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in the Mist</image:title><image:caption>Soldiers in the Mist; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T00:16:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/growth-tracks-guided-learning-paths-through-garys-blog-posts/growth-track-2-transformation-in-turning-to-jesus/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/100_1857a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Monarch Butterfly Larva</image:title><image:caption>Monarch Butterfly Larva; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2021-02-10T00:16:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2009/12/06/pastor-notes-11/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/image0-4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>image0-4</image:title><image:caption>This is the south side of Central Church taken from the back of the parking 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Cardinal at my bird feeder</image:title><image:caption>Male Cardinal at my bird 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Suspension Bridge between downtown Wheeling (WV) and Wheeling Island over the east channel of the Ohio River; completed in 1849, the bridge is 1010 feet long and is still in use.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2019-01-14T15:24:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/11/30/quote-of-note-37-salvation-as-transformation/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc00871e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC00871e</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-30T23:42:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/11/29/pastor-note-79-families-in-the-holiday-crucible/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc08318e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kings Creek in Weirton, WV</image:title><image:caption>Kings Creek in Weirton, WV</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc08279e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kings Creek in Weirton, WV</image:title><image:caption>Kings Creek in Weirton, WV</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc01359.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC01359</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-29T15:33:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/11/17/quote-of-note-36-being-forgiven-and-being-forgiving/</loc><lastmod>2018-11-17T23:53:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/11/17/quote-of-note-35-nationalism-and-the-mission-of-god-in-the-world/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_7869.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7869</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-17T16:23:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/11/14/quote-of-note-34-self-sacrificial-service/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc00771e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC00771e</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-14T20:41:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/11/12/quote-of-note-33/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc00703e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC00703e</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-12T23:51:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/11/12/bible-note-31-expecting-to-be-astonished-by-jesus-mark-645-52/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc07165e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC07165e</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-12T22:17:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/04/02/pastor-note-75-abortion-and-following-the-path-of-jesus/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dsc08354e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC08354e</image:title><image:caption>Wheeling Creek, Wheeling, WV; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dsc07791e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC07791e</image:title><image:caption>A Path in the Woods; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dsc01379.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Canonsburg Lake</image:title><image:caption>Canonsburg Lake; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/100_9471.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_9471</image:title><image:caption>Sunset over Cape Cod Sound; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-08T14:45:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/11/08/quote-of-note-32-bearing-with-each-other-in-our-differences/</loc><lastmod>2018-11-08T14:41:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/11/06/quote-of-note-31-overcoming-earthly-powers-through-heavenly-means/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc06859e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Milkweed Seed Pod</image:title><image:caption>Milkweed Seed Pod</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-06T22:16:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/11/05/bible-note-30-making-the-world-good-again-through-the-redeeming-love-of-jesus-mark-51-20/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_7880.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY</image:title><image:caption>Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc00496ae.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC00496ae</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc00474e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC00474e</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-05T20:37:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/11/05/quote-of-note-30-american-evangelicalism-and-tribal-deities/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_7927.jpg</image:loc><image:title>James S. French, 1800-1881</image:title><image:caption>Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-05T15:52:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/11/03/quote-of-note-29-radical-gospel-hope-and-american-politics/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc07019e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC07019e</image:title><image:caption>Lancaster, PA; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-03T18:21:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/11/02/quote-of-note-28-political-idolatries-vs-the-common-good/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/dsc08476e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC08476e</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-11-02T18:33:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/11/01/quote-of-note-27-fear-mongering-and-christian-engagement/</loc><lastmod>2018-11-01T23:05:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/10/31/quote-of-note-26-politics-of-loving-my-neighbor/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc00770e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC00770e</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-31T17:11:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/10/26/pastor-note-78-christian-witness-in-an-age-of-offense/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_7793.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7793</image:title><image:caption>Day Lily; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc06513e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC06513e</image:title><image:caption>Photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-26T15:21:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/10/10/quotes-of-note-25-political-homelessness/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc08529e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC08529e</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-10T14:25:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/10/02/quote-of-note-24-showing-respect-to-all/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/dsc00640e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC00640e</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2018-10-02T15:15:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2018/09/28/bible-note-23-blessing-without-regard-to-deserving-the-gracious-heart-of-god/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/img_7919.