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		<title>Martin Luther quote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is by living- no, rather it is by dying and being damned- that a theologian is made, not by understanding, reading, or speculating.

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		<title>Why you shouldn&#8217;t go to seminary</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a full-time seminary student. And I have enjoyed my experience at Ashland Seminary. In fact God has used it to deepen my relationship with Him and my love and commitment to my faith community and the Church universal. I have met God in the pages of textbooks, in academic journal articles, in the struggle [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewjmcclure.wordpress.com&blog=4010784&post=600&subd=matthewjmcclure&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First book on Christmas wishlist</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following happens to me every year: I go to family Thanksgiving dinners and as I finish a piece of pumpkin pie I am reminded that I need to produce a Christmas wishlist. A good thing, right? Somehow every year I totally struggle to come up with ideas. What invariably comes first to my mind [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewjmcclure.wordpress.com&blog=4010784&post=594&subd=matthewjmcclure&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tim Keller on missional church</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, has a very concise document outlining the elements of the missional church. I have linked it here. I am providing a summary of the elements:
1. Discourse in the vernacular

The missional church avoids tribal language, we-them language, and sentimental, pompous, &#8216;inspirational&#8217; talk.

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		<title>Karl Barth&#8217;s last words</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Michael Jinkins&#8217; Invitation to Theology:
On the evening of December 9, 1968, the aged Karl Barth was working on a lecture, his last lecture, and one he never gave. Only a few days earlier he had said:
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		<title>A robust gospel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am at the front end of preparation for a seminar/workshop I will be presenting at the upcoming Great Commission Ministries&#8217; IGNITE Conference in Columbus, Ohio. The theme of this year&#8217;s event is Deeper, Wider, Higher: The Outward Call of the Kingdom of God. If you are interested in attending, you can find out more [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewjmcclure.wordpress.com&blog=4010784&post=556&subd=matthewjmcclure&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On the balance between scholarship and discipleship</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since starting seminary over a year ago, I have often wrestled with this question: How do I merge the scholarly world of intellect and information with the &#8220;real world&#8221; of faith and discipleship? In some traditions, talk of seminary and intellect has such negative connotations that anyone taking an interest in such things is deemed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=matthewjmcclure.wordpress.com&blog=4010784&post=548&subd=matthewjmcclure&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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