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		<title>My Top Theology Reads of 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 02:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant &#38; Joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve done a lot less reading this year for obvious reasons. My coursework load was greater than previous years and I had a new job at the start of the year which left precious little time for me to read. I also resolved to spend more of my free time with my wife. But I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aworthydiscussion.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3298918&amp;post=748&amp;subd=aworthydiscussion&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My thoughts on the &#8220;The Leavers: Young Doubters Exit the Church&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant &#38; Joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can view the article here on Christianity Today. The article struck a chord with me, and it&#8217;s something I&#8217;d like to offer some advice on. 1. Don&#8217;t believe everything you read, a lot of Christianity today only applies in America. Make sure you know your own local context. 2. There is no single unifying [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aworthydiscussion.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3298918&amp;post=746&amp;subd=aworthydiscussion&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chuck Lorre Productions # 51</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant &#38; Joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve lost count how many times I&#8217;ve said to my wife that I will google this or that when I get home, only to forget about it completely, sometimes even for months at a time. Anyway, I remember watching an episode of Dharma and Greg (yes I know, I know) on video tape (yes I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aworthydiscussion.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3298918&amp;post=742&amp;subd=aworthydiscussion&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eschatology and the mundane</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant &#38; Joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hate being sick &#8211; stuck at home without anyone around, and nothing to do. I&#8217;m sure we can all agree that day time TV is certainly the least entertaining form of media there is out there. I would consider reading trashy novels before going back to it! But today I had a thought about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aworthydiscussion.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3298918&amp;post=738&amp;subd=aworthydiscussion&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Culture Makers &#8211; Andy Crouch</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant &#38; Joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really liked this book – I couldn’t put it down and just had to finish it. It’s not often I get that way with a book. When it comes to culture Crouch has a lot of insight. His central thesis is that you cannot simply condemn critique, copy or consumer culture, and still hold [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aworthydiscussion.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3298918&amp;post=735&amp;subd=aworthydiscussion&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From memory&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://aworthydiscussion.wordpress.com/2010/06/16/from-memory/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant &#38; Joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God. To God&#8217;s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace and Peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in the Heavenly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aworthydiscussion.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3298918&amp;post=730&amp;subd=aworthydiscussion&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Boredom&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant &#38; Joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hate boredom. I&#8217;m sure we all do. For me its not so much the boredom of not having anything to do, its the boredom that comes from being alone at times. Sometimes you can be with people and still feel alone. But, there is hope. I found out, well admitted more than found out, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aworthydiscussion.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3298918&amp;post=728&amp;subd=aworthydiscussion&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Faithful Presence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 00:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant &#38; Joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently James Hunter has been causing quite a stir with his new book &#8220;Faithful Presence&#8221;. I was reading an interview with him on Christiainity today and this comment stood out: &#8220;The main reason Christian believers today lack influence in the culture, despite their aspirations, is not because they don&#8217;t believe enough or try hard enough [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aworthydiscussion.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3298918&amp;post=726&amp;subd=aworthydiscussion&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping it personal</title>
		<link>http://aworthydiscussion.wordpress.com/2010/03/20/keeping-it-personal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant &#38; Joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately I&#8217;ve been trying hard to keep life personal. I felt the Holy Spirit prompting me to relook at this area of my life. God is a personal God. Nothing about him is impersonal. He became very personal in the person of Jesus Christ, God&#8217;s ultimate self revelation. So I have very good reasons for wanting it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aworthydiscussion.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3298918&amp;post=724&amp;subd=aworthydiscussion&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Practice Resurrection &#8211; Eugene Peterson</title>
		<link>http://aworthydiscussion.wordpress.com/2010/03/15/practice-resurrection-eugene-peterson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grant &#38; Joy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rating: 4 out 5 When it comes to his books, Peterson and I have a love hate relationship. I&#8217;ve read 4 out 5 in this series (Eat this book is one I haven&#8217;t got yet) and each time I find myself going through a similar wave of emotion. There are times when Peterson meanders and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=aworthydiscussion.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3298918&amp;post=721&amp;subd=aworthydiscussion&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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