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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" version="2.0"><channel><title>The Earth is the Lord's</title> <link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence</link> <description /> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:41:42 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4</generator> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Foolishconfidence" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="foolishconfidence" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">Foolishconfidence</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><item><title>The Overlooked Children of Africa- Climate Disruption Tour Day 2</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/05/the-overlooked-children-of-africa-climate-disruption-tour-day-2/</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/05/the-overlooked-children-of-africa-climate-disruption-tour-day-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 20:41:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Alexei Laushkin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[The Christian Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chickhwawa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[climate disruption]]></category> <category><![CDATA[corn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Malawi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[millet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rainfall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wet season]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/?p=717</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today we spent a full day visiting Fombe village in the Chickhwawa district. We met with many of the families (all farmers) and learned a lot about how they are trying to adapt to the changing and uncertain rainfall. We heard story after story of farmers telling us that before the rains used to come [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/05/the-overlooked-children-of-africa-climate-disruption-tour-day-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Overlooked Children of Africa- Climate Disruption Tour Energy Poverty</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/05/the-overlooked-children-of-africa-climate-disruption-tour-energy-poverty/</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/05/the-overlooked-children-of-africa-climate-disruption-tour-energy-poverty/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 05:27:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Alexei Laushkin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[The Christian Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category> <category><![CDATA[energy poverty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[light]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Malawi]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/?p=713</guid> <description><![CDATA[by Alexei Laushkin Energy poverty is a major challenge when it comes to climate change and Malawi. Only 6% of the country has acess to electricity, with the vast majority of that power coming from centralized grid systems in the cities. Without energy you are literally in the dark. Here&#8217;s an example of the sort of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/05/the-overlooked-children-of-africa-climate-disruption-tour-energy-poverty/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Overlooked Children of Africa- Climate Disruption Tour Day 1</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/05/the-overlooked-children-of-africa-climate-disruption-tour-day-1/</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/05/the-overlooked-children-of-africa-climate-disruption-tour-day-1/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 21:51:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Alexei Laushkin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[The Christian Life]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/?p=710</guid> <description><![CDATA[Our U.S. team are all in country today. We spent the morning meeting with representatives from the government, church, and civil society to hear reports on climate impacts and how they&#8217;re responding. Their stories and reports were startling. More than once we heard &#8220;the challenge and level of response needed is comparable to our efforts [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/05/the-overlooked-children-of-africa-climate-disruption-tour-day-1/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Trees are Trees – Thoughts on the Goodness of Creation</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/trees-are-trees-thoughts-on-the-goodness-of-creation/</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/trees-are-trees-thoughts-on-the-goodness-of-creation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:49:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Alexei Laushkin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Reflections on God's Creation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christianity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[God's Creation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ponderosa pines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[R. Scott Rodin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spokane]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Holy Spirit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[trees as trees]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Washington]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/?p=702</guid> <description><![CDATA[by R. Scott Rodin, MTh, PhD An intersection in north Spokane was once surrounded by tall Ponderosa pines. I always loved arriving at this intersection. It gave me the feel of being on a forest service road deep in the woods. One day several large, yellow pieces of earth moving equipment arrived and over the following [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/trees-are-trees-thoughts-on-the-goodness-of-creation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How the Trinity Changed my Mind on Creation Care</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/how-the-trinity-changed-my-mind-on-creation-care/</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/how-the-trinity-changed-my-mind-on-creation-care/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:33:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Alexei Laushkin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[The Christian Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Creation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[creation care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Creation-Fall]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genome Project]]></category> <category><![CDATA[God]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[R. Scott Rodin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Holy Spirit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Trinity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[triune]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/?p=697</guid> <description><![CDATA[by R. Scott Rodin, MTh, PhD Ten years ago I faced a crisis of faith.  I’d been raised to believe that there was a pecking order to God’s love: our eternal souls first, our physical bodies a distant second, and creation a very distant third.  Life and faith were evaluated through this criteria screen, and creation [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/how-the-trinity-changed-my-mind-on-creation-care/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>It’s Spring: Time to Venture Into the Great Outdoors</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/its-spring-time-to-venture-into-the-great-outdoors/</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/its-spring-time-to-venture-into-the-great-outdoors/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:36:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Alexei Laushkin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Reflections on God's Creation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alexei Laushkin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blue Bells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bull Run]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new creation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spring time]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/?p=693</guid> <description><![CDATA[by Alexei Laushkin I was walking along the Bull Run-Occoquan Trail in Northern Virginia a few years back and all around me I was surrounded by miles and miles of bluebells and two themes stuck with me. In the height of spring there is a real and genuine renewal of creation. Yes, it is still [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/its-spring-time-to-venture-into-the-great-outdoors/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Our Father’s World</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/our-fathers-world/</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/our-fathers-world/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:31:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Alexei Laushkin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[The Christian Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Public Square]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bill Hybels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genesis 1]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genesis 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joel Hunter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northland Church]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Our Father's World]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tri Robinson]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/?p=691</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Bible provides a direct mandate to be caretakers of the garden (Gen 2 v.15). While creation still belongs to God, he has graciously entrusted it to our care and stewardship. This was our first calling, recorded early on in Genesis 1 and 2, and we remain God’s caretakers over all creation today. Check out [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/our-fathers-world/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Why Preach About Creation Care?</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/why-preach-about-creation-care/</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/why-preach-about-creation-care/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:30:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Alexei Laushkin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[The Christian Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Public Square]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bangladesh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category> <category><![CDATA[creation care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Creation Care Sunday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[East Africa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human trafficking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I-61]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Malawi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Peru]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pro-Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[the least of these]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tri Robinson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tuvalu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[why preach]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/?p=686</guid> <description><![CDATA[by Alexei Laushkin &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Every spring EEN places a special focus on the need to preach about creation care, usually through Creation Care Sunday and sometimes through days of prayer. It seems natural given the stunning colors of spring and new life to talk about our responsibility to make sure that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/why-preach-about-creation-care/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Conversation with Dr. Richard Alley</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/a-conversation-with-dr-richard-alley/</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/a-conversation-with-dr-richard-alley/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:03:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Alexei Laushkin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[The Public Square]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alexei Laushkin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[climate science]]></category> <category><![CDATA[creation care]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dr. Richard Alley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Earth the Operators Manuel]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/?p=681</guid> <description><![CDATA[Listen in as Alexei talks with Dr. Richard Alley, the Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at the Pennsylvania State University and the host of PBS&#8217; Earth the Operators Manuel. They talk about Dr. Alley&#8217;s work and some of the latest trends in climate science. Be sure to listen in!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/04/a-conversation-with-dr-richard-alley/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Future of Water</title><link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/03/the-future-of-water/</link> <comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/03/the-future-of-water/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:10:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Alexei Laushkin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[The Public Square]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Francis Schaeffer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[human life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paulo R.B. de Brito]]></category> <category><![CDATA[water]]></category> <category><![CDATA[water management]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/?p=673</guid> <description><![CDATA[by Paulo R.B. de Brito I watched the movie Life of Pi a few weeks ago. The story-line revolves around a 16-year old Indian boy named Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel, who survives a shipwreck in which his family dies, and he finds himself stranded in the Pacific ocean on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. I really [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/foolsconfidence/2013/03/the-future-of-water/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss><!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

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