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	<title>Dr. Platypus &#187; +The Prayers</title>
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		<title>On Strange Liturgical Bedfellows</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 12:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darrell Pursiful</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Koysis note a phenomenon that has also stumped me for some time: The tendency for North American evangelicals to defend the fundamentals of the faith while largely abandoning the older liturgical traditions is something that not enough observers have &#8230; <a href="http://pursiful.com/2012/05/on-strange-liturgical-bedfellows/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Resisting the Gospels</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darrell Pursiful</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good stuff from Tim Gombis. Well, not good, but worth reading: It goes beyond unintentionally cultivated habits.  I think that reading the Gospels for what they’re really saying threatens to upset and destabilize our church community dynamics that have become &#8230; <a href="http://pursiful.com/2012/04/resisting-the-gospels/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Harry Potter and the Communion of Saints?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darrell Pursiful</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In May I&#8217;ll be teaching a Sunday school class at my church on the Communion of Saints. I know, that&#8217;s not really a hot topic for Baptists, but strangely enough that is what they wanted me to talk about. So &#8230; <a href="http://pursiful.com/2012/04/harry-potter-and-the-communion-of-saints/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dayyenu</title>
		<link>http://pursiful.com/2012/03/dayyenu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:13:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darrell Pursiful</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman imparts some Seder wisdom for our time: But think of it. When is it normal to plead, “Enough”? Not when we don’t deserve something, but when we don’t really want it. It is as if, at each &#8230; <a href="http://pursiful.com/2012/03/dayyenu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Repost: Joseph of Nazareth, Pray with Us</title>
		<link>http://pursiful.com/2012/03/repost-joseph-of-nazareth-pray-with-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darrell Pursiful</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[+Fellowship]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To the extent that it is possible for a lifelong Baptist to have a patron saint, Joseph of Nazareth is one of two that I will claim. (The other is Vincent of Lérins, whose feast day is May 24.) I’m &#8230; <a href="http://pursiful.com/2012/03/repost-joseph-of-nazareth-pray-with-us/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Early Christian Worship</title>
		<link>http://pursiful.com/2012/01/early-christian-worship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darrell Pursiful</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[+The Breaking of Bread]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Larry Hurtado has made available PDFs of two new articles he has written for the New Interpreter&#8217;s Dictionary of the Bible, one on &#8220;Worship, NT Christian&#8221; and one on &#8220;Christology.&#8221;  Given his lament about the lack of enthusiasm for the &#8230; <a href="http://pursiful.com/2012/01/early-christian-worship/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving</title>
		<link>http://pursiful.com/2011/11/happy-thanksgiving-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darrell Pursiful</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m thankful for The love of God, the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit A loving, longsuffering wife A brilliant, happy, healthy ten-year-old daughter Freedom to practice my faith without anybody looking over &#8230; <a href="http://pursiful.com/2011/11/happy-thanksgiving-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spiritual Detox</title>
		<link>http://pursiful.com/2011/11/spiritual-detox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darrell Pursiful</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is something to cleanse the palate before heading into the craziness of Thanksgiving/Black Friday. We, who mystically represent the Cherubim, And chant the thrice-holy hymn to the Life-giving Trinity, Let us set aside the cares of life That we &#8230; <a href="http://pursiful.com/2011/11/spiritual-detox/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Random Thought</title>
		<link>http://pursiful.com/2011/11/random-thought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darrell Pursiful</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jesus&#8217; enemies denounced him as a friend of sinners. He never denied the charge. In fact he augmented it: &#8220;I&#8217;ve come for people who are sick, not those who are healthy.&#8221; It seems to me we do a disservice to &#8230; <a href="http://pursiful.com/2011/11/random-thought/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Columbus Day Reading: The People and the Black Book</title>
		<link>http://pursiful.com/2011/10/columbus-day-reading-the-people-and-the-black-book/</link>
		<comments>http://pursiful.com/2011/10/columbus-day-reading-the-people-and-the-black-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darrell Pursiful</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whatever else you do this Columbus Day, please read this column by Mark Buchanan. Please. &#8220;It must be hard for you,&#8221; I said to the First Nations people, &#8220;to believe that salvation has come to my house when I refuse &#8230; <a href="http://pursiful.com/2011/10/columbus-day-reading-the-people-and-the-black-book/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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