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		<title>The Cotter Ring: seemingly mundane, apparently important</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hopper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t waste any time putting my boat back in the water for the 2012 season. Even though I haven&#8217;t actually sailed her in the last month, getting her ship-shape is often just as therapeutic. Among this year&#8217;s upgrades were replacing the halyards and sheets (we call them lines, never ropes), and purchasing a mint [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reallocating Energies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 11:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hopper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve decided to move my creative energies from daily blogging &#8211; a habit which began last July &#8211; toward a few more demanding projects that need my immediate attention. I still plan on posting regularly, but the frequency will be determined by availability netted from progress made in other areas. This daily-run, which has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Heroic 100</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 04:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hopper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sykes Super Send-Off I&#8217;m not sure the last time I asked my readers to give money to something. Perhaps never. Unless the shameless plugging of my books counts. Then I&#8217;m über guilty. This week I&#8217;m asking 100 of my readers to contribute to the future of one of the most amazing families I know: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Down But Not Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 00:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hopper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The server for my website has been intermittent for most of the day, so I was never able to post what I wanted to. Accordingly, what I have to say is too important to go up this late in the day, so I&#8217;m saving it for tomorrow to get a full day&#8217;s exposure. And trust [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Feels Like a Crossword Puzzle (Worship Song Writing with Brenton Brown Day 3)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 04:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hopper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today wraps up my third and final day of posting notes taken from the worship song writer&#8217;s workshop I sat in on with master song writer Brenton Brown. Of his three points, this was his shortest, but poignant nonetheless. In fact, I&#8217;ll leave it worded exactly as he delivered it. _________________ It Feels Like a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RISE OF THE DIBOR free today on Kindle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 11:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hopper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Been wanting to read RISE OF THE DIBOR but haven&#8217;t taken the leap? Then you can download it for free today on your Kindle-enabled device here. Already have it? Please help me and re-Tweet or Facebook or Google+ or Instagram (pic?) it to your peeps: RISE OF THE DIBOR is free today on Kindle! tinyurl.com/6r77dkm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Feels Like Preparing a One Point Sermon (Worship Song Writing with Brenton Brown Day 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hopper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a continuation of my 3-day series on notes taken from Brenton Brown&#8217;s workshop on worship song writing at CMS in Buffalo, NY. _________________ It Feels Like Preparing a One Point Sermon Songs are short. They use 100 words to make a point. What&#8217;s the main point of your song, and the reasons (sub [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It Feels Like Fishing (Worship Song Writing with Brenton Brown Day 1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 12:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hopper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the privilege of sitting in on Brenton Brown&#8216;s workshop on &#8220;worship song writing&#8221; this weekend at the CMS event in Buffalo, NY. He&#8217;s known for writing such memorable choruses as Your Love Is Amazing, Lord Reign In Me and Holy Holy Holy. Aside from appreciating Brenton&#8217;s ability to articulate profound truth with effortless [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soul Mates</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 17:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hopper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I loved having coffee with my best friend this morning. Life with her is so natural it&#8217;s supernatural. ch:]]></description>
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		<title>Behind The Scenes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 20:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Hopper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yet another of my dad&#8217;s (Peter Hopper) fantastic sayings growing up was about touring in the music industry: It&#8217;s 90% grunge and 10% glory. And about sound engineers and production staff: If it all goes wrong, you get all the blame. And if it all goes right, you get none of the glory. And while [...]]]></description>
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