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		<title>Home, Homelessness, Homecoming</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is Brian Walsh &#8211; theologian and author &#8211; discussing the epic narrative of Scripture in terms of &#8220;home, homelessness, and homecoming.&#8221; It is from the Parish Collective&#8217;s Vimeo site and is well worth the 3 minute watch. I especially enjoy the &#8220;earthiness&#8221; of his metaphor. As one who is thinking through Scripture, church, theology, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scottemery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11610657&amp;post=843&amp;subd=scottemery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>[Some of] My Favorite Books of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a list of some of the best books I read this year. It isn&#8217;t comprehensive or exhaustive. It isn&#8217;t a countdown or in any particular order. They are all great books in their own right and hopefully you&#8217;ll find something you like. If you have any questions, feel free to let me know. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scottemery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11610657&amp;post=817&amp;subd=scottemery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I had the privilege of having a hand in dedicating 3 children from our community to God, each other, and in a very real way, the onlooking world. We&#8217;d been planning on having this event for awhile now and, thankfully, our lectionary texts for the day proved to be invaluable. The text I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scottemery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11610657&amp;post=813&amp;subd=scottemery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Caesar&#8217;s Image versus God&#8217;s Image: An Ancient Reflection on Matthew 22</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 02:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;So let us always reflect the image of God in these ways: I do not swell up with the arrogance of pride; nor do I droop with the blush of anger; nor do I succumb to the passion of avarice; nor do I surrender myself to the ravishes of gluttony; nor do I infect myself [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scottemery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11610657&amp;post=805&amp;subd=scottemery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;We just don&#8217;t.&#8221;: Robert Benson on Prayer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine called me today inquiring about a book I had recommended on Facebook. The book he was referring to was Robert Benson&#8217;s short and tremendously challenging and insightful In Constant Prayer. I&#8217;ve said it before and I&#8217;ll say it again: it is by far one of my favorite books. I was quickly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scottemery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11610657&amp;post=801&amp;subd=scottemery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Justification and Sanctification</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; &#160; Justification is the means whereby we appropriate the saving act of God in the past, and sanctification the promise of God&#8217;s activity in the present and future. Justification secured our entrance into fellowship and communion with Christ through the unique and final event of his death, and sanctification keeps us in that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scottemery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11610657&amp;post=795&amp;subd=scottemery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;This is Discipling&#8221; (video)</title>
		<link>http://scottemery.wordpress.com/2011/07/04/this-is-discipling-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you watch one video on here, please watch this one. This resonates with me on many levels. I won&#8217;t say much, just this: the content of this video is what is needed. Thoughts? Filed under: Church stuff, Discipleship, Missional Tagged: Church, Discipleship, Missional, Theology, Video<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scottemery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11610657&amp;post=782&amp;subd=scottemery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>N.T. Wright in &#8220;Divine Sorrow&#8221; and &#8220;Look at Jesus&#8221; (videos)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Death and God&#8217;s involvement with a personal tone in light of Wright&#8217;s recent father&#8217;s death. What would N.T. Wright tell his kids and grandkids when he&#8217;s on his death bed? Watch this to find out. Great stuff. &#160; Filed under: N.T. Wright, Theology, Video Tagged: Death, N.T. Wright, Theology, Video<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scottemery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11610657&amp;post=777&amp;subd=scottemery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>David Fitch on Missional Order (video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been blessed to be able to spend some time listening to and learning from David Fitch through a few Ecclesia Network events. He&#8217;s a professor at Northern Seminary and a pastor at Life on the Vine, both of which are in the Chicago area. This makes him not only a theorist, but also a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scottemery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11610657&amp;post=773&amp;subd=scottemery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Whole Sweep of Scripture&#8221; &#8211; N.T. Wright (video)</title>
		<link>http://scottemery.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/the-whole-sweep-of-scripture-n-t-wright-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch this and learn. Great stuff on seeing &#8220;the whole sweep of Scripture&#8221; as one story from N.T. Wright. Filed under: Biblical Studies, N.T. Wright, Theology, Video Tagged: Bible, N.T. Wright, Narrative theology, Theology<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=scottemery.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11610657&amp;post=767&amp;subd=scottemery&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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