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		<title>Comment on Evolution Proved? Ida The Missing Link? by www canalcaracol com</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 08:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Comment on Announcing Matt Chandler Week!!! by marlo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 23:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love Chandler, Chan and Keller... I attend the Village Church!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Love Chandler, Chan and Keller&#8230; I attend the Village Church!!</p>
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		<title>Comment on The Brothers Karamazov by simmmo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dostoevsky can in no way be associated with conservative evangelicals in America. He was writing within a Russian context, where Christians were oppressed by the Communist regime. He would be equally appalled by the godless greed advocated by Ayn Rand, Hayek, Friedman et al. It makes you wonder why American evangelicals seem to give a pass to these equally wicked greed merchants.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dostoevsky can in no way be associated with conservative evangelicals in America. He was writing within a Russian context, where Christians were oppressed by the Communist regime. He would be equally appalled by the godless greed advocated by Ayn Rand, Hayek, Friedman et al. It makes you wonder why American evangelicals seem to give a pass to these equally wicked greed merchants.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Small Church v. Big Church by Ola</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very interesting discussion... But when we talk about big vs. small (number of attenders) wasn&#039;t every big church once small?  I&#039;m reminded of the church as discussed all through Acts and think of this as an example of a good healthy church...  These scriptures talk of the church adding &quot;to their number daily those who were being saved.&quot; Acts 2: 41-47.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very interesting discussion&#8230; But when we talk about big vs. small (number of attenders) wasn&#8217;t every big church once small?  I&#8217;m reminded of the church as discussed all through Acts and think of this as an example of a good healthy church&#8230;  These scriptures talk of the church adding &#8220;to their number daily those who were being saved.&#8221; Acts 2: 41-47.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Shawn Kemp&#8217;s Retirement Plan by Shawn Hooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shawn Kemp liked Cock....and payed for it if he had to.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shawn Kemp liked Cock&#8230;.and payed for it if he had to.</p>
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		<title>Comment on The Authors by Dee Robbins</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:44:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just came across this blog.  Where are you guys and how are you now?  Do you have children yet Matt? My husband and I have 3 wonderful kids.  Anyway, I stumbled upon this after searching for Rob Bell/Greg Boyd blogs.  What about John Piper, piping up about Rob Bell now?  Hmmm.  That really shows love and unity in the Body of Christ!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just came across this blog.  Where are you guys and how are you now?  Do you have children yet Matt? My husband and I have 3 wonderful kids.  Anyway, I stumbled upon this after searching for Rob Bell/Greg Boyd blogs.  What about John Piper, piping up about Rob Bell now?  Hmmm.  That really shows love and unity in the Body of Christ!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Five Dollar Gas? by homecomfort</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Detroits-DeTuned Dogs.  and we Americans couldn;t get enough of them, despite being grossly over priced for the lesss than stellar quality and gas mileage.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Detroits-DeTuned Dogs.  and we Americans couldn;t get enough of them, despite being grossly over priced for the lesss than stellar quality and gas mileage.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Joel Osteen Preaches at Mars Hill Church by Jak</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 07:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concerning the verses in 1 Timothy 6, we must first understand who Timothy was and the situation at that moment.  For the sake of time, I urge you to research the state of Ephesus at the time of the writing of this book.  Paul was teaching about the dangers associated with having a mind after riches and not God.  He was speaking to Christian leadership about being content with living within your means, not below or not above, to avoid the dangers of the love of money.  God should always be the priority and this foundational teaching was essential to early church leadership as well as church leadership today.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Concerning the verses in 1 Timothy 6, we must first understand who Timothy was and the situation at that moment.  For the sake of time, I urge you to research the state of Ephesus at the time of the writing of this book.  Paul was teaching about the dangers associated with having a mind after riches and not God.  He was speaking to Christian leadership about being content with living within your means, not below or not above, to avoid the dangers of the love of money.  God should always be the priority and this foundational teaching was essential to early church leadership as well as church leadership today.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Joel Osteen Preaches at Mars Hill Church by Jak</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 06:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All of your questions can be answered by answering these questions.

1.  Do you believe in God?  The God that created the Universe and everything you see.  A good God.

2.  Do you believe in Satan?  Did you know that he is the ruler of this planet and is against God&#039;s plan for our  salvation?

3.  Do you believe in Jesus and that he came down to suffer so that we might know how powerful faith can be, that there is hope for the lost, and to show us what real love is? 