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Helena Sweet Billings, 1841-1908</image:title><image:caption>Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY; 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photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-11-27T01:25:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/11/02/prayer-note-48-a-preachers-prayer-to-be-used-rightly-by-the-word-of-god/</loc><lastmod>2013-11-02T20:19:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/10/17/prayer-note-46-a-channel-of-blessing-a-pastors-prayer/</loc><lastmod>2013-10-18T01:35:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/10/04/bible-note-18-matthew1422-33-adventures-in-water-walking-with-jesus/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/100_1500.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Heron below the falls of the Potomac</image:title><image:caption>A heron below the Falls of the Potomac; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_1215.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunset over Cape Cod Bay</image:title><image:caption>Sunset over Cape Cod Bay; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-10-05T09:15:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/08/03/pastor-note-56-on-marriage-and-redemption/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_4758.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Goldenrod Crab Spider on a Coneflower</image:title><image:caption>A Goldenrod Crab Spider on a Coneflower; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/100_5442.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iris #1</image:title><image:caption>Iris #1; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/100_5121.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Teasel against the Sky</image:title><image:caption>Teasel against the Sky; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_6901a1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Meg and Me</image:title><image:caption>Meg and me</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_6901a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6901a</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_6901.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6901</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-04T04:23:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/06/29/poem-1-my-grandmas-old-orange-cat/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/gary-tuffy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Me and Grandma's Old, Orange Cat</image:title><image:caption>Me and Grandma's Old, Orange Cat a few years before the end</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-29T20:40:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/06/02/backyard-note-6-singers-lovers-assassins/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/100_1100.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A New Toad on a Tee Shirt Collar</image:title><image:caption>A New Toad on a Tee Shirt Collar; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_3807.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tadpoles in my Pond</image:title><image:caption>Tadpoles in my Pond; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4257.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Toads Busy in the Pond</image:title><image:caption>Toads Busy in the Pond; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_42741.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4274</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4274.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4274</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4267.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Singer</image:title><image:caption>The Singer; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4272.jpg</image:loc><image:title>One Too Many Toads</image:title><image:caption>One Too Many Toads; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4275.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Toads mating in my backyard pond</image:title><image:caption>Toads mating in my backyard pond; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-06-02T21:18:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/08/23/pastor-note-43-blood-on-the-pew-a-day-in-march-2000/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_5647.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stone Cross</image:title><image:caption>Stone Cross; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/100_7445.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stones in a Wall</image:title><image:caption>Stones in a Wall; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/100_2189.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Vineyard and Church</image:title><image:caption>Vineyard and Church, Hector, NY; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-05-27T19:57:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/05/26/pastor-note-55-the-joy-and-humility-of-pastoral-ministry/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4298.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lambs</image:title><image:caption>Lambs; photo by GAC at Mt. Saviour Benedictine Monastery near Elmira, NY</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4330.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Donkey with his Flock</image:title><image:caption>The Donkey with his Flock; photo by GAC at Mt. Saviour Benedictine Monastery near Elmira, NY</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4325.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Donkey with His Flock</image:title><image:caption>A Donkey with His Flock; photo by GAC at Mt. Saviour Benedictine Monastery near Elmira, NY</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4327.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Donkey and His Sheep</image:title><image:caption>A Donkey and His Sheep; photo by GAC at Mt. Saviour Benedictine Monastery near Elmira, NY</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-05-26T17:51:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/04/24/pastor-note-54-the-church-its-reason-for-existing-and-its-stuff/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/image0-9a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Taj Mahal -- a magnificent tomb</image:title><image:caption>The Taj Mahal -- a magnificent tomb; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-04-26T20:42:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/04/09/pastor-note-53-jesus-at-the-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/100_6344.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Door in a Ruined House</image:title><image:caption>Door in a Ruined House; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/100_6335.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Door Amidst the Ruins</image:title><image:caption>Door Amidst the Ruins; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-04-09T18:49:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/04/08/bible-note-17-matthew-625-34-gods-orientation-toward-us/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_4819.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fledgling Starling</image:title><image:caption>Fledgling Starling; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-04-08T14:26:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/03/18/pastor-note-52-ministry-q-a-3182013/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3537.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Shubunkin Goldfish</image:title><image:caption>A Fish I've Been Raising; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-03-18T20:35:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/03/02/pastor-note-51-heres-how-i-do-it-the-devotional-life-of-one-christian/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_1737.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Workbench View</image:title><image:caption>A Workbench View; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/100_75051.