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		<title>Not the Royal Wedding..</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Though I am loathe to admit it, my daughter rose from bed at 04:00 to witness the nuptials of Prince William and one Kathryn Middleton. I am given to understand that approximately 1 billion of her fellow humans did likewise. I appreciate the &#8220;romance&#8221; of the proceedings, and I understand &#8211; at some marginally intellectual level [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2011/04/not-the-royal-wedding/</link>
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		<title>ABBA Father!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you post a blog entry after being prompted to do so by a Youtube video that was posted on Facebook and Tweeted to you, does the very fabric of the universe tear? I hope not, because that&#8217;s what is happening in this post! A Youtube video was posted that showed a compilation of soldiers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2011/03/abba-father/</link>
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		<title>..like we should</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is customary around this time of year for us as human beings to review the year we&#8217;ve had, celebrate what &#8220;went well&#8221; and what we could improve on. Often, the growth opportunity is bound up in a construct called a &#8220;New Year&#8217;s Resolution&#8221;. On an internet forum that I frequent, a certain woman of faith [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2010/12/like-we-should/</link>
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		<title>A &#8220;sexy&#8221; girl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now, before you send me a raft of nasty emails, let me make a few things clear. 1. I do not typically watch Dancing With The Stars 2. I think the show objectifies both men and women &#8211; to some degree &#8211; and most of the outfits they wear should be illegal (and are, almost [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2010/11/a-sexy-girl/</link>
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		<title>Charter Communications vs The Teacher</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No, this is not the retelling of a tale of unmet expectations from the cable company (that serves us locally) from the perspective of a local educator; there are plenty of stories of woe in this regard, and I&#8217;ll not be adding to them today. In this piece I am looking specifically at the recent tag-line [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2010/11/charter-vs-teacher/</link>
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		<title>I Wouldn&#8217;t Dare Do That</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Would You? I posed a hypothetical question to my son the other day, to his ever-growing amusement. I asked him, &#8220;RJ, what would happen if I told you to go upstairs and clean your room, and you disappeared and returned in 90 minutes and sat on the couch to read a book, without having cleaned it? What would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2010/11/would-you/</link>
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		<title>No Regrets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This post is a paraphrase of a chat we had at the Men&#8217;s Breakfast this morning at Highland Wausau. I know that by now many of you have heard that a large men’s conference will be simulcast here at Highland Community Church on the 5th of February, 2011. The name of the conference is “No [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2010/10/no-regrets/</link>
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		<title>Christian Leadership</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The content for this post comes from my notes on a talk given by Stuart Briscoe at a local Men&#8217;s Breakfast a couple of weeks ago. What is “leadership”? Is it a skill? A quality? Is it innate? Can it be learned? If you can get people to follow you.. a lot of them, are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2010/09/christian-leadership/</link>
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		<title>Seeing Things Dad&#8217;s Way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent mishap resulted in my son appearing as he does in the picture to the right of this text. After this accident, he began to see a few things the way that I had seen them prior, and related them to him as a warning. Simple things (from my perspective) about mu sub k, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2010/08/seeing-things-dads-way/</link>
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		<title>Do You Have What It Takes?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am a tireless proponent of strong, lion-hearted Christian men and my heart is roused in me when I hear, watch, or re-tell the stories from the pictures above. How then can I say that these representations of men are &#8220;not what it takes&#8221;? While the men portrayed in the pictures above have characteristics that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2010/08/do-you-have-what-it-takes/</link>
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		<title>Five Monkeys</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Five monkeys were in a room that contained a table in one corner, and a banana hanging from a string in the middle of the room. The monkeys figured out that if they dragged the table to the middle of the room, they could climb up and grab the banana. So they did. As one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2010/08/five-monkeys/</link>
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		<title>Carrying My Wife</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those of you that know me personally already know that I so rarely propagate stories that I read on the internet, but this one serves a purpose. First let me say that, for those of you currently in a marriage that is breaking up &#8211; for whatever reason &#8211; there is no condemnation here, merely [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2010/08/carrying-my-wife/</link>
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		<title>Men&#8217;s Breakfast &#8211; June 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A transcript of the short talk at the Highland Men&#8217;s Breakfast today (Ron Orrick speaking) I started several devotions for this morning’s breakfast; a Father’s Day chat, and Memorial Day recognition, a direct and forceful talk about a Christian man and his calling, but I have been led to the book of Ephesians for today’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2010/06/mens-breakfast-june-2010/</link>