4. Do you believe in the Bible and that It is the Word of God?

5.  Do you know what our mission is,  as Christians at this time?

6.  Can you define prosperity gospel?  Does the definition involve words such as faith and hope?     

I do not believe in a perfect world, I only believe in a perfect God.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All of your questions can be answered by answering these questions.</p>
<p>1.  Do you believe in God?  The God that created the Universe and everything you see.  A good God.</p>
<p>2.  Do you believe in Satan?  Did you know that he is the ruler of this planet and is against God&#8217;s plan for our  salvation?</p>
<p>3.  Do you believe in Jesus and that he came down to suffer so that we might know how powerful faith can be, that there is hope for the lost, and to show us what real love is? </p>
<p>4. Do you believe in the Bible and that It is the Word of God?</p>
<p>5.  Do you know what our mission is,  as Christians at this time?</p>
<p>6.  Can you define prosperity gospel?  Does the definition involve words such as faith and hope?     </p>
<p>I do not believe in a perfect world, I only believe in a perfect God.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Joel Osteen Preaches at Mars Hill Church by Apologia</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Apologia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jak,

If your basic premise is that Jesus died to free us from sin and immorality (which he absolutely did), hence making us healthy and wealthy because sin causes us to be poor and sick, how do you reconcile history, recent and past?

It begs the question, how do you account for the following:  Robert Schuller, who is one of the father&#039;s of Word-Faith/Prosperity Theology, who built the Crystal Cathedral is now bankrupt and 55 million dollars in debt.  The Senate Finance Committee&#039;s investigation of Creflo Dollar, Benny Hinn, Paula White, Eddie Long, Kenneth Copeland, and Joyce Meyer?  Why doesn&#039;t everyone instantaneously become rich and healthy when they except Christ into their heart?  Why, every time I speak to my bank account in the name of Jesus does it not fill up with money?  Why did Paul say in 1 Timothy 6 &quot;who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.  But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.&quot;?  Why did all the early church fathers and Christians suffer incessantly at the hands of Diocletian, Caligula and others?  Why did thousands of Christians, i.e. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, die and suffer at the hands of the Nazi Regime in Europe?  Why do Christians in third world countries suffer extraordinarily? It is easy to preach the Prosperity Gospel in the United States, Great Britain, Australia, South Africa and all the industrialized countries, where affluence and materialism isn&#039;t just common but is the norm, where our social structures of Capitalism and Free Enterprise allows for great financial gain. But what about the orphan in Africa, or the destitute in India, or the war weary of Myanmar or the Congo? Does the Prosperity Gospel preach there? Do you tell them God wants them to be rich and healty?  If the Prosperity Gospel cannot be preached in poor third world countries then it is not the true Gospel.
Why does Jesus say that there will always be poor among you?  Why do Christians all over the world die of incurable diseases every day?  How do you explain to a mother and father of a three year old child who has passed away from leukemia the providence of God?  Now make that couple pastors?  Do you cheapen God&#039;s sovereignty and say they did not have enough faith, they were sinful?

Just some questions on your perceived perfect worldview...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jak,</p>
<p>If your basic premise is that Jesus died to free us from sin and immorality (which he absolutely did), hence making us healthy and wealthy because sin causes us to be poor and sick, how do you reconcile history, recent and past?</p>
<p>It begs the question, how do you account for the following:  Robert Schuller, who is one of the father&#8217;s of Word-Faith/Prosperity Theology, who built the Crystal Cathedral is now bankrupt and 55 million dollars in debt.  The Senate Finance Committee&#8217;s investigation of Creflo Dollar, Benny Hinn, Paula White, Eddie Long, Kenneth Copeland, and Joyce Meyer?  Why doesn&#8217;t everyone instantaneously become rich and healthy when they except Christ into their heart?  Why, every time I speak to my bank account in the name of Jesus does it not fill up with money?  Why did Paul say in 1 Timothy 6 &#8220;who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.  But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.&#8221;?  Why did all the early church fathers and Christians suffer incessantly at the hands of Diocletian, Caligula and others?  Why did thousands of Christians, i.e. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, die and suffer at the hands of the Nazi Regime in Europe?  Why do Christians in third world countries suffer extraordinarily? It is easy to preach the Prosperity Gospel in the United States, Great Britain, Australia, South Africa and all the industrialized countries, where affluence and materialism isn&#8217;t just common but is the norm, where our social structures of Capitalism and Free Enterprise allows for great financial gain. But what about the orphan in Africa, or the destitute in India, or the war weary of Myanmar or the Congo? Does the Prosperity Gospel preach there? Do you tell them God wants them to be rich and healty?  If the Prosperity Gospel cannot be preached in poor third world countries then it is not the true Gospel.<br />
Why does Jesus say that there will always be poor among you?  Why do Christians all over the world die of incurable diseases every day?  How do you explain to a mother and father of a three year old child who has passed away from leukemia the providence of God?  Now make that couple pastors?  Do you cheapen God&#8217;s sovereignty and say they did not have enough faith, they were sinful?</p>
<p>Just some questions on your perceived perfect worldview&#8230;</p>
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