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		<title>1929 (in 1,929 words)</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/09/1929-in-1929-words/</link>
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1,929 words regarding, reviewing, and reflecting upon 1929 by Mark Braye

One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others.
Niccolo Machiavelli
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous  to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
Niccolo [...]


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ecently </small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2006/04/when-words-are-not-enough/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: When Words Are Not Enough'>When Words Are Not Enough</a> <small>Lessons ab</small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2008/02/vox-populi-end-of-words/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Vox populi &#124; end of words'>Vox populi &#124; end of words</a> <small>
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		<title>Officer Morale - What&#8217;s wrong?</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/09/officer-morale-whats-wrong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8230; asks James Pedlar
For two years I studied the issue of young adult attrition in the Canada and Bermuda Territory. Officership was a frequent topic of conversation as I engaged with current and former young adult Salvationists about challenges that the Army faces in keeping younger people involved.
The young adults I interviewed were issuing a [...]


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  We n</small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2008/12/officer-training-models/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Officer training models'>Officer training models</a> <small>Paper titl</small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2009/06/why-i-am-a-salvation-army-officer-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Why I am a Salvation Army officer | 2'>Why I am a Salvation Army officer | 2</a> <small>

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		<title>What might have been</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/08/what-might-have-been-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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by Terry Camsey 
Some while ago retired General John Larsson wrote the following: 
 

&#8220;As I look back, how I wish we as an Army had been more positive in our response to the Holy Spirit renewal. Had we had prophets who taught us to welcome this movement of the Spirit whilst rejecting the wrong teaching that accompanied [...]


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by Terry </small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2010/05/fire-away/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: FIRE AWAY!'>FIRE AWAY!</a> <small>
by Terry </small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Un-Churchable&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/08/the-un-churchable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Patrick&#8217;s ministry was considered an outreach to &#8220;barbarians&#8221; by the Roman Church leaders of his time. To be worthy of receiving the Christian faith, a people first had to be considered civilized to some degree, and upon receiving the faith, they had to be willing to accept &#8220;the Roman way&#8221; (Hunter, The Celtic Way, [...]


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		<title>Not a leg to stand on</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/08/not-a-leg-to-stand-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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From a true story (unfortunately) 
&#8220;I&#8216;ve lived on the streets since I was 13. That&#8217;s over 10 years. I couldn&#8217;t hack another foster family disaster so I got outta there.
Usually sleep in the doorways at the back of churches. It&#8217;s shelter and I feel kinda safe. Churchies are mostly very kind. My Aunty reckons that people like me have done that for hundreds of years [...]


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		<title>The Hitchens brothers</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/08/the-hitchens-brothers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Review of: Peter Hitchens, The Rage against God, Grand Rapids, Zondervan 2010, hb, 224 pp.
by Maxwell Ryan
Christopher Hitchens is among the more prominent of the current crop of atheists, which is one reason why The rage against God (subtitled &#8220;How atheism led me to faith&#8221;) by his less well-known brother Peter, is such a fascinating [...]


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Maxwell R</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>The Holy Spirit and The Salvation Army</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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  What, if anything, do Salvationists think or feel about God the Holy Spirit?
Let&#8217;s consider the historical roots of Salvationists&#8217; theological grasping after the Holy Spirit. The Salvation Army has always believed in and preached on a personal relationship with Father, Son and Holy Spirit (p 40, the old Handbook of Doctrine). But we have no [...]


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Philip Ca</small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2009/06/why-i-am-a-salvation-army-officer-1/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Why I am a Salvation Army officer | 1'>Why I am a Salvation Army officer | 1</a> <small>

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		<title>Scary Statistics and Terrifying Trends!</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/08/scary-statistics-and-terrifying-trends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Court posts some scary statistics and terrifying trends over at http://www.armybarmy.com/blog.html (Aug. 9, 2010). And his accompanying challenge is not only courageous; it&#8217;s spot on!
His concluding comment: &#8220;The Army is better than this. It deserves better than this. God certainly deserves better than this. If you aren&#8217;t uncomfortable reading this post, you should be, [...]