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tools on the Workbench</image:title><image:caption>Tools on the Workbench; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-03-04T16:51:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/02/19/blog-announcement-2192013/</loc><lastmod>2013-02-20T01:32:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/02/19/pastor-note-50-of-love-the-mission-of-christ-and-a-long-ago-visit-to-pakistan/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/image0-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Water Buffalo and Goats at a Canal</image:title><image:caption>Water Buffalo and Goats at a Canal; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/image0-6-alt-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A South Asian Pastor and his Family</image:title><image:caption>A South Asian Pastor and his Family (identities obscured); photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/image0-6-alt.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A South Asian Pastor and His Family</image:title><image:caption>A South Asian Pastor and His Family; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/image0-7.jpg</image:loc><image:title>In a Village School in South Asia</image:title><image:caption>In a Village School in South Asia; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/image0-1g1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Little Boy in a South Asian Village</image:title><image:caption>A Little Boy in a South Asian Village; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/image0-1g.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Little Boy in a Village</image:title><image:caption>A Little Boy in a South Asian Village; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/camel-cart-bw.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Camel Cart in the Mist</image:title><image:caption>Camel Cart in the Mist; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-02-19T15:20:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/02/01/prayer-note-45-the-arithmetic-of-god/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3075.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Path in the Woods</image:title><image:caption>A Path in the Woods at the Community of the Cross; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-02-01T22:33:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/01/24/prayer-note-44-longings/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_7349.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Detail of Pulpit in Heinz Chapel, University of Pittsburgh</image:title><image:caption>Detail from the Pulpit in Heinz Chapel, University of Pittsburgh; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-01-24T15:24:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2013/01/03/2012-in-review/</loc><lastmod>2013-01-04T00:10:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/12/18/prayer-note-43-fleeing-my-pursuing-god-in-the-dark-before-dawn/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_8454.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Carolina Wren in my backyard</image:title><image:caption>Carolina Wren Singing; photo by GAC.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-12-20T20:55:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/12/13/prayer-note-42-a-prayer-from-matthew-412-23/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1461.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Magenta on the Horizon</image:title><image:caption>Magenta on the Horizon; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-12-14T16:55:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/12/10/pastor-note-49-living-in-time-living-with-god-part-5-the-future-tense-of-faith/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1616.jpg</image:loc><image:title>After the Storm</image:title><image:caption>After the Storm; photo by GAC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2031.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fire on the Creek Bank</image:title><image:caption>Fire on the Creek Bank; photo by GAC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2061.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ornament</image:title><image:caption>Ornament; photo by GAC.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-12-16T20:29:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/12/06/prayer-note-41-an-advent-devotional-prayer-isaiah-471-3b-15/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_6452.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cleaning Up the Mess</image:title><image:caption>Cleaning Up the Mess; photo by GAC.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-12-06T22:07:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/11/25/pastor-note-48-living-in-time-living-with-god-part-4-obedience-faith-in-the-present-tense/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/100_2886.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Goose in the Snow</image:title><image:caption>Goose in the Snow; photo by GAC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/100_7499.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Working Wood</image:title><image:caption>Working Wood; photo by GAC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0022.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Teamwork</image:title><image:caption>Teamwork; photo by GAC.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-11-26T21:25:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/11/15/pastor-note-47-living-in-time-living-with-god-part-3-disciplines-of-christian-remembering/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/100_9661.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Notebook</image:title><image:caption>Notebook; photo by GAC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/100_5442.jpg</image:loc><image:title>At Its Peak</image:title><image:caption>At Its Peak; photo by GAC.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_5578a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Filaments in Space</image:title><image:caption>Filaments in Space; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-11-16T03:37:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/11/08/blog-note/</loc><lastmod>2012-11-09T00:54:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/11/08/pastor-note-46-living-in-time-living-with-god-part-2-the-past-tense-of-faith/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/100_5514.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Roots in an Ancient Soil</image:title><image:caption>Roots in an Ancient Soil; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/100_5519.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An Earthy Mushroon</image:title><image:caption>An Earthy Mushroon; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-11-09T00:35:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/11/07/the-gift-of-prophecy-and-us-reformed-types/</loc><lastmod>2012-11-09T00:09:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/10/30/pastor-note-45-living-in-time-living-with-god-part-1-introduction/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1402.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Crosby Mansion, Brewster, MA (Cape Cod)</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1214.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunset at Crosby Beach, Brewster, MA (Cape Cod)</image:title><image:caption>Sunset on Cape Cod Bay; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1960.jpg</image:loc><image:title>An Old Log in the Woods</image:title><image:caption>An Old Log in the Woods; 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photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1742.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Amongst Hard Things</image:title><image:caption>Amongst Hard Things; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-08-18T02:05:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2010/08/17/pastor-note-21-the-meaning-of-money-the-power-of-giving/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ag00021_.gif</image:loc><image:title>AG00021_</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/100_6366.