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		<title>January Update From Shannon Ethridge</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not Seeing Images In This Email? Click Below To View Online. http://www.shannonethridge.com/email/1101.html This Month - Got e-books? - Special Prayer Request - Look at What&#8217;s NEW - Upcoming Events - Testimonies - Need Prayer? January Greetings From Shannon Ethridge Ministries! Got e-books? With so many folks receiving e-book readers in their stockings over the holidays, [...]]]></description>
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<td width="27%" valign="top"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #e70089; font-size: small;">This Month</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #e70089; font-size: x-small;">- <a href="#2"><span style="color: #ffffff;">Got e-books?</span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #e70089; font-size: x-small;">- <a href="#1"><span style="color: #ffffff;">Special Prayer Request</span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #e70089; font-size: x-small;">- <a href="#3"><span style="color: #ffffff;">Look at What&#8217;s NEW</span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #e70089; font-size: x-small;">- <a href="#4"><span style="color: #ffffff;">Upcoming Events</span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #e70089; font-size: x-small;">- <a href="#5"><span style="color: #ffffff;">Testimonies</span></a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial; color: #e70089; font-size: x-small;">- <a href="#6"><span style="color: #ffffff;">Need Prayer?</span></a></span></td>
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<td><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><strong>January Greetings From</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Shannon Ethridge Ministries!</strong></td>
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<td><a id="2" name="2"></a><span class="style1"><span style="color: #e70089;">Got e-books?</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">With so many folks receiving e-book readers in their stockings over the holidays, we&#8217;re often asked if any of our titles are in e-book format. The answer is YES! Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s available:</span></p>
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<td width="54%"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #e70089; font-size: x-small;">Sexual Integrity titles:</span></p>
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Every Woman&#8217;s Battle</span></p>
<p>978-0-307-44615-2</p>
<p>Every Single Woman&#8217;s Battle</p>
<p>978-0-307-55116-0</p>
<p>Every Young Woman&#8217;s Battle</p>
<p>978-0-307-44616-9</p>
<p>Preparing Y. Daughter for EWB</p>
<p>978-0-307-55123-8</p>
<p>Every Woman, Every Day</p>
<p>978-0-307-50010-6</td>
<td width="46%"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #e70089; font-size: x-small;">Spiritual Intimacy with Christ titles:</span></p>
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Completely His</span></p>
<p>978-0-307-72937-8</p>
<p>Completely Loved</p>
<p>978-0-307-49937-0</p>
<p>Completely Forgiven</p>
<p>978-0-307-49938-7</p>
<p>Completely Blessed</p>
<p>978-0-307-49922-6</p>
<p>Completely Irresistible</p>
<p>978-0-307-49923-3</td>
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<td><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #e70089; font-size: x-small;">Sexual &amp; Emotional Intimacy titles:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Every Woman&#8217;s Marriage</span></p>
<p>978-0-307-49972-1</p>
<p>The Sexually Confident Wife</p>
<p>978-0-7679-3091-8</td>
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<td><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For a list of e-book retailers, <a href="http://j.mp/hdvO6f"><span style="color: #9900ff;">click here</span></a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> Happy reading!</span></td>
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<td><a id="1" name="1"></a><span class="style1"><span style="color: #e70089;">Special Prayer Request:</span></span></p>
<p>Women at the Well Video Production</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">With the new year come new strategies on how we can fulfill our ministry&#8217;s mission &#8211; helping women embrace lifestyles of sexual integrity, sexual intimacy, and intimacy with Christ. We attempt to fulfill this mission primarily through:</span></p>
