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<title><![CDATA[ Worshipping When You Don&#039;t Feel Like It - II ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[           So once again, how might we worship, if we do not, for whatever reason, “feel like it” that week, and if the songs of the day do not speak the words w ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Worshipping When You Don’t Feel Like It - I ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[           Several months ago I saw an article written by author Ryanne Molinari entitled “7 Suggestions for When You’re Struggling to Worship Joyfully.”  I foun ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ The Science and the Art of Change ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[           Change is hard.  If only it was as easy as a mathematical formula!  But, since change involves people, it is more of an art than a science.  However, ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:30:04 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Trustworthy Sayings - VI ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trustworthy saying #5 – Titus 3:8“The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:59:54 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Trustworthy Sayings - V ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trustworthy saying #4 – 2 Timothy 2:11-13“The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also re ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:15:19 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Trustworthy Sayings - IV ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trustworthy saying #3 – 1 Timothy 4:7b-9“…train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it h ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:26:53 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Trustworthy Sayings - III ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trustworthy saying #2 – 1 Timothy 3:1“The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.”          Isn’t it inte ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:46:36 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Trustworthy Sayings - II ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trustworthy saying #1 – 1 Timothy 1:15“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of wh ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 18:37:42 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Trustworthy Sayings - I ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[             I thought we might begin the blog year with some trustworthy sayings.  To what do I refer?  Paul the apostle, of course!  Five times the inspired mi ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:25:10 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Why the God-Man? ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ NOTE:  Hey church!  I hope you have a wonderful Christmas eve and day with family and friends this week!  A brother of ours in Christ, Keith Stranglin, publishe ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:43:59 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ About Those Wise Guys ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[             How about those wise guys?  Umm, men.  The wise men.  How about them?  They enter the story of Jesus in Matthew chapter 2.  Who were they?  They cam ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:30:12 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ A Christmas Poem ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Christmas Poem  (by Daniel McCoy of Renew.org)What’s the most wonderful time of the year?Ask any normal person and you’ll probably hear,Why “Christmas, of c ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ On the Problem of Church Titles ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As a follow-up to my last post on “Why I Am Not ‘The Pastor’”, I wanted to relay a wonderful portion of writing from Alexander Strauch’s “Biblical Eldership,” p ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:28:18 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Why I Am Not &quot;The Pastor&quot; ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[             I am not the pastor of the church.  Now, when I am called such, I do not throw a fit or raise a big stink.  There are worse errors.  However, it is ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:16:26 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ How To Judge A Sermon? ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[                A very brief blog today, but hopefully, an impactful thought.               When Peter preached his great gospel sermon on the Day of Pentecost, ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:18:50 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Do I Need To Be On Time? ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[             I saw these excellent thoughts from Nathan at Renew.org.  I hope they challenge you, and if need be, motivate you! – MEM7 Reasons to Arrive Early t ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:42:02 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Replacing the Irreplacable ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[             I was blessed with wonderful, believing parents, who loved me and were there for me as I was growing up.  Not perfect people, but very good people.  ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:37:57 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Who is this God who burns? ]]></title>
<link>https://www.lancchurchofchrist.com/blog/post/who-is-this-god-who-burns</link>
<description><![CDATA[             God is love.            God is a consuming fire.            Both are true.            How to understand and appreciate these truths?            ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:55:32 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Pray for Me ]]></title>
<link>https://www.lancchurchofchrist.com/blog/post/pray-for-me</link>
<description><![CDATA[            I was richly blessed with all of my Bible education, undergraduate, graduate, continuing, etc.  But never once did I receive a course that taught me ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:41:30 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Peace in Wartime ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[             Jesus was a man of peace, the Prince of Peace, in fact (Isaiah 9:6).  He lived in a time of war, a culture of war.  He was perfect love in the flesh ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:26:03 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ On Promises to Pray ]]></title>
<link>https://www.lancchurchofchrist.com/blog/post/on-promises-to-pray</link>
<description><![CDATA[             We usually think of sin in terms of acts of commission, that is, things we do – we commit sin.  But there are also acts of omission, things we fail ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:04:39 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ God Can Use Anything ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[             Recently I had the privilege of hosting our church teens in our home and leading them in a devotional thought.  I decided to have them think for a f ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:18:19 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gospel Churches on the Western Reserve - VII ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[             The story of the churches that pioneered on the Western Reserve is full of human interest and fascinating characters.  Let me give one example this ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 19:23:01 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gospel Churches on the Western Reserve - VI ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[             These early churches on the Western Reserve – basically NE Ohio today – were growing, yet were small and needed one another.  As they grew, they sha ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:44:04 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gospel Churches on the Western Reserve - V ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[             My current reading and study about these early Restoration churches on the Western Reserve is from several different sources, including Amos S. Hayd ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Mason, LCOC ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:46:32 EDT</pubDate>
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