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Forgetten, Old Car</image:title><image:caption>A Forgotten, Old Car; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-26T14:05:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2009/11/07/pastor-notes-8-9112001/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/450px-central_presbyterian_church_columbus.jpg</image:loc><image:title>450px-Central_Presbyterian_Church,_Columbus</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-11T20:04:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2009/12/11/pastor-notes-12/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/100_1223.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_1223</image:title><image:caption>A Fancy Day Lilly</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/100_1846a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_1846a</image:title><image:caption>A Monarch Butterfly</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/100_7192.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_7192</image:title><image:caption>A stained glass window in the sanctuary of North Presbyterian Church, Elmira, New York</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-11T00:43:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/03/06/bible-note-11-exodus-3-the-call-of-moses/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/100_6804.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Sunset Over Cape Cod Bay</image:title><image:caption>A Sunset Over Cape Cod Bay; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-10T23:18:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/03/10/prayer-note-33-a-pastors-sunday-morning-prayer/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/100_4395.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Paterson Falls, Paterson, NJ</image:title><image:caption>Paterson Falls, Paterson, NJ; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-10T23:15:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/10/06/prayer-note-39-on-not-being-all-that-i-could-be/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/100_7733.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Seeds for the Future</image:title><image:caption>Seeds for the Future; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-06T21:19:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2010/07/05/bible-notes-1-jeremiah-86-7/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/100_7420a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_7420a</image:title><image:caption>Part of huge flock of migrating snow geese near Seneca Lake in New York</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/100_5509.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_5509</image:title><image:caption>Polytrichum? A type of moss; picture taken in the mountains of North Carolina </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/100_5562.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_5562</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-06T15:58:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2010/01/15/prayer-notes-6/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/100_3243.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_3243</image:title><image:caption>Handbells in their Case</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-06T15:55:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2010/05/11/prayer-notes-9/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/100_4747.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_4747</image:title><image:caption>A Tulip in my Backyard</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-10-06T15:49:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2010/07/07/bible-notes-3-exodus-1317-18/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/100b4560.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100b4560</image:title><image:caption>A Breeching Humpback Whale on Stellwagon Bank off Cape Cod; 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photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-09-29T21:15:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2011/04/19/pastor-note-25-words-of-wisdom-from-one-of-the-old-guys/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/100_8672.jpg</image:loc><image:title>GCTS</image:title><image:caption>Main Building at the Hamilton Campus of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-09-29T21:10:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/05/29/pastor-note-40-working-the-streets/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_5626a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Spider</image:title><image:caption>Careful!; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_3718.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_3718</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2012-09-29T21:02:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/03/15/pastor-note-34-a-pastoral-letter-to-someone-who-had-suffered-a-dibilitating-accident/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/100_7401.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Winter Glazed Hills</image:title><image:caption>Winter Glazed Hills; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/100_7410.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Icy Branches</image:title><image:caption>Icy Branches; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-09-29T20:50:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/03/24/pastor-note-35-ministry-in-the-tangle-of-a-complicated-broken-world/</loc><lastmod>2013-04-17T21:43:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/08/19/prayer-note-38-the-voice/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1686.jpg</image:loc><image:title>After the Storm #1</image:title><image:caption>After the Storm #1; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2013-03-09T18:22:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/06/29/bible-note-16-by-the-river-jabbok/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/100_7710.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Water Lily Open in the NIght</image:title><image:caption>Water Lily Open in the NIght; 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photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_7305.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Heinz Chapel at Night</image:title><image:caption>Heinz Chapel on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-03-01T16:00:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/01/18/bible-note-8-genesis-37-loin-cloths-the-fall-sex/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/100_3524a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>I</image:title><image:caption>Industrial Works in Silhouette; Photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/100_2232a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Old Smoke Stack on the Outlet Trail</image:title><image:caption>Industrial Remains in the Woods; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-02-20T20:32:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2010/05/09/pastor-note-17-sexual-discipleship/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/100_4745.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_4745</image:title><image:caption>A Yellow Tulip</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/3251_bonhoeffer-dietrich.jpg</image:loc><image:title>3251_Bonhoeffer-Dietrich</image:title><image:caption>Dietrich Bonhoeffer</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-02-20T20:22:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2010/04/07/pastor-notes-15-a-theology-of-sex/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/100_6131.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_6131</image:title><image:caption>A Long Wait Ahead</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/100_9415.