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<li style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">providing print, audio, and electronic books</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">speaking at churches and conferences across the world, and</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> coaching individuals through seasons of sexual and emotional healing.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Sometimes, however, there are women who fall through the cracks. Perhaps she&#8217;s not a reader, or a book alone simply can&#8217;t take her to the depths she needs to go in order to really get a grip on her issues. But ongoing counseling or life coaching can be cost-prohibitive to many women, especially the college student, single mom, etc. I&#8217;ve often asked the Lord what more we can do to meet those needs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Over the past year, several young women have been living together here at Cross Creek, our headquarters in Lindale, Texas, seeking training and experience in doing similar kinds of ministry. It&#8217;s through this residential internship program that God has sparked the idea for our next big ministry project &#8211; producing a Women at the Well video series.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://www.shannonethridge.com/images/email/W@W.png" alt="W@W" hspace="5" width="107" height="166" align="left" />Using the first material I ever developed on the subject of sexual and emotional integrity (long before the Every Woman&#8217;s Battle opportunity knocked on my door), we&#8217;ll take a live audience of women through a 12-week &#8220;growth group&#8221; experience, capture it on video, and make it available to women who need more than just a book, but who can&#8217;t afford 12 weeks of individual coaching.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is a lofty goal for a bunch of amateur gals who simply want to serve the Lord and minister to other women, so we NEED a LOT of prayer for this project! Would you please pray for the 10-12 women who&#8217;ll be personally involved in the project, specifically:</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the growth group participants, who range in ages from early twenties to mid-forties</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the set designers &amp; the videographers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the translators (yes, we hope to produce a version with Spanish subtitles!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">for me as I lead this whole experience!</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Taping begins in late January and runs through early May. Hopefully by summertime we&#8217;ll be announcing the availability of this powerful new ministry resource! Please also pray that women who are in need of healing in this area will somehow learn about this video series and be positively impacted by it!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">If you&#8217;d like to partner with us financially in producing this series, click below to donate.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">With sincere thanks for your prayers and partnership in ministry,</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Shannon</span></td>
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<td><a id="3" name="3"></a><span class="style1">Look at What&#8217;s <span style="color: #e70089;">NEW</span> with&#8230;</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #e70089; font-size: small;"><strong>BUILDING LEADERS, AUTHORS, SPEAKERS &amp; TEACHERS</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We&#8217;re ecstatic over the response of many aspiring writers and speakers from all over the world who&#8217;ve chosen to invest in their own success by participating in our B.L.A.S.T. online mentorship program! Books are being birthed, speaking platforms are being enlarged, and believers are developing the courage and confidence to shout their God-given messages from the mountaintops!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We&#8217;re about to launch another 12-month class beginning March 15. But before we do, we want to announce two NEW developments&#8230;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">First, we deeply desire to &#8220;sow seeds&#8221; into the ministries of others, so for both spring &amp; fall 2011 classes, <strong>we&#8217;re offering a 50% scholarship to Christian missionaries</strong>. You do not have to be stationed in a third-world country to qualify, but merely work full-time for a non-profit Christian organization and be responsible for raising your own financial support. If you fit that category, <a href="http://www.shannonethridge.com/blast/docs/Scholarship Information for Missionaries.pdf"><span style="color: #9900ff;">click here</span></a> to download information on how to apply for this scholarship.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Second, several people have asked, &#8220;<strong>Is it possible to just watch the videos at my own pace without being involved in a monthly small group?&#8221; There is NOW!</strong> While we believe you&#8217;ll get the MOST out of fully participating in the BLAST class along with an assigned small group, we understand that not everyone is in a position to commit to &#8220;the whole shebang.