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		<title>Mark Driscoll: Stone or Condone?</title>
		<link>http://fromessextowessex.com/2014/08/27/mark-driscoll-stone-or-condone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2014 09:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I became a follower of Jesus when I was just nineteen. Shortly afterwards someone introduced me to Pastor Mark. It was a thrilling experience to listen to Driscoll&#8217;s preaching. This was back before there was video at Mars Hill. I remember my second year at university listening to countless hours, hundreds of Driscoll&#8217;s sermons, all [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=fromessextowessex.com&#038;blog=19305162&#038;post=1086&#038;subd=fromessextowessex&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In Defence of Harry Potter</title>
		<link>http://fromessextowessex.com/2014/08/06/in-defence-of-harry-potter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2014 10:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m not really sure of the details behind some evangelical Christians’ disappointment with Harry Potter beyond anecdotal evidence. Some of this is amusing: a friend of ours went to a primary school where the children were allowed to read Harry Potter, but when the children found an instance of the word ‘magic,’ they had to [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=fromessextowessex.com&#038;blog=19305162&#038;post=1055&#038;subd=fromessextowessex&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In Praise of Harry Potter</title>
		<link>http://fromessextowessex.com/2014/08/06/in-praise-of-harry-potter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2014 10:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Franklin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Lion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A common theme of my life seems to be feeling a little bit embarrassed by evangelical Christians’ public representation of Christ when it comes to literature and the arts. Harry Potter is by no means an exception. I am a Literature and Philosophy graduate, so I often find myself cringing when I hear preaching which [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=fromessextowessex.com&#038;blog=19305162&#038;post=1052&#038;subd=fromessextowessex&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From Womb to Tomb: Why Christ-followers Should Oppose Capital Punishment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2014 17:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joseph Rudolph Wood was executed last week. It took him over two hours to die because of the incompetence of the mechanism used to kill him, in this case lethal injection. I put this up on Facebook, and it sparked a bit of a debate about the issue of capital punishment from a Christian perspective. [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=fromessextowessex.com&#038;blog=19305162&#038;post=1044&#038;subd=fromessextowessex&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rowan Williams &#8211; &#8216;Ethics and Empathy&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://fromessextowessex.com/2014/06/17/rowan-williams-ethics-and-empathy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Franklin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[6th June, University of Winchester Last week I had the privilege of attending a lecture at the University of Winchester, given by Rowan Williams. I had no previous knowledge of the subject matter but I went just to hear him speak on his title &#8216;Ethics and Empathy.&#8217; I wasn&#8217;t disappointed as it was a very [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=fromessextowessex.com&#038;blog=19305162&#038;post=1039&#038;subd=fromessextowessex&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sensing Jesus. One of the Great Books.</title>
		<link>http://fromessextowessex.com/2014/05/23/sensing-jesus-one-of-the-great-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2014 16:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Franklin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve got a copy of the Bruised Reed by Sibbes, and on the back cover is a quotation by the great doctor Martyn Lloyd-Jones. It says that the book &#8216;&#8230;quietened, soothed, comforted, encouraged and healed me&#8217;. If ever there were a good reason to read a book that would surely be it. It was a quote [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=fromessextowessex.com&#038;blog=19305162&#038;post=1007&#038;subd=fromessextowessex&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Greekatron &#8211; How do I get Koine Greek?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2014 15:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Franklin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been reticent about writing a post about learning Koine Greek because a) I don&#8217;t think many people will be that interested and b) I don&#8217;t want to look smug. But I&#8217;m going to do it anyway, and twist my rickety sail between these two perilous crags. Koine Greek is the language that the New [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=fromessextowessex.com&#038;blog=19305162&#038;post=993&#038;subd=fromessextowessex&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Les Miserables &#8211; A New Musical!</title>
		<link>http://fromessextowessex.com/2013/11/04/les-miserables-a-new-musical/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2013 16:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Franklin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is video in which I describe my thoughts and feelings upon reading the novel Les Miserables while on holiday in July. I normally write down my thoughts and feelings upon finishing a book. But this time, my creativity came out a little bit differently. &#160;Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: Les Miserables, Music<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=fromessextowessex.com&#038;blog=19305162&#038;post=873&#038;subd=fromessextowessex&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Ontological Argument? in 260 Words</title>
		<link>http://fromessextowessex.com/2013/09/02/what-is-the-ontological-argument-in-260-words/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2013 09:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamie Franklin]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part of my no-nonsense, quick Philosophy series, aiming for less than 200 words. (I have failed to read this target in this post.) What is the Ontological Argument for the existence of God? The cause of much head-scratching, this is one of the most controversial argument of these types. There are many formulations, but one might [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=fromessextowessex.com&#038;blog=19305162&#038;post=847&#038;subd=fromessextowessex&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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