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		<title>In Search of a Safe Place</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/06/18/safe-place-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Old Testament times, innocent people could find temporary shelter by running to &#8220;cities of refuge&#8221; or by getting to and hanging on the &#8220;the horns the altar&#8221; of sacrifice. But that was for those who i.e. unintentionally harmed others. What about those who were guilty? Only with the Cross of Christ do we see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Unrealized Dream</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/06/13/an-unrealized-dream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burdens]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Confusion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, I&#8217;ve dreamed of being part of a &#8220;safe place&#8221; where hurting people could feel welcome and feel free to be themselves while trying to make sense out of their lives. In the process I&#8217;ve imagined finding a group of like-minded people who could hang out a shingle and an honest invitation that [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>127</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tolerance and Intolerance</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/06/11/intolerance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/06/11/intolerance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[belief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judgment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Savior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Truth Vs. Error]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=16923</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is tolerance of wrongs a sin? Could intolerance be even worse? In asking such questions, it seems to make sense to wonder why some of us believe that God cannot tolerate sin? Am guessing we might say something like, “Don’t all followers of the Bible believe that? Could anything be more obvious? Isn’t God too [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>88</slash:comments>
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		<title>Personal Outcomes</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/06/08/a-personal-song/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/06/08/a-personal-song/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cross]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=16898</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[David , the shepherd, musician, soldier king of Israel wrote a song with 175 verses that celebrated the teaching of his God&#8211;in the words of Moses. In his last verse he sang with words that must have been more lyrical than our English, “I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>54</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Personal Word</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/06/07/a-personal-word-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/06/07/a-personal-word-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Burdens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Confession]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=16875</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I began the last post saying, “Some of us have been around long enough to see that the Bible we treasure has been used to multiply the pain of racial minorities, women, the poor, the mentally ill, the divorced, abused, addicted, unemployed, and prisoners” I was writing from my heart, and from personal experience. I [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>42</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Time to Speak</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/06/03/a-time-to-speak/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/06/03/a-time-to-speak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christlikeness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexuality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wisdom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grace]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beenthinking.org/?p=16860</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of us have been around long enough to see that the Bible we treasure has been used to multiply the pain of racial minorities, women, the poor, the mentally ill, the divorced, abused, addicted, unemployed, and prisoners. This past week I attended an event that showcased the stories of people who have repeatedly heard the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>99</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Sleepless Night</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/05/30/a-sleepless-night/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/05/30/a-sleepless-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 10:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://beenthinking.org/?p=16814</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[20 years had passed since Jacob left home, on the run for lying his way into more than his share of the family inheritance. Now he was coming back, with 2 wives, 12, children and large herds of animals. As the sun set, Jacob would once again try to fall asleep with his head full [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>Entitlements</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/05/28/entitlements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/05/28/entitlements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 10:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://beenthinking.org/?p=16804</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Honor to whom honor is due… When we consider any soldier who has died or been wounded in the service of others, and when we consider how many have paid that ultimate price, we have only begun to consider the inequalities of life&#8230; Jesus knew we&#8217;d consider him and his Father unfair. He told a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>35</slash:comments>
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		<title>Honor to Whom Honor is Due</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/05/27/honor-to-whom-honor-is-due/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/05/27/honor-to-whom-honor-is-due/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 09:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Our Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[honor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[questions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sacrifice]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://beenthinking.org/?p=16794</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today in the United States we do what people of every nation do. We honor those who have given their lives for our own. As we do, we answer one of the most important questions ever asked: What do we owe those who paid the ultimate price for their own land and people? In the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Can We Think Our Way to God?</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/05/25/can-we-think-our-way-to-god/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2013/05/25/can-we-think-our-way-to-god/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 09:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[belief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesus Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Worship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worship]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://beenthinking.org/?p=16775</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Could one of our problems be that we are trying to think our way to God? That thought comes, surprisingly, from a Calvin College professor of philosophy. In a Christianity Today Online interview of James Smith, a professional thinker observes, &#8220;Human beings are at their core defined by what they worship rather than primarily by [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>38</slash:comments>
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