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		<title>The Element of Surprise&#8211;Leading to Creativity</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/05/06/the-element-of-surprise-leading-to-creativity/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 05:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[a Gospel which contains the testimony of a man Jesus raised from the dead]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sting:  “Without uncertainty there is nothing worth doing. You need to put yourself in a slightly uncomfortable position in order to produce something new.  I’m looking for novelty, I’m look for surprise.  That is the essence of art.  Without uncertainty there is no art.” For the Christian artist there is more interest in discovering what [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Dogwood Tree</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cross purposes]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[  THE DOGWOOD 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 Blood red blossoms rows on rows   Perhaps you’ve noticed [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Lanier Library in North Houston</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[A world class library]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mark Lanier, both a major lawyer on the national scene, most recently taking on Mark Zuckerberg, and a devout Christian who has hundreds in his Sunday school class (they do things bigger in Texas), has built a world class library, the Lanier Library, in the setting of a re-creation of a small British village, complete [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>An Interesting Easter Sermon</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christian. Internationalism]]></category>
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		<title>Terrorist Meets the Lord</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/04/15/terrorist-meets-the-lord/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 05:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[The bills come due]]></category>
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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>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/04/02/the-hail-mary-project/</link>
		
		<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>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/03/30/jesus-preaches-the-sermon-on-the-mount/</link>
		
		<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>
		
		<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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