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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the incredible response from our &#8220;Love, Loss and Forgiveness&#8221; WIRL yesterday, I thought it would be fitting to share the sermon given from Forest Hill Pastor, David Chadwick, on the day of the Eddings family tragedy. His words came straight from the heart and ring so true. When I attended the church service last Sunday, David reiterated many of the same powerful words and it was very powerful to me, so I thought I would share it with the WIRL Project audience as well. If this is not your cup of tea and you typically aren&#8217;t open to religious conversations or discussions, I get it; I am not usually one of those people either, but this time I would highly recommend you open your mind and heart and listen to (at least parts) of his sermon that I&#8217;ve provided below. There are some really great segments of the speech I would highly suggest listening to, so I&#8217;ve listed them below the video for you to skip to if you do not have time to listen to the whole 37 minute clip. I&#8217;m sure the Eddings family feel the support and prayers you are all sending up for them. Thank you for showing your support for this family on WIRL Project yesterday and today. xo *At the end of his sermon David lead a prayer for baby Reed, the 38 week newborn delivered via C-section on the day of the accident, who had not yet passed, so please understand why this is being talked about in this way. Unfortunately and very sadly, both boys were lost in this terrible accident. 1:15 &#8211; The Tragic Story 5:00 &#8211; Why? Why do bad things happen? 11:28 &#8211; Why? Why would a good God allow for 2 year old child to die in a hideous automobile accident? 13:00 &#8211; No parent should bury a child. 15:51 &#8211; No person living in the glory of Heaven would ever come back to the brokenness of this world. 17:30 &#8211; Grief is spelled L.O.S.S., the greater the loss the greater the grief &#8211; Grieve with hope. 20:00 &#8211; Our Response 21:40 &#8211; Be ready to meet your maker. 22:15 &#8211; Why? We all will meet our maker. 23:40 &#8211; Is this going to happen to me? Fight Fear. 24:15 &#8211; God is not the author of evil. I&#8217;d love to hear your thoughts on this sermon and if it was as powerful to you as it was to me. Share what you&#8217;re thinking in the comment box below.]]></description>
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		<title>Love, Loss and Forgiveness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2015 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love and loss, highs and lows, ups and downs. All of these are part of life, but its often hard to understand why. As I&#8217;ve mentioned in a few of my previous WIRLs, my family and I have recently joined our YMCA community and on Sundays, a church called Forest Hill houses some of their services in the facility. Last week I attended a group exercise class after the holiday weekend and at the end, the instructor mentioned a terrible tragedy that was rallying support from both the Y and the church community. The Ballantyne campus Pastor, Gentry Eddings, and his family had been involved in a terrible car accident on their way home from his sister&#8217;s wedding. His son, Dobbs, 2, was killed, and his 38 week pregnant wife, Hadley, was injured and forced to have an emergency C-section. The newborn, Reed, suffered from a brain bleed and eventually died shortly after his birth. I can&#8217;t even imagine how hard it must be for this family to breathe right now. I attended the church service at Forest Hill for the first time this past weekend and found myself very emotional and confused. I kept asking myself, Why? Why is such a faith-driven family being dealt these cards? Why should anyone have to go through this? And I kept wondering how I would feel if I were in their shoes and I think this is especially why I am so emotional about it. I also have an almost-2 year old son and I can&#8217;t imagine my life without him. Putting myself in their shoes made me hurt for them, respect them, and realize how strong they must be, especially because they&#8217;ve already publicly stated that they forgive the truck driver whose mistake took the life of both of their sons. I am not sure I would be able to be so strong. Putting myself in their shoes made me hurt for them, respect them, and realize how strong they must be, especially because they&#8217;ve already publicly stated that they forgive the truck driver whose mistake took the life of both of their sons. I am not sure I would be able to be so strong. I wanted to share this story on WIRL Project because I think it&#8217;s important to realize just how precious life really is. Our faith, whether it&#8217;s religious or not, is tested in times of hardship, not during the good times. Our true colors show when we&#8217;re tested in ways we&#8217;ve never been tested before. The Eddings family is showing us who they really are by being so forgiving and strong as they greave. Please keep the Eddings family in your thoughts and prayers. You never really know what loss feels like until you face it, but support from others is what usually keeps you going during these tough times. As you go about your day and life, keep this story in mind and know that life is precious; make sure the people who are important to you know how you feel. To read the full story and keep up with updates, visit the link listed below from the Charlotte Observer. *Image source: Charlotte Observer &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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