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_9415</image:title><image:caption>Part of a statuary pillar at the entrance to Highland Park in Pittsburgh, PA</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-02-20T20:08:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2010/04/15/pastor-note-16-sex-with-a-purpose/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/100_2244a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sights along the Outlet Trail Nov. 2006</image:title><image:caption>Part of a Wrecked Car along the Outlet Trail between Keuka and Seneca Lakes</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/100_8986.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_8986</image:title><image:caption>A Spider Web in my Neighbor's Backyard</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/100_3569.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_3569</image:title><image:caption>A detail from a stained glass window in the sanctuary of North Presbyterian Church in Elmria, NY</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-02-20T20:05:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/02/15/bible-note-10-1-john-15-10-light-darkness-truth-deception/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_5426.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Light and Darkness over Cape Cod Bay</image:title><image:caption>Light and Darkness over Cape Cod Bay; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2022-12-04T03:23:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/02/10/pastor-note-31-forgive-me/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/100_8755.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Black-faced Sheep</image:title><image:caption>"So, what are you going to do?"; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/100_8767.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sheep in a Pasture with a Barn in the Background</image:title><image:caption>Sheep in a Pasture with a Barn in the Background in central New York; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/100_8769.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sheep in a Pasture</image:title><image:caption>Sheep in a Pasture; Photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-02-15T01:02:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2010/07/06/bible-notes-2-ecclesiates-721-22/</loc><lastmod>2012-02-10T13:39:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/02/07/prayer-note-29-thanks-you-heavenly-father-a-communion-hymn/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/100_2932.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Candle in the Window</image:title><image:caption>A Candle in the Window; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-02-07T21:53:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/01/31/pastor-note-31-does-god-ever-say-ooops/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/image0.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Central Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio from Chapel Street</image:title><image:caption>Central Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio from Chapel Street with an office tower beyond; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/image0-4.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Central Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio with the Hyatt on Capital Square beyond</image:title><image:caption>Central Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio with the Hyatt on Capital Square beyond; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/image0-11.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Central Presbyterian Church in Columbus, Ohio shot from Galbraith Park</image:title><image:caption>Central Presbyterian Church in Columbus, Ohio, shot from a small city parklet right next to the church; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/image0-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Sanctuary of Central Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio</image:title><image:caption>The Sanctuary of Central Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/image0-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Central Presbyterian Church in Columbus, Ohio looking north along Third Street</image:title><image:caption>Central Presbyterian Church in Columbus, Ohio looking north along Third Street; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/centralpresbyterianchurch.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Central Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio</image:title><image:caption>Central Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Ohio; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-02-01T01:21:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/01/30/prayer-note-28-hear-us-o-lord-a-poemsong/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/100_4632.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tulip Up-Close</image:title><image:caption>A Tulip Open Wide; Photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-30T16:21:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/01/29/sermons-6-sex-and-loving-god-sin-and-grace-forgiveness-and-righteousness/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_3079.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Horses in the North Carolina Mountains</image:title><image:caption>Horses and Clouds near Black Mountain, North Carolina; Photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-29T23:58:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/01/28/bible-note-9-1-timothy-112-17-the-worst-of-sinners/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/100_2236.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Big Machine in the Weeds</image:title><image:caption>A Big Machine in the Weeds; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-28T06:51:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/01/27/sermon-5-sex-and-loving-god-sexual-discipleship/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/100_3567.jpg</image:loc><image:title>NPC Stained Glass--Shepherd's Crook</image:title><image:caption>A detail from a stained glass window in the sanctuary of North Presbyterian Church in Elmira, NY; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-27T03:08:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/01/19/sermon-4-sex-and-loving-god-brokenness-and-redemption/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7616.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7616</image:title><image:caption>More Electronic Brokenness; Photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_76121.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7612</image:title><image:caption>More Electronic Brokenness; Photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7612.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7612</image:title><image:caption>More Electronic Brokenness; Photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_7606.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_7606</image:title><image:caption>Electronic Brokenness; Photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-25T15:05:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/01/23/matt-chandler-on-being-a-reformed-charismatic/</loc><lastmod>2012-01-23T21:00:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2012/01/22/pastor-note-30-death-and-the-embodiment-of-love/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/100_2185.jpg</image:loc><image:title>From the vineyard next to the Hector Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hector, NY</image:title><image:caption>November Grapes on the Vine with the Hector (NY) Presbyterian Church and Cemetery in the Background; Photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/100_2174.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cemetery Fence</image:title><image:caption>Cemetery at the Hector Presbyterian Church, Hector, NY</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-22T00:29:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2009/09/26/backyard-notes-1/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/100_0387_00.