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		<title>Adoption</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My parents married in the mid/late 1950’s, and by the mid 1960’s were ready to have children. For several reasons they decided not to bear children, but to adopt them. They applied through an adoption agency, and they began their wait. In 1968, in the first week of October, my parents received a call that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2010/05/adoption/</link>
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		<title>Fracture Lines and Confusion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[   gaps are widening..      Coming out of the Fort Hood massacre, we&#8217;ve heard words like &#8220;heroism&#8221;, &#8220;terrorism&#8221;, &#8220;combat disorder&#8221;, &#8220;fear&#8221;, &#8220;Muslim&#8221;, &#8220;hate&#8221;, and &#8220;harassment&#8221;. The thing that is frightening to many however, isn&#8217;t that these words are used, but what each of them are describing and what they are being used to justify. I&#8217;d like to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2009/11/fracture-lines-and-confusion/</link>
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		<title>Lifest 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month I attended &#8211; for the first time &#8211; a Christian music festival called &#8220;Lifest&#8221;. It is billed as a place to connect with family and God, reconnect with old friends, and to worship. It was all that and more. It is held at the fairgrounds in Oshkosh, WI in early July every [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2009/07/lifest-2009/</link>
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		<title>Weekend Rides</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, this weekend saw some Harley riding; finally! The weather here in WI has been difficult, it&#8217;s been a cold spring. The cold gave way to a decent weather weekend however, and we got a couple rides in. Click in and read about it&#8230; The two younger kids are in California with their grandparents, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2009/06/weekend-rides/</link>
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		<title>Sunburned Head and the Luggage of Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s note, Ron has some time to ride and think, about bikes, luggage, men, and ministry.. and, obviously, produce some Vitamin D in his skin! Click through to read more. When my wife and I first married, I had just sold my last motorcycle. We agreed that once the kids were &#8216;out of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2009/04/sunburned-head-luggage-of-life/</link>
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		<title>Who Do You Say That I Am?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Matthew 16:15, after asking the rather oblique question, &#8220;Who do others say that I am?&#8221;, Christ asked the disciples, &#8220;Who do you say that I am&#8221;? A recent Barna Group research study revealed that less than 9% of all adult Americans have a &#8220;biblical worldview&#8221;*. In addition, only 19% of &#8220;Born again Christians&#8221;** have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2009/04/who-do-you-say-that-i-am/</link>
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		<title>A Cheer That Sounded Through the Heavens..</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have never linked to a video on this blog, and with good reason; there are precious few things that I will subject myself to, and fewer yet that I will push upon others. This video, however, captures &#8211; in some small human way &#8211; a universal truth that we all were reminded of today, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2009/04/a-cheer-that-sounded/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Not About The Bunny!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[IT&#8217;S NOT ABOUT THE BUNNY! This message isn&#8217;t about whether or not you hide and search for eggs, or enjoy sweet treats on this holiday. Frankly, hiding things, searching for things, finding things, and tasting something sweet are all enjoyable things to do. My question is, &#8220;What are we focused on as we perform our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2009/04/its-not-about-the-bunny/</link>
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		<title>A Prayer for Blessing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I helped a pastor and his family move this weekend, and though I was personally very sad to see them go, I was happy to help them take the next step in the Lord&#8217;s plan for their lives. This post is a personal prayer for blessings on them as the serve the Lord and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2009/03/a-prayer-for-blessing/</link>
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		<title>Mom, Dad, I&#8217;m Sorry..</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My father was born in 1933 just after the giddy height of the 1920&#8242;s had worn off and the Great Depression had gripped the United States. By the time of my Dad&#8217;s birth, the world economy was in turmoil and 1300 banks in the U.S. had closed. An additional four and one half million people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2009/03/mom-dad-im-sorry/</link>
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		<title>Live Like You Mean It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  The state in which I live has put forth a new motto for tourism, which you see written in the title of this post. Rather than debate the indefensible basis for this motto &#8211; which has little to do with the outdoors, vacationing, lakes, or any other actual tourist activity in the state of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2009/03/live-like-you-mean-it/</link>
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		<title>The Heart of the Matter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.&#8221; &#8211; John 13:34-35 &#8220;..if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://soc.orrick.us/2009/03/the-heart-of-the-matter/</link>
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