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	<title>Seems Like God...</title>
	
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	<description>Reflections on Life and Faith from a Progressive Christian Perspective</description>
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		<title>A Statement of Affirmation for People of Faith</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hands of god]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inclusive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oppression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[progressive Christian]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This affirming statement of God's diversity was itself crafted by people of diverse traditions.<br/>
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		<title>The Bell Rings</title>
		<link>http://seemslikegod.org/archives/the-bell-rings</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lbmuskoka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://seemslikegod.org/?p=319</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Perhaps it is the curse of living in a northern climate, the long days without sunshine, the yellowing of pristine snow  by the trails of salt trucks and human industry but I find myself hearing the...<br/>
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		<title>Spiritual Transformation</title>
		<link>http://seemslikegod.org/archives/spiritual-transformation</link>
		<comments>http://seemslikegod.org/archives/spiritual-transformation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pilgrimsprogress</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agapé]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[connection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shift in consciousness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://seemslikegod.org/?p=313</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It has been suggested for agapé to occur &#8211; and a shift in perception that sees everything as being connected -  we need spiritual transformation to occur.
But how?
Perhaps it can occur through...<br/>
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		<title>Is It Agape When It Is Forced?</title>
		<link>http://seemslikegod.org/archives/is-it-agape-when-it-is-forced</link>
		<comments>http://seemslikegod.org/archives/is-it-agape-when-it-is-forced#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>crazyheart</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forced agape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haiti]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the first time I have tried this so I hope it goes where it should.
All of us are watching the coverage of the devastation in Haiti.People are dead and dying; people are without power,...<br/>
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		<title>God Shorthand</title>
		<link>http://seemslikegod.org/archives/god-shorthand</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Renewal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Images of God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bearded guy on a cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand logo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conservative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doctrine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eternal damnation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[golden rule]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[institutional church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lengthy explanation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lightning bolts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mainline churches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[major world religions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rocket sled]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shorthand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stereotype image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunday worship]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[zeus god]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://seemslikegod.org/?p=283</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Why shouldn't God be zipping around Heaven on a rocket sled?? The "bearded guy on a cloud" is more than just Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel finger-pointer.<br/>
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		<title>Images of God</title>
		<link>http://seemslikegod.org/archives/images-of-god</link>
		<comments>http://seemslikegod.org/archives/images-of-god#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 04:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Images of God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agapé]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Creation of Adam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[image of god]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[karen armstrong]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michelangelo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[progressive Christian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sistine Chapel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theos]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://seemslikegod.org/?p=284</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[What image comes to mind when you think about "God"? Spirit? Love? Parent? King? Judge? bearded-guy-on-a-cloud?<br/>
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		<title>Burning Candles</title>
		<link>http://seemslikegod.org/archives/burning-candles</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reflections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agapé]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buddha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[progressive Christian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationship with god]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Siddartha Guatama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://seemslikegod.org/?p=275</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A candle cannot burn without fire. What is it that sets you alight with passion? What makes you want to reach out to others? To make a difference in the world?<br/>
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		<title>Happy Metanoia</title>
		<link>http://seemslikegod.org/archives/happy-metanoia</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repentance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transformation]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[May metanoia - transformation - fill our New Year with new hope, new life, and new understanding<br/>
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		<title>Christmas ‘09</title>
		<link>http://seemslikegod.org/archives/christmas-09</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advent-Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth of christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth of Jesus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ecumenical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesus' birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nativity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post-modern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[progressive Christian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[May you experience with boundless joy of Emmanuel, God with us, today and every day of the year.<br/>
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		<title>Love – Advent ‘09</title>
		<link>http://seemslikegod.org/archives/love-advent-09</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advent-Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advent 4]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agapé]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth of christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://seemslikegod.org/?p=240</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[For God so Loved the World - and kinda liked people too. Agapé.<br/>
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