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_0387_00</image:title><image:caption>The Chemung River just west of Elmira, NY (photo by G. Chorpenning)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/100_8546.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_8546</image:title><image:caption>A kettle pond at Nickerson State Park in Brewster, MA</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-20T02:49:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2009/10/26/backyard-notes-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/100_1900.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_1900</image:title><image:caption>This was the last picture I took of our little green friend this year.  I found him here lounging in the water.  This was after a couple of hard frosts.  But he remained active for another week or so after this picture.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/100_1326.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_1326</image:title><image:caption>Keeping an eye of the giant with the camera, he lets the other eye drift over to the fly sitting on a blade of grass in the foreground.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/100_1621.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_1621</image:title><image:caption>Here our little frog neighbor hangs in the water.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/100_1325.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_1325</image:title><image:caption>Notice lunch sitting on the blade of grass in the upper left.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/100_1319.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_1319</image:title><image:caption>We came home from vacation, and there was this little green frog among the weeds on a rock by the side of the little pond.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/100_0975.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_0975</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-20T02:46:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2009/11/09/backyard-notes-3/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/101_0298.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Apple Blossoms</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-20T02:44:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2010/07/03/backyard-notes-4/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/100_3404.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_3404</image:title><image:caption>House Sparrows in our Front Hedge</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/100_3376.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cooper's Hawk in our W. Water Street front yard</image:title><image:caption>A Cooper's Hawk in our front yard</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/100_3377.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Cooper's Hawk in our W. Water Street front yard</image:title><image:caption>A Cooper's Hawk in our front yard</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-20T02:43:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2011/04/18/backyard-note-5-feeding-the-stock/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/100_1100.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_1100</image:title><image:caption>A Baby Toad on the Neckband of a T-shirt; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/100_7831.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Female American Mergansers</image:title><image:caption>Three Female American Mergansers on the Chemung River at Elmira, NY; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/100_5454.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_5454</image:title><image:caption>Water Beetles Cruising the Chemung River in Elmira, NY</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-20T02:41:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2011/01/05/prayer-note-18-holy-pleasures/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/100_9033.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_9033</image:title><image:caption>Bobbles for Sale; Photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-20T02:38:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2011/01/10/prayer-note-19-a-christian%e2%80%99s-prayer-at-the-turning-of-the-year/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/100_6766.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_6766</image:title><image:caption>Cape Cod Bay Evening; Photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-20T02:28:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2011/03/06/pastor-note-23-marking-time/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_1472.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1472</image:title><image:caption>Waiting for Spring; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_1501.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1501</image:title><image:caption>Wildflowers in Winter</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-16T22:18:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2011/03/07/prayer-note-20-on-a-snowy-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_1494.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1494</image:title><image:caption>Black-eyed susans and daisies in the snow</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-16T22:17:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2011/03/23/prayer-note-21-on-a-muggy-day-by-a-lake/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/100_5425.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Keuka Lake from Hammondsport water front</image:title><image:caption>Keuka Lake from the Hammondsport water front</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-16T22:16:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2011/03/29/pastor-note-24-getting-in-the-habit-of-god/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_1615.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1615</image:title><image:caption>A Beaver-chewed Tree by the Chemung River; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_1788.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1788</image:title><image:caption>A Spring Goldfinch in the Snow</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-16T22:14:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2011/03/31/prayer-note-22-the-god-of-all-things/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/img_1698.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1698</image:title><image:caption>My Backyard on a Very Snowy March Day; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/100_6782.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cape Cod Bay</image:title><image:caption>Cape Cod Bay; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-16T22:13:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2011/04/07/bible-note-7-esteeming-christ/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_1753.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_1753</image:title><image:caption>Goldfinch in the Snow; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-01-16T22:12:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2011/04/21/prayer-note-23-a-bible-study-on-prayer-psalm-841-12/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/img_2297.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_2297</image:title><image:caption>A Draped Cross in front of North Presbyterian Church in Elmira, NY; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2012-02-01T03:29:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://gachorpenning.com/2011/04/25/pastor-note-26-after-his-dad-died/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/100_2174.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_2174</image:title><image:caption>In the graveyard behind Hector Presbyterian Church, Hector, NY; photo by GAC</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://gachorpenning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/100_2205.jpg</image:loc><image:title>100_2205</image:title><image:caption>The graveyard behind the Hector Presbyterian Church, Hector, NY; 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