&#8221; Some want to go at their own pace, watching all of the videos kamikaze style (perhaps over a 12-week period of time instead of over 12 months). There are others who want to take it s-l-o-w, perhaps watching only one video each quarter and really diving into each assigned book in between videos. If you&#8217;re someone who wants to go at your own pace &#8220;Lone Ranger&#8221; style, you can &#8220;audit&#8221; the BLAST class videos rather than being a full class participant.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">To learn how auditing the class differs from fully participating, <a href="http://j.mp/i30dTT"><span style="color: #9900ff;">Click here for our Spring 2011 BLAST Information Brochure</span></a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Again, we launch our next B.L.A.S.T. Class on March 15th, with a registration deadline of February 15th. <span style="color: #e70089;">Also, don&#8217;t miss the opportunity to save 10% by submitting your B.L.A.S.T. application prior to the January 30 Early-Bird deadline!</span></span></td>
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<td><a id="4" name="4"></a><span class="style1"><span style="color: #e70089;">Mark Your Calendars &#8211; Shannon Is Coming To&#8230;</span></span></p>
<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong class="style2"><span style="color: #e70089;">PLEASE NOTE</span>:</strong><strong> If you see a city on our speaking calendar that’s anywhere near you, and you’re interested in having Shannon speak at your venue while she’s in town, please contact us at <a href="mailto:speaking@shannonethridge.com">speaking@shannonethridge.com</a>.</strong></p>
<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong class="style2">Tyler, TX &#8211; January 27, 2011</strong></p>
<p>Shannon speaks at the annual Women&#8217;s Tea at Trinity Baptist Church, Tyler, TX. Email <a href="mailto:cathysmith0219@suddenlink.com">cathysmith0219@suddenlink.com</a> for more information.</p>
<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong class="style2">Weatherford, TX &#8211; February 4 &#8211; 5, 2011</strong></p>
<p>Shannon and her residential BLAST interns travel to Weatherford, TX for a youth conference where they&#8217;ll teach teenagers how to have the BEST sex&#8230; by waiting until marriage!  Contact <a href="mailto:cody@nsbcweatherford.com">cody@nsbcweatherford.com</a> for more information.</p>
<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong class="style2">Cincinnati, OH &#8211; March 19, 2011</strong></p>
<p>Join Shannon at Women of Virtue, a women’s conference focusing on Biblical sexuality. Hosted by the National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families. For more information please contact Joanne Samad at <a href="mailto:joanne@nationalcoalition.org">joanne@nationalcoalition.org</a>.</p>
<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong class="style2">Colorado Springs, CO &#8211; March 31 &#8211; April 3, 2011</strong></p>
<p>Shannon will be speaking alongside Fred Stoeker at Maximizing Intimacy: A Sex &amp; Oneness Retreat at the Glen Eyrie Retreat Center. For more info please contact Melissa Schuerer at <a href="mailto:Melissa.Schuerer@navigators.org">Melissa.Schuerer@navigators.org</a>.</p>
<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong class="style2">Tyler, TX &#8211; April 18, 2011</strong></p>
<p>Shannon speaks at Green Acres Baptist Church, Tyler, TX for their Celebrate Recovery Meeting at 6 p.m.  Email <a href="mailto:MartyK64@aol.com">MartyK64@aol.com</a> for more information about Celebrate Recovery.</p>
<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong class="style2">Saskatoon, SK (Canada) &#8211; May 6 &#8211; 8, 2011</strong></p>
<p>Join the women of Waldheim Mennonite Bretheren Church &amp; Salem Church for a &#8220;Completely His&#8221; Conference.  Contact <a href="mailto:Machonregier@yahoo.com">Machonregier@yahoo.com</a> for more info.</p>
<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong class="style2">Laguna Hills, CA &#8211; May 13 &#8211; 14, 2011</strong></p>
<p>Join Shannon at a Completely His event, hosted by Crossline Community Church.  For more info please contact Lori Marshall at <a href="mailto:lmarshall@crosslinechurch.com">lmarshall@crosslinechurch.com</a> or visit <a href="http://www.crosslinechurch.com">www.crosslinechurch.com</a>.</p>
<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong class="style2">Miami, FL &#8211; May 21, 2011</strong></p>
<p>Shannon will be one of the main platform speakers at Expolit 2011, the Hispanic version of the International Christian Retail Show, hosted by Editorial Unilit Publishing House.  More info. to come.</p>
<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong class="style2">Christchurch, New Zealand &#8211; June 17 &#8211; 18, 2011</strong></p>
<p>Shannon will be speaking at Elim Catherdral’s Women’s Conference, as well as Sunday services on the 19th. More info to come.</p>
