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    <title>Is it really good news?</title>
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    <id>tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2010://1.89</id>

    <published>2010-03-10</published>
    <updated>2010-03-10</updated>
    <summary>Yesterday I attended one of the &quot;12 Conversations in 12 Cities&quot; leading up to the Lausanne meeting in October in Capetown, South Africa. The focus was the relationship between the church, the gospel and social justice. A panel of respected...</summary>
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        <name>Larry Baden</name>
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        Yesterday I attended one of the &quot;12 Conversations in 12 Cities&quot; leading up to the Lausanne meeting in October in Capetown, South Africa. The focus was the relationship between the church, the gospel and social justice. A panel of respected...
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<entry>
    <title>Lies, fears, and hope</title>
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    <id>tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2010://1.88</id>

    <published>2010-03-01</published>
    <updated>2010-03-01</updated>
    <summary>A while back, I was reading something that gave me the idea to make a list. More precisely, four lists. I would look back at my life and think of four categories of things that have been factors in shaping...</summary>
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        <name>Larry Baden</name>
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        A while back, I was reading something that gave me the idea to make a list. More precisely, four lists. I would look back at my life and think of four categories of things that have been factors in shaping...
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<entry>
    <title>Options: A blessing or...</title>
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    <id>tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2010://1.87</id>

    <published>2010-02-22</published>
    <updated>2010-02-22</updated>
    <summary>I was praying and thinking about a friend recently. This is not an uncommon activity for me, but as I prayed and thought, something came to mind that I want to share, because I think it has wide application. There...</summary>
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        I was praying and thinking about a friend recently. This is not an uncommon activity for me, but as I prayed and thought, something came to mind that I want to share, because I think it has wide application. There...
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<entry>
    <title>Options: Grow or die</title>
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    <id>tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2010://1.86</id>

    <published>2010-02-18</published>
    <updated>2010-02-18</updated>
    <summary>I love the church. I have little patience with those who are anti-&quot;organized religion,&quot; or even more, who claim to be Christians but choose to have nothing to do with a local congregation. They are disobedient children at best, spiritual...</summary>
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        <name>Larry Baden</name>
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        I love the church. I have little patience with those who are anti-&quot;organized religion,&quot; or even more, who claim to be Christians but choose to have nothing to do with a local congregation. They are disobedient children at best, spiritual...
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<entry>
    <title>Keys to Health</title>
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    <id>tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2010://1.85</id>

    <published>2010-02-12</published>
    <updated>2010-02-12</updated>
    <summary>We&apos;ve all heard them, and a few of us even do them. You know: Eat right, exercise, watch your weight, and all that. Unless you live under a rock, you can&apos;t miss hearing this message in America. The message is...</summary>
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        <name>Larry Baden</name>
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        We&apos;ve all heard them, and a few of us even do them. You know: Eat right, exercise, watch your weight, and all that. Unless you live under a rock, you can&apos;t miss hearing this message in America. The message is...
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<entry>
    <title>A puzzlement</title>
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    <id>tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2010://1.84</id>

    <published>2010-02-12</published>
    <updated>2010-02-12</updated>
    <summary>God is a God of justice. Therefore, how could he arbitrarily designate certain people as &quot;created for destruction&quot;?...</summary>
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        <name>Larry Baden</name>
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        God is a God of justice. Therefore, how could he arbitrarily designate certain people as &quot;created for destruction&quot;?...
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    <title>Poor me? Or cherished by God?</title>
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    <id>tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2010://1.83</id>

    <published>2010-02-08</published>
    <updated>2010-02-08</updated>
    <summary>You know, sometimes nothing seems as appropriate as a good old, wallow-in-the-muck pity party. Know what I mean? Like, once in a while, someone needs to remember Me, that there are things I want in life, a lifestyle that I...</summary>
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        <name>Larry Baden</name>
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        You know, sometimes nothing seems as appropriate as a good old, wallow-in-the-muck pity party. Know what I mean? Like, once in a while, someone needs to remember Me, that there are things I want in life, a lifestyle that I...
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<entry>
    <title>Justice or mercy</title>
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    <id>tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2010://1.82</id>