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Joe Nolan</small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2010/04/politics-4-a-scary-divide-joe-noland/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Politics #4: A Scary Divide! (Joe Noland)'>Politics #4: A Scary Divide! (Joe Noland)</a> <small>I
n Americ</small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2008/02/deeper-shade-of-grey-book-search/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Shade of grey &#124; vampires to messiahs'>Shade of grey &#124; vampires to messiahs</a> <small>I
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		<title>The (Shooting?), Silver Star</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/08/the-shooting-silver-star/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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                                        The order of the fallen? asks Harold Hill 
The Order of the Silver Star is the award made by a grateful Salvation Army to the mothers of its officers, presumably to recognise that their children have been nurtured with a propensity to become officers. Fathers evidently make a lesser contribution to this outcome, though lately, at [...]


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Ignorance</small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2009/02/jesus-singleness/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Jesus&#8217; singleness'>Jesus&#8217; singleness</a> <small>
Did he di</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>The Hospital (A parable)</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/08/the-hospital-a-parable-about-parables/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, a group of doctors moved into a new town. They had heard that people were getting sick and no-one would help them get better. &#8216;This will never do!&#8217; they said, and off they went.
When they got to the town, they realised how big a job they had. There were sick people [...]


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		<title>David - Savage or Saint?</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/08/savage-or-saint/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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I
like pirates, I cant help it! I understand well enough that they were a violent, blood thirsty lot who destroyed people&#8217;s lives wherever they travelled. But there is still something of the savage in me that resonates with these wayward men, sailing the high sea&#8217;s in search of treasure, adventure and mayhem. Maybe its the [...]


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Where did</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Stuff Salvationists Like - Volume 1: ACTIONS</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/08/stuff-salvationists-like-volume-1-actions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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I
&#8216;ve recently started reading a book and its blog companion Stuff Christians Like by Jonathan Acuff. Acuff is to Christianity and Christians what Rick Mercer, Stephen Colbert or Jon Stewart is to the news. He examines the &#8220;stuff&#8221; of Christianity and Christians like Mercer, Colbert, and Stewart examine the &#8220;stuff&#8221; of politics, news, and world [...]


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		<title>Universal Salvation&#8230; It&#8217;s not all bad!</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/08/universal-salvation-its-not-all-bad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Is &#8220;Universalism&#8221; really a four-letter word? asks Adam Couchman
I&#8216;ve had reason lately to contemplate the suggestion of universal salvation - that is, everyone will be saved in the end.
No need for repentance, conversion or any sense of morality, you&#8217;re just &#8220;in&#8221;.
I&#8217;ve been thinking about this for no other reason than I take the words of [...]


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God speak</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>5 ways to improve SA Worship</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/08/five-ways-to-improve-salvationist-worship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 20:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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by James Pedlar

 

I believe it is time for a renewal of Salvationist worship.  I don&#8217;t mean that Salvationists should sing more up-to-date contemporary music, and I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s just about recovering classic hymns, though in certain corps either of these might be called for.   I&#8217;m talking about re-thinking some of the big picture questions, about [...]


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By Peter </small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2008/03/ragamuffin-hallel/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Ragamuffin: Hallel'>Ragamuffin: Hallel</a> <small>

He lifts</small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2007/11/neanderthal-worship/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Vox populi &#124; neanderthal worship'>Vox populi &#124; neanderthal worship</a> <small>
No kissin</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Officer Outliers!</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/08/officer-outliers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8220;We have a precious resource we should be tapping&#8221; suggests Joe Noland.
There&#8217;s an interesting book making the rounds titled Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. In it, among other things, he repeatedly mentions the &#8220;10,000-Hour Rule,&#8221; claiming that the key to success in any field is, to a large extent, a matter of practicing a specific task [...]


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&#8230; a</small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2009/06/why-i-am-a-salvation-army-officer-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Why I am a Salvation Army officer | 2'>Why I am a Salvation Army officer | 2</a> <small>

Recently</small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2009/06/why-i-am-a-salvation-army-officer-1/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Why I am a Salvation Army officer | 1'>Why I am a Salvation Army officer | 1</a> <small>

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		<title>The chicken or the egg?</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/08/the-chicken-or-the-egg/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8230; asks Wayne Rumsby
What comes first, the chicken or the egg? I remember as a boy, trying to work this out. I ended up with more questions than answers. What about the clouds and the rain? Or what about the alphabet, who decided that A should be first? Today I wonder about a different first. [...]


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 Do you </small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Should we condemn WAR?</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/08/should-we-condemn-war/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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What do we do about this &#8221;hideous, hellish tragedy&#8221;? asks Cory Harrison
 
Iwas intrigued recently as I read the following November 10, 2009 Associated Press headline:  President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan.
I am quite certain that I am not the only person who voted for the sitting [...]


