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		<title>Handel&#8217;s Messiah and Mr. Wesley</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[And he shall reign forever]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Handel’s Messiah— the Story behind the Classic   By Ben Witherington   Without question, one of the most famous pieces of music ever written or performed is Handel’s Messiah.  Note that the title of this work is not ‘The Messiah’, but simply Messiah.  Above you will see one of the more flattering portraits of Handel.  Handel [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Treatise of the Tree</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Check the blooms not the bark]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[THE TREATISE OF THE TREE Jesus died on a dogwood tree He hung his head and died There were no blooms on that sad day Though Lord knows that tree tried   But only three days passed Before the Son arose, And celebrating that event Pink blossoms rows on rows   Perhaps you’ve noticed the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Hail Mary Project</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Another Rocky movie?]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[While there have been many good sci-fi movies in the course of the last 50 years or so, and lots of spin off TV series as well, it is a difficult task to come up with a really original script and plot line for such a movie.  Somehow, some way, the Hail Mary Project has [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jesus preaches the Sermon on the Mount</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[A revolutionary sermon]]></category>
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		<title>Who Ministers to the Minister?</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/03/28/who-ministers-to-the-minister/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[We are a specious species]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[WHO MINISTERS TO THE MINISTER? We are a specious species The only ones who lie, This does not make us special, In fact, it’s how we die. The Truth is but a stranger We glimpse, but shield our eyes Afraid our dark dissembling Unmasks our sordid lives. We shout ‘this is my truth’ As if [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mr Bean and his Sermon on Jesus</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 05:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[The amazing Jesus]]></category>
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		<title>Beloved Disciple Podcast</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/03/21/beloved-disciple-podcast/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>An all inclusive 2 week trip to Egypt</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 05:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[The oldest extant country]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[BEN-EG Click on the link below to see details.   YPT-2027]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The People of the Book (in translation no less)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Holy Bible!]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ancient peoples did not really have sacred texts in the same way ancient Israelites did.  This was not because other ANE cultures didn’t believe in the concept of revelation or inspiration and so of prophecy. Clearly they did. But these were all predominantly oral cultures, whereas starting with Moses, the Hebrews were told to write [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Are You a Marked Man or Woman?</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/03/11/are-you-a-marked-man-or-woman/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 05:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Are you a marked out person?]]></category>
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