    <published>2010-02-02</published>
    <updated>2010-02-02</updated>
    <summary>God provided the means to satisfy his justice, so that he could exercise his mercy. That means was Jesus....</summary>
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        <name>Larry Baden</name>
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        God provided the means to satisfy his justice, so that he could exercise his mercy. That means was Jesus....
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<entry>
    <title>Past, present or present perfect</title>
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    <id>tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2010://1.81</id>

    <published>2010-02-01</published>
    <updated>2010-02-01</updated>
    <summary>I live in the present, the now. So do you. So does everyone. Yet, some of us live under rules imposed by our past, living in a bondage to people and events long gone. Nevertheless, we live in the present....</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Larry Baden</name>
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        I live in the present, the now. So do you. So does everyone. Yet, some of us live under rules imposed by our past, living in a bondage to people and events long gone. Nevertheless, we live in the present....
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<entry>
    <title>The Shack</title>
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    <id>tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2010://1.80</id>

    <published>2010-01-26</published>
    <updated>2010-01-26</updated>
    <summary>Well, I finally did it. I finally got a copy of The Shack, and sat down to read it. When it comes to fiction, I am not on the cutting edge of things. But some folks have asked me to...</summary>
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        <name>Larry Baden</name>
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        Well, I finally did it. I finally got a copy of The Shack, and sat down to read it. When it comes to fiction, I am not on the cutting edge of things. But some folks have asked me to...
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<entry>
    <title>So was it Jesus...?</title>
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    <id>tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2010://1.79</id>

    <published>2010-01-21</published>
    <updated>2010-01-21</updated>
    <summary>It&apos;s funny, the things you can find in scripture sometimes. Like last night, in a discussion centered on Jude, I was reading along in verse 5. Perhaps you know the place: &quot;But I want to remind you, though you once...</summary>
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        <name>Larry Baden</name>
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        It&apos;s funny, the things you can find in scripture sometimes. Like last night, in a discussion centered on Jude, I was reading along in verse 5. Perhaps you know the place: &quot;But I want to remind you, though you once...
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<entry>
    <title>Reflections on life</title>
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    <id>tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2010://1.78</id>

    <published>2010-01-13</published>
    <updated>2010-01-13</updated>
    <summary>Sunday, January 3, 2010, a man died. A life ended. It was not unexpected, and in fact, came far later than anyone expected. Three days ago as I post this, there was a funeral, and people were given a chance...</summary>
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        <name>Larry Baden</name>
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        Sunday, January 3, 2010, a man died. A life ended. It was not unexpected, and in fact, came far later than anyone expected. Three days ago as I post this, there was a funeral, and people were given a chance...
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<entry>
    <title>It&apos;s that time again</title>
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    <id>tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2009://1.77</id>

    <published>2009-12-17</published>
    <updated>2009-12-17</updated>
    <summary>Well, it&apos;s that time of year again. You know, the one everyone says they look forward to, but are glad when it comes only once a year. The time when Americans go on a materialistic spending orgy, wiping out the...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Larry Baden</name>
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        Well, it&apos;s that time of year again. You know, the one everyone says they look forward to, but are glad when it comes only once a year. The time when Americans go on a materialistic spending orgy, wiping out the...
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<entry>
    <title>God is good. Always.</title>
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    <id>tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2009://1.76</id>

    <published>2009-12-15</published>
    <updated>2009-12-15</updated>
    <summary>God is good. God is always good. God is good in every situation. In our blessing, He is good. In our unfaithfulness, He is yet good. In whatever comes upon us, God is good. Whether our trials are the making...</summary>
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        God is good. God is always good. God is good in every situation. In our blessing, He is good. In our unfaithfulness, He is yet good. In whatever comes upon us, God is good. Whether our trials are the making...
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<entry>
    <title>Some Roman nuggets</title>
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    <id>tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2009://1.75</id>

    <published>2009-12-13</published>
    <updated>2009-12-13</updated>
    <summary>For years, Paul&apos;s letter to the Romans has been a puzzle. Paul would never have passed a freshman composition course. It&apos;s hard to read his long, meandering sentences and follow his often convoluted thoughts. I suspect I&apos;m not the only...</summary>
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        For years, Paul&apos;s letter to the Romans has been a puzzle. Paul would never have passed a freshman composition course. It&apos;s hard to read his long, meandering sentences and follow his often convoluted thoughts. I suspect I&apos;m not the only...
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