<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong class="style2">Auckland, New Zealand &#8211; June 24 &#8211; 25, 2011</strong></p>
<p>Join Shannon at Elim Cathedral’s Women’s Conference in Auckland, as well as Sunday services on the 26th.  More info to come.</p>
<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong class="style2">Auckland, New Zealand &#8211; July 1 &#8211; 2, 2011</strong></p>
<p>Shannon will be speaking at C3 Auckland’s Women’s Conference and Sunday services on the 3rd.  More info to come.</td>
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<td><a id="5" name="5"></a><span class="style1"><span style="color: #e70089;">It&#8217;s A God Thing&#8230;</span></span></p>
<p style="font-size: 12px;">We love hearing from you about what God is doing in your life as you read! Listen to these cool testimonies from all over the globe, and praise God with us&#8230;</p>
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<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>&#8220;Jason&#8221; writes:</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;m a man who is currently reading &#8220;<a href="http://www.shannonethridge.com/products.shtml#ewb"><em><span style="color: #9900ff;">Every Woman&#8217;s Battle</span></em></a>.&#8221;  I would like you to know it is helping me both in my own struggle for sexual purity, as well as in the new Godly vision for my sexuality that He has been laying on my heart.  It&#8217;s helping me to see more than body parts, and its helping me understand much better the advice I&#8217;ve received from sisters in Christ to just start with friendship.  At first it didn&#8217;t even compute in my brain not to let her know I&#8217;m attracted to her when I first meet her (whoever &#8220;her&#8221; might be).  Now it&#8217;s starting to make sense!  Thank you!</td>
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<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>&#8220;Sheri&#8221; writes:</strong></p>
<p>A friend recently gave me your book, <a href="http://www.shannonethridge.com/products.shtml#ch"><em><span style="color: #9900ff;">Completely His: Loving Jesus Without Limits</span></em></a>. As I&#8217;ve read, God&#8217;s presence has been overwhelming, and I&#8217;ve found myself sobbing uncontrollably at times. There is such an anointing on that book. As I continue on with the next devotional in the series, <a href="http://www.shannonethridge.com/products.shtml#ch"><em><span style="color: #9900ff;">Completely Loved</span></em></a>, I&#8217;m overjoyed about what is to come. Thank you for sharing your experience, your transparency and your love for God. I&#8217;m grateful for the many lives God has impacted through you!</td>
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<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Shannon&#8217;s response:</strong></p>
<p><em>It&#8217;s always great to hear from men who are reading the <a href="http://www.shannonethridge.com/products.shtml#ewb"><span style="color: #9900ff;">Every Woman&#8217;s Battle</span></a> books, or women who are reading the <a href="http://www.shannonethridge.com/products.shtml#emb"><span style="color: #9900ff;">Every Man&#8217;s Battle</span></a> books!  Kudos to you, Jason, for opening your mind to learning all you can about how to have the healthiest relationships possible!</em></td>
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<p style="font-size: 12px;"><strong>Shannon&#8217;s response:</strong></p>
<p><em>Sheri, give your friend a big hug from me and tell her THANK YOU for helping us spread the word about how to joyfully embrace your role as the beloved bride of Christ!  I&#8217;m delighted to hear that you&#8217;ve discovered that joy for yourself!  Now which friend will YOU pass the book onto? <img src='http://www.sexuallyconfidentwife.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif' alt=':o' class='wp-smiley' /> )</em></td>
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<p style="font-size: 12px;">If God&#8217;s doing something in your life, marriage, family, or ministry as a result of reading one of Shannon&#8217;s books, <a href="http://www.shannonethridge.com/contact.shtml">let us know</a> so we can praise God with you!</p>
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<td><a id="6" name="6"></a><span class="style1"><span style="color: #e70089;">How Can We Pray For You?</span></span></p>
<p style="font-size: 12px;">If you have a prayer request we can lift to God on your behalf, please let us know by <a href="http://www.shannonethridge.com/prayer.shtml">clicking here</a>.</p>
<p style="font-size: 12px;">You can also <a href="http://www.shannonethridge.ning.com/">click here</a> to post prayer requests or connect with other readers on Shannon&#8217;s online community.</p>
<p style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><strong>We appreciate your prayers and encouraging support<br />
for the staff and volunteers of Shannon Ethridge Ministries!</strong></p>
