place. His parents and sister were out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fatherhood Lost</title>
		<link>http://johnfullerblog.com/2011/06/23/fatherhood-lost/</link>
		<comments>http://johnfullerblog.com/2011/06/23/fatherhood-lost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:15:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The program earlier this week about how men are affected by abortion touched many listeners. Here&#8217;s the summary from one of our phone reps of a particularly poignant comment: An anonymous caller shared that she was touched greatly by the broadcast &#8220;Fatherhood Lost.&#8221; She always had a hardened heart against women who had had an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Relevant?</title>
		<link>http://johnfullerblog.com/2011/01/19/are-you-relevant/</link>
		<comments>http://johnfullerblog.com/2011/01/19/are-you-relevant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have a problem: far too many self-identified Christians are increasingly irrelevant in today&#8217;s world. George Barna is a social researcher, and his &#8220;mega themes&#8221; from recent research are telling a troubling trend: Believers are more inward-focused, making less impact in the lives of those around them. Some of the findings indicate that Christianity’s influence [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halloween &#8211; Observe or Ignore?</title>
		<link>http://johnfullerblog.com/2010/10/29/halloween-observe-or-ignore/</link>
		<comments>http://johnfullerblog.com/2010/10/29/halloween-observe-or-ignore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As October 31 approaches, Dena and I are talking about our plans for that night. We&#8217;re thinking some movies, games, and sweet treats. But not costumes and trick-or-treating. We&#8217;ve never &#8220;celebrated&#8221; or observed Halloween, due to personal convictions. We don&#8217;t judge families who do allow the kids to dress up and go door-to-door. We just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School Struggles?</title>
		<link>http://johnfullerblog.com/2010/09/21/school-struggles/</link>
		<comments>http://johnfullerblog.com/2010/09/21/school-struggles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Focus on the Family]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading this blog post/article about school struggles, I couldn&#8217;t help but think of our youngest, who is really having a difficult time this school year. Zane is bright, but has some behavioral issues making for a very rocky time at the nearby elementary school. The administration and teaching staff there is wonderful, but they can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help In An Unplanned Pregnancy</title>
		<link>http://johnfullerblog.com/2010/09/09/help-in-an-unplanned-pregnancy/</link>
		<comments>http://johnfullerblog.com/2010/09/09/help-in-an-unplanned-pregnancy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a touching comment we received from someone who needed Focus on the Family to help: “I can’t thank you enough for coming alongside our family at a time when we desperately needed some help.  After learning of our teenage daughter’s unexpected pregnancy, we contacted your ministry, and you, in turn, pointed us to a [...]]]></description>
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