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	<title>Loving The Journey</title>
	
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	<description>Reflections on life, faith, and spirituality along the way</description>
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		<title>How to Avoid Being “That Guy”</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/2013/03/how-to-avoid-being-that-guy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Schwoerer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop thinking from a political perspective, a religious perspective, or a traditional perspective, and start thinking from a human perspective. We all have to live here together, and it tends to go better for everyone if we can start to truly understand the "other guy's" view.]]></description>
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		<title>Fat Shaming?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 03:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Schwoerer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bioethicist Daniel Callahan wrote in a recent article that he thinks we should take an &#8220;edgier&#8221; approach to tackling the problem of obesity in America. He thinks we should start using a campaign similar to the anti-smoking campaigns that would &#8220;shame&#8221; overweight people in the social sphere as a way to encourage them to lose weight and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The World of Needles and Giant Hickeys</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Schwoerer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acupuncture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/?p=175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I had my first acupuncture appointment last Wednesday, and I left with spots on my back that, as the acupuncturist said, would look like I've been hugged by an octopus. I must say she was right.]]></description>
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		<title>Beginning a New Journey</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/2013/02/beginning-a-new-journey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Schwoerer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Journey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acupuncture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/?p=163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am fed up. Our healthcare system in this country is absolutely terrible. In the last week, I&#8217;ve seen one doctor who told me he couldn&#8217;t do anything for me except cut into my sinuses again or refer me to a neurologist (who would likely prescribe a daily pain medication), I called another doctor who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skipping the New Year’s Resolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Schwoerer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/?p=153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve never been one to make New Year&#8217;s Resolutions for a couple reasons: 1. I like to re-evaluate my life more than once a year, and make changes as appropriate, when appropriate and, 2. I want to do things in my life that are important and have meaning outside of the fact that it&#8217;s the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas without Tradition</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/2012/12/christmas-without-tradition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 20:16:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Schwoerer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/?p=147</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Christmas Tradition. In our family, this meant waking up early on Christmas morning. My sister and I were &#8220;in charge&#8221; of making sure everyone was up at a decent time. We certainly couldn&#8217;t wait forever to dive into those gifts! Mom would start the coffee and the music, and Dad would make sure we brushed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guns, God, and the Blame Game</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/2012/12/guns-god-and-the-blame-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Schwoerer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[God]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sandy Hook]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/?p=138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I was driving into work this morning, one of the local morning shows was talking about allowing teachers to carry guns into schools. Not all teachers, just those that wanted to and were properly trained in the use and safety of firearms. It also seems that all I&#8217;ve seen on social media outlets, blogs, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Wouldn’t Consider Myself a Christian, Even if I Became a Believer</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/2012/12/why-i-wouldnt-consider-myself-a-christian/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/2012/12/why-i-wouldnt-consider-myself-a-christian/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Schwoerer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[God]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organized Religion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christian Apologetics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death and Resurrection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[non-Christian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proof]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/?p=127</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Christian Apologetics &#8212; essentially the defense of the Christian faith &#8212; is a field that is almost completely foreign to me. In fact, it was completely foreign to me until I had the opportunity to attend a Christian Apologetics class at Denver Seminary. The class was interesting, but since I don&#8217;t consider myself a Christian, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Insurance from the “Genetic Pre-Existing Condition” Perspective (Part II)</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/2012/10/health-insurance-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/2012/10/health-insurance-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Schwoerer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cystic Fibrosis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Loving the Journey]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/?p=111</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a world where those of us dealing with pre-existing conditions have so many health care costs that it can get in the way of other things, we are forced to choose whether or not we should get the care we need when we need it.]]></description>
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		<title>Health Insurance from the “Genetic Pre-Existing Condition” Perspective (Part I)</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/2012/10/health-insurance-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/2012/10/health-insurance-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Schwoerer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovingthejourney/?p=74</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If it were up to me, I would start my own business. However, that is not an option even if I want to because I need a job that provides health insurance.]]></description>
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