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		<title>Remember, It’s Just a Number</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Ethridge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately God’s been speaking to me about numbers – how they can impact our moods so negatively if we’re not careful.  For example, just recently I’ve found myself stressing over things like&#8230; a 6 hour delay at the airport due to a missed flight over 100 emails in my inbox waiting to be responded to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lately God’s been speaking to me about numbers – how they can impact our moods so negatively if we’re not careful.  For example, just recently I’ve found myself stressing over things like&#8230;</p>
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<li>a 6 hour delay at the airport due to a missed flight</li>
<li>over 100 emails in my inbox waiting to be responded to</li>
<li>the 10  minutes we seem to be late just about everywhere we go</li>
<li>$10,000 tuition dollars needed for my daughter’s college fund</li>
</ul>
<p>And of course others have rocked my world before, such as&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li>10      extra pounds on the scale (funny how that number keeps creeping back up!)</li>
<li>13      publishers who declined my book proposal</li>
<li>17      miles over the speed limit when the cop pulled up behind me</li>
<li>a $50,000      drop in our house appraisal due to downturns in the housing market</li>
</ul>
<p>But there’s also some other numbers that, if I focus on them, can make all the difference in my mood.  For example:</p>
<ul>
<li>32,850</li>
<li>490</li>
<li>365</li>
<li>3</li>
</ul>
<p>What are those numbers for?</p>
<ul>
<li>32,850 &#8212; the number of days a 90-year old person has to live life to the fullest – so why waste a single one of them stressing over the aforementioned numbers?!</li>
<li>490 &#8212; the number of times we’re to forgive our neighbors’ trespasses (70 x 7), so why get my panties in a wad over something that that got me bent out of shape?</li>
<li>365 &#8212; the number of times the Bible tells us to “fear not!” (one for each day of the year!)</li>
<li>3 &#8212; the number of days that Jesus descended into the pit of hell, where He canceled my reservation.</li>
</ul>
<p>And of course, there’s the number “Infinity,” which is the number of days I’ll have to bask in the presence of my Heavenly Bridegroom once Jesus returns for the great wedding feast of the Lamb (Revelation 19:6-9).</p>
<p>So I just want to remind you, <em>Don’t let life’s little numbers get you down, girlfriend!</em></p>
<p><em>To borrow Buzz Lightyear’s expression, let’s remain focused on <em>“Infinity&#8230; and Beyond!”</em></em></p>
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		<title>Kalyn’s Secret</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terrica</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another great resource, particularly for parents, that we know you&#8217;ll appreciate! In Shannon&#8217;s own words, &#8220;you&#8217;ll be challenged and inspired.&#8221; Check it out:]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another great resource, particularly for parents, that we know you&#8217;ll appreciate!  In Shannon&#8217;s own words, &#8220;<em>you&#8217;ll be challenged and inspire</em>d.&#8221; Check it out:</p>
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		<title>Do You Feel the Earth Shaking?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Ethridge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If so, it’s because I’m doing triple back-flips in Texas over the package that arrived on my doorstep today – several copies hot off the press of Every Woman’s Battle in ROMANIAN! Although both my children have been there on mission trips, I’ve never been to Romania.  I don’t speak a word of the Romanian [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If so, it’s because I’m doing triple back-flips in Texas over the package that arrived on my doorstep today – several copies hot off the press of Every Woman’s Battle in ROMANIAN!</p>
<p>Although both my children have been there on mission trips, I’ve never been to Romania.  I don’t speak a word of the Romanian language.  And yet God, in His goodness and sovereignty, allows me the awesome privilege of speaking into women&#8217;s lives with a Romanian translation of Every Woman’s Battle.  Blows my mind!!!</p>
<p>Thank you, Lord, for YOUR heart for women all over the world!  Help women in every country discover YOUR plan for sexual and emotional fulfillment!</p>
<p>Shannon</p>
<p>P.S.  If you know of missionaries in Romania who could use one of the five copies I received from the publisher, please email me at <a href="http://www.shannonethridge.com/contact.shtml">http://www.shannonethridge.com/contact.shtml</a> and I’ll send one to them.  Thanks!</p>
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