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		<title>Symphony</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2009/08/30/symphony/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over time, we all come across ideas that change the way we think about ourselves. For me, one of those thoughts is that a well-lived life is more like a symphony than a solo.
The point takes nothing away from a solo. I love hearing Willie Nelson sing “September Song,” or LeAnn Rimes do her version [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Meaning of a Head and Body</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2009/08/21/the-meaning-of-a-head-and-body/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the most gruesome events of the Iraq war involved the beheading of enemies by terrorist cells. Yet long ago,
David did it to the Philistine giant, Goliath (1Samuel 17). The Philistines later beheaded King Saul and hung his headless body on the city wall of Beth Shan (1Sam 31:9). John the Baptist suffered the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pastoral or Elder Rule?</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2009/03/18/pastoral-or-elder-rule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m convinced that there are few callings more honorable or difficult than that of a pastor-shepherd.
If we think the relationship between husband and wife is problematic, imagine the complexity involved in the relationship between church congregations and their spiritual leaders.
Interestingly, the New Testament likens both church and marriage to a body and discusses at length what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What About Women Elders?</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/12/04/what-about-women-elders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seems to me that if appointing anyone to the church office of elder or deacon&#8211; man or woman&#8211; would  significantly divide the church over whether such an appointment was forbidden  by the Bible, the better part of wisdom is to avoid such action until the church  can act with unity. The New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Men, Women and the Bible</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/12/02/men-women-and-the-bible/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/12/02/men-women-and-the-bible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The conversation we began yesterday about women and the Bible shows how many of us are trying to understand the intent of God for gender-based roles in the home and church.
Together we have seen how followers of Christ divide over the interpretation and application of statements made by the Apostles Paul and Peter in some [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>32</slash:comments>
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		<title>Singapore Update</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/07/09/singapore-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a picture, looking from the ground up, at the condominium complex where I&#8217;m staying for the week. A couple of retired business people, who have been volunteering their counsel for our international efforts, have graciously opened up their home to me.
The striking architecture of the building reflects the progressive style of this whole community. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Voting Booth</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/06/03/the-voting-booth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the last two US Democratic primaries are held today in South  Dakota and Montana, I&#8217;ve been thinking again about the different ways followers of Christ enter a voting booth.
During the course of this lengthy election process, with far more to come, it&#8217;s been clear that some of us believe we have an obligation [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<title>12 Steps and the Church</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/04/04/why-i-want-to-go-to-church/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/04/04/why-i-want-to-go-to-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading the responses to my last post, it&#8217;s clear that a lot of us agree about the need to be realistic about the predictable downsides and disappointments of church life. But at the same time we don&#8217;t think that lowering our expectations of one another is the way to go. We share a vision [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why I Don&#039;t Go To Church</title>
		<link>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/04/03/why-i-dont-go-to-church/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beenthinking.org/2008/04/03/why-i-dont-go-to-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mart De Haan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What happens if we lower our expectations for the church?
A few weeks ago I expressed a hunch that disillusionment is a problem for many of us who have been around the church for awhile. Since then a number of friends have taken the occasion to tell their own story. Some have struggled with disappointment and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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