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		<title>Non-denominational Money? (Satire Warning)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[A story: The other day I needed some cash. So I went to the bank but the ATM was down. So I stood in line at the teller window. When I reached the front of the line and looked at the teller I told him I wanted some cash. I put my debit card in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Christmas and Easter: Four Holidays?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today I was trying to explain to my granddaughter what the Easter Bunny has to do with Easter. It wasn’t easy. As I have said here before, I consider there to be two distinct holidays toward the end of December: Christmas and The Winter Holidays. Many people who celebrate The Winter Holidays minus Jesus call [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Taking A Posture of Unity: Ch. 3 of That We May Be One</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here I continue discussion of the book That We May Be One: Practicing Unity in A Divided Church by Church of God pastor Gary Agee Here I will take up Chapter Three: Taking on a Posture of Unity. You are welcome to comment even if you have not read this chapter, but know that you [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A New Religious Left In America?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The accompanying picture is of Texas Democrat James Talarico, Democratic candidate for the United States Senate. He is a Presbyterian seminary graduate and openly Christian. He makes no secret of his Christian beliefs and motives for his political involvement. Many are now asking if his popularity, even in a traditionally conservative district and state, signals [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Speaking of Unity: Chapter 2 of That We May Be One</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 21:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here I continue discussion of the book That We May Be One: Practicing Unity in a Divided Church by Church of God minister Gary B. Agee. Everyone is invited to participated this time, but be sure to follow the rules stated at the end here. I fail to find a single, clear definition of “unity” [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Two Anglicanisms and Two Pentecostalisms</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In recent years a wide divide has opened up within Anglicanism. The Episcopal Church USA is still affiliated with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the nominal leader of Anglicanism worldwide, while the Anglican Church of North America is affiliated with the Global Anglican Church (GAFCON). Late last year the bishops of GAFCON officially announced that it [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>That We May Be One: Unity in a Divided Church</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 22:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Here I begin discussion of Gary B. Agee’s book That We May Be One: Practicing Unity in a Divided Church (Eerdmans, 2022). Unlike previous book discussions here, I invite all to participate (following the rules stated at the end). However, if you have not read the chapter(s) under review, be sure to say that so [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Every Interpretation of the Bible&#8217;s &#8220;Texts of Terror&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every Known Theistic Approach to Old Testament “Texts of Terror” The phrase “texts of terror” usually refers to stories in the historical books of the Hebrew Bible that describe God as commanding his people to slaughter groups of men, women and children and “show them no mercy” (to quote on such command). Here I will [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A New Book Discussion: That We May Be One</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In about a week to ten days I will begin discussing That We May Be One: Practicing Unity in a Divided Church by Gary B. Agee (Eerdmans, 2022). Be careful because there are other books with the same basic title (That We May Be One). Buy the right one. It is available for Kindle. I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Can God Change? Exploring Divine &#8220;Becoming&#8221; in Theology</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roger E. Olson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:17:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Before the German philosopher G. W. F. Hegel, Christian talk about God “becoming” was shockingly heretical. It still is in some conservative Christian circles. Hegel started the ball rolling by talking about all consciousness becoming; for him there is no consciousness that does not become. For him, finite and infinite consciousness are intertwined together and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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