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		<title>Back soon &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/07/back-soon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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T he Rubicon is back very soon. We look forward to your comments and contributions. the Rubicon is a grass roots, participatory place for us all to exercise free and stimulating discussion.
The comments section after each article is your chance to get actively involved. They are the lifeblood of the Rubicon where the &#8220;rubber hits the road&#8221;. Keep [...]


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		<title>The Sacrament of the Good Samaritan</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/06/the-sacrament-of-the-good-samaritan-2/</link>
		<comments>http://therubicon.org/2010/06/the-sacrament-of-the-good-samaritan-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This essay will consider whether it is possible to construct an understanding of engagement with the poor and the marginalised as a sacrament. In order to guide the theological options which will form the basis for that understanding, it will first be necessary to establish a working definition of sacrament. From this point, it becomes feasible to begin to unpack how a particular idea of sacrament might be understood in relation to the specific ecclesial position of The Salvation Army and its engagement in mission with the poor.


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Jason Dav</small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2010/02/neo-sacramental-theology/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Neo-sacramental Theology'>Neo-sacramental Theology</a> <small>Paper titl</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Off to the Beach &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/06/going-to-the-beach/</link>
		<comments>http://therubicon.org/2010/06/going-to-the-beach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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theRubicon takes a short break &#8230;
Starting June 7, theRubicon is taking a short break… we’re off to the beach on our annual break.
While we are away, please take some time to look through theRubicon’s archives, where you’ll find over 1000 articles and almost 3,500 comments. While you are at the beach, if you write something that you [...]


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		<title>Who can afford to save the poor?</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/06/who-can-afford-to-save-the-poor/</link>
		<comments>http://therubicon.org/2010/06/who-can-afford-to-save-the-poor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          &#8230; asks Wayne Rumsby
First of all by poor I mean under-resourced. Truly all of us experience moments of poverty in our lives. However, for most people I know poverty is only momentary, because they are able to bring other resources to bare.
Most times these other resources are friends who willingly step into the gap in [...]


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 prelim</small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2009/03/40-days-to-save-the-world/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 40 days to save the world'>40 days to save the world</a> <small>
Phil Wall</small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2008/10/serve-god-save-the-planet/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Serve God, Save the Planet'>Serve God, Save the Planet</a> <small>
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		<title>Does Power Corrupt?</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/06/does-power-corrupt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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            &#8220;Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.&#8221;  Lord Acton 1887
&#8220;Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it&#8221;  William Pitt 1770

One of the unfortunate byproducts of any society of humans is that power corrupts and that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
In my media career I have had both the fortune [...]


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Rob Reard</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Postmodern Parables #2</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/06/postmodern-parables-2/</link>
		<comments>http://therubicon.org/2010/06/postmodern-parables-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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postmodern parables: Kick-Ass, takin&#8216; names, and the Good Samaritan

&#8230;a religion scholar stood up with a question to test Jesus. &#8220;Teacher, what do
I need to do to get eternal life?&#8221; He answered, &#8220;What&#8217;s written in God&#8217;s Law?
How do you interpret it?&#8221; He said, &#8220;That you love the Lord your God with all
your passion and prayer and [...]


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		<title>INTEGRITY</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/05/integrity/</link>
		<comments>http://therubicon.org/2010/05/integrity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 May 2010 20:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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by Terry Camsey
&#8220;No matter what an organization says, no matter what image they try to project, the organization needs to demonstrate who they say they are and deliver what they say they offer&#8230;&#8221;
T
hus commented Elexio Obiah in an issue of Outreach magazine. There&#8217;s a lot of food for thought there and a great challenge to [...]


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		<title>Avoiding the Faith-Shakers</title>
		<link>http://therubicon.org/2010/05/avoiding-the-faith-shakers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 20:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
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T
here is some truth to the fears of some Christian fundamentalists concerning the dangers of deep biblical studies. Like others, I have experienced the mix of emotions that come from looking at the Bible through the writings of early manuscripts. Some of those emotions include fascination and awe, while others are among those feelings that could ultimately be refered to as faith-shaking.
Recently at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, the [...]


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any ser</small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2008/02/deeper-shade-of-grey-faith-house-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Deeper shade of grey &#124; Faith House 2'>Deeper shade of grey &#124; Faith House 2</a> <small>I
&#8216;m</small></li><li><a href='http://therubicon.org/2010/02/the-king-james-version/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The King James Version'>The King James Version</a> <small>

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