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		<title>Book Covers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 13:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Christianson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three new books recently released by Augsburg Fortress feature my photography on the covers.]]></description>
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		<title>Eight Is (More than) Enough: Of Seminaries and Church Support</title>
		<link>http://www.restenergy.net/blog/2012/06/eight-is-more-than-enough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Christianson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Father Anonymous at Magdalene&#8217;s Egg recently posted about faculty changes at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, which will shortly be completing its merger with Lenoir-Rhyne University. In the process of the merger, three faculty members will be leaving, their positions being eliminated. A little background is in order for any who may not be familiar with&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Not the End of the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 17:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Christianson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's too easy, though, to get caught up on the date fixing and the ridiculousness of claims of rapture and earthquakes happening in each time zone and obeying the international date line. It's all easy to ridicule, but it misses something actually worth noting. Perhaps it is the only thing really worth noting here. Harold Camping and others present a view of God devoid of love and a message devoid of the gospel.]]></description>
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		<title>Theological Oddments: Structural Engineering the ELCA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Christianson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has been forced by budgetary realities to restructure it's churchwide organization and staff.  My reaction and critique is posted at my occasional theology and church blog Theological Oddments.]]></description>
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		<title>This week&#8217;s Theological Oddments</title>
		<link>http://www.restenergy.net/blog/2009/11/this-weeks-theological-oddments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Christianson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted this past week on my theology blog, Theological Oddments: Welcome! — a welcome to the new blog All Saints — a suggestion about the day&#8217;s importance Sola Scriptura — understanding needs context, otherwise the idea can become a problem Come on over. Comments and conversation welcome.]]></description>
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		<title>Theological Oddments</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Christianson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wanting to have a place to post more thoughts on theology, without flooding this blog with short (or long) posts on the subject, I&#8217;ve created Theological Oddments. It&#8217;s just starting, but expect semi-regular posts to start to appear soon. I welcome your comments over amongst the oddments. The web address for the new blog is:&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Paul Manz, 1919–2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paul Manz, acclaimed organist, composer, and church musician, died on Wednesday, October 28 at the age of 90. His gifts have tremendously enriched the church, and influenced so many musicians. The light of Christ shone brightly through Paul in his gifts, his life, and his many years of faithful service. He made organs sing as&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>A Historic Day for Lutherans</title>
		<link>http://www.restenergy.net/blog/2009/08/a-historic-day-for-lutherans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Christianson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the Churchwide Assembly of the ELCA made monumental decisions for the future of the church body. With a series of four resolutions, the Assembly voted to commit the church, first, &#8220;to bear one another&#8217;s burdens, love the neighbor, and respect the bound consciences of all&#8221; (which passed 771-230). This was followed by a resolution&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Of Lutherans and Tornados (Oh, and Human Sexuality, Too)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America started their afternoon session with a Bible study, a possible tornado hit Minneapolis just south of downtown and apparently even coming right up to the convention center were the meeting was being held. While there have been trees downed in Minneapolis, and there is&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Rules Matter at the ELCA Churchwide Assembly</title>
		<link>http://www.restenergy.net/blog/2009/08/rules-matter-at-the-elca-churchwide-assembly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Christianson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rules of procedure? Do I hear yawns? It&#8217;s probably a worthy response to a rather esoteric topic. (And don&#8217;t worry, I&#8217;m not getting too esoteric.) As the Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America adopted it&#8217;s rules tonight, a couple of important things happened with respect to the issues of ministry by gay and&#8230;]]></description>
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