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		<title>real devo: you&#8217;ve got the power</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2011/11/04/real-devo-youve-got-the-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halee matthews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month, we&#8217;re talking about causes, ways you &#8211; yes you, the teen sitting at home &#8211; can make a difference in this world. You have that power. Here&#8217;s what an RTF alumnus, Derek Hanisch, had to say:
&#8220;We all have causes that are near and dear to our heart.  As a childhood cancer survivor, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real story: out with the old</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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By RTF Contributor Derek Hanisch
I looked in the mirror and smiled.  With a little imagination I looked as if I belonged at Hogwarts.
I must say, wearing my black graduation gown certainly was a fantasy come true.  After many, many long hours of work my college career was coming to an end.
With graduation my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real story: serving strangers</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2010/06/16/real-story-serving-strangers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halee matthews</dc:creator>
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by Staff Writer Derek Hanisch
We were a well-oiled machine.  A scoop of chicken-flavored protein.  A scoop of vegetables.  A scoop of soy.  A scoop of rice.  Weigh the bag.  Seal it.  And there you go: one meal packed for a starving family in a third world country.
As I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real story: my Muslim neighbors</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2010/04/26/real-story-my-muslim-neighbors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halee matthews</dc:creator>
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by RTF Staff Writer Derek Hanisch
I was in the middle of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a very bustling, modern town, yet when I looked around me I saw none of that. Instead I saw a warehouse that had been converted into a marketplace, sectioned up into stalls where Somali (from Somalia, a country in Africa) Muslims were selling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real retro: knee knockin&#8217; fear</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2010/02/23/real-retro-knee-knockin-fear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halee matthews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Retro Day! I hope this helps give you the courage to confront your fears. Enjoy! ~ Halee



By Derek Hanisch, RTF Staff Writer
I still remember that day three years ago. I stood in front of two hundred youth at a juvenile detention center to give a sermon. I hadn&#8217;t prayed about what I was going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real story: here comes the bride?</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2010/02/01/real-story-here-comes-the-bride/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halee matthews</dc:creator>
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by RTF Staff Writer Derek Hanisch
Congrats!” Laura, my supervisor from the summer, told me one day on facebook chat.
“What for?” I asked.
“You’re engaged!”
“Huh?” I replied, flabbergasted.
“You don’t need to hide it. I talked with Martha. I saw the ring!”
“WHAT!?!?!?”
Martha and I were not engaged. We were not even dating.
I spent last summer working at a special [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real story: a Christmas to remember</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2009/12/23/real-story-that-one-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halee matthews</dc:creator>
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by RTF Staff Writer Derek Hanisch
I will always remember December 25th, 2005. It was during this Christmas that I was battling cancer. Christmas Eve had been routine enough. I had been too tired to even want to open gifts, but it was okay because I was home and among family.
It was about 3am on Christmas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real retro: let the music play</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2009/12/15/real-retro-let-the-music-play/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halee matthews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Retro Day! This week&#8217;s retro piece contains a wonderful challenge and some great thoughts to consider as we grow closer to Christmas. Enjoy! ~Halee


 by RTF Staff Writer Derek Hanisch
Once, perhaps twice a month a good friend and I get a small group together and go to either a homeless shelter or soup kitchen about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real devo: a real community</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2009/12/14/real-devo-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halee matthews</dc:creator>
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by RTF Staff Writer Derek Hanisch
In all of my years of life, I’ve learned one fact (well, hopefully a bit more than just the one!): There is no better way to get to know a group of people than to be shoved onto a van, bus, car, whatever vehicle of choice, and travel across the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real fiction: the sinner and the preacher</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2009/12/03/real-fiction-the-sinner-and-the-preacher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halee matthews</dc:creator>
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by RTF Staff Writer Derek Hanisch
Sunday mornings in the church is a big deal. People from all different backgrounds and circumstances come together to worship and they dress up in clothes that feel uncomfortable.
The Sinner sits on a hard oaken pew as he pulls at his necktie. The pew is old, scratched, and stained, a [...]]]></description>
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