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	<description>with Mart De Haan and Friends</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 12:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Bible Ah-Ha! #11</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/18/bible-ah-ha-11/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 12:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bible Ah-Ha!]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[age of earth]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[creation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Genesis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few decades, it has become common for followers of Christ to divide over the age of the world. Some of us think we are living on an ancient planet, billions of years old. Another group of us are just as convinced that we live on a young earth, 4 to 10 thousand [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Bible Ah-Ha! #11", url: "http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/18/bible-ah-ha-11/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Sixteen Tons and&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/17/sixteen-tons-and/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/17/sixteen-tons-and/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 15:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In 1955, Tennessee Ernie Ford had a big hit in a mineworkers&#8217; song called &#8220;16 Tons&#8221;.  Many of us will never forget his rich voice singing, &#8220;Sixteen tons and what do ya get? Another day older and deeper in debt.  Saint Peter don&#8217;t you call me, cause I can&#8217;t go. I owe my [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Sixteen Tons and&#8230;", url: "http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/17/sixteen-tons-and/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>The &#34;H&#34; Factor</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/16/the-h-factor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/16/the-h-factor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 11:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas to think about]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Prayer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisdom]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[humility]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pride]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=155</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like pride, the closets of humility are filled with different hats and clothes for different occasions.
Popular opinion regards it as a doormat personality, and maybe even pride in disguise. Yet our books of common language describe it as the kind of realistic view of ourselves that is necessary to share the pain or joys of [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The &#34;H&#34; Factor", url: "http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/16/the-h-factor/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Imposter</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/15/the-great-imposter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/15/the-great-imposter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 10:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas to think about]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisdom]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[arrogance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ego]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pride]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[self-deception]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=156</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It can swagger with self-importance one minute before writhing in self-contempt the next.
Its closets are stuffed with masks of deception.
We think we know what it is. Our books of common language describe it as an exaggerated sense of self importance. We&#8217;ve watched it pile pain upon pain.
But the more I think about it, the more [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Great Imposter", url: "http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/15/the-great-imposter/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Myanmar&#39;s Second Disaster</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/14/myanmars-second-disaster/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/14/myanmars-second-disaster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 10:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Nations and Politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[human nature]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[kingdom of God]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pharisees]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[self-protection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=161</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As authorities in China mobilize relief efforts in the catastrophic aftermath of a magnitude 7.9 earthquake, the plight of cyclone devastated Myanmar is growing.
According to an AFP news agency article, the United Nations is warning that Myanmar is now facing an even greater disaster that could push the death toll far beyond the current estimate [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Myanmar&#39;s Second Disaster", url: "http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/14/myanmars-second-disaster/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Answers for a Young Convert</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/13/answers-for-a-young-convert/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/13/answers-for-a-young-convert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 10:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Christ]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wisdom]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Christian life]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[duty to God]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Following Christ]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new convert to the Christian faith wonders how to fulfill his duty to God. An older and seasoned follower says,
&#8220;Love God with all of your heart and then love your neighbor as yourself. Do these things, and you will fulfill your obligation to God.&#8221;
Another seasoned Christian joins the conversation saying, &#8220;Yes, focus on loving [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Answers for a Young Convert", url: "http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/13/answers-for-a-young-convert/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>The Story and Struggle of Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/11/the-story-and-struggle-of-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/11/the-story-and-struggle-of-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 12:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[headship]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Submission]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In first century Greek, Roman, and Jewish society, a man was the master of his house. Wives lived under the rule of their husbands and were expected to submit to them. So when the Apostle Paul, in his New Testament letters, encouraged wives to submit to their husbands, those words would not have been unusual.
Two [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Story and Struggle of Marriage", url: "http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/11/the-story-and-struggle-of-marriage/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Evangelical Manifesto</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/10/evangelical-manifesto/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/10/evangelical-manifesto/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 10:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A document and declaration signed by 80 evangelical leaders has hit the press this week. You can find the full text on the web at this link. I&#8217;ll copy a brief excerpt from it below. See what you think:
&#8220;&#8230;Today&#8230; we wish to stand clear from certain positions in  public life that are widely confused [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Evangelical Manifesto", url: "http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/10/evangelical-manifesto/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>Israel at 60</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/09/israel-at-60/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/09/israel-at-60/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Prophecy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[peace]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=145</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Under increased security that has closed West Bank border crossings, Jewish citizens are recognizing this week 60 years of national re-birth.
They are doing so, however, with an air of uncertainty. The celebration comes on the heels of the largest emergency drill ever held in Israel as the nation tested it&#8217;s readiness for ever lingering possibility [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Israel at 60", url: "http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/09/israel-at-60/" });</script>]]></description>
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		<title>The Platypus And Us</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/08/the-platypus-and-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/08/the-platypus-and-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 11:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Christ]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[discipleship]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Following Christ]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is it? Looking like it was stitched together with the spare parts of other creatures, the Platypus has the body of a beaver and the face of a duck.
According to a Yahoo featured article out of Paris today, when specimens from Australia arrived in Europe in the 18th century, biologists thought they were looking [...]<script type="text/javascript">SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Platypus And Us", url: "http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/05/08/the-platypus-and-us/" });</script>]]></description>
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