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		<title>Three reasons why there is no &#8216;war on religion&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2012/01/three-reasons-why-there-is-no-war-on-religion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Something is heating up GOP presidential primaries after Mitt Romeny’s win in the Florida primary and it’s not the humidity. GOP leaders are declaring that a war on religion is here. First, it was Rick Perry with his &#8220;strong&#8221; video that proclaimed a war on religion exists.  Now, it&#8217;s Newt Gingrich who tried to harmonize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The End is Here (again)</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/10/the-end-is-here-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We remember the hype and hysteria around Harold Camping and his end of the world prediction that came and went. I first blogged on the topic back in March 2011when no one was really worrying about it. Well, he’s back!  Now, the end of the world will be this Friday – October 21!  According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What the heck is a &#039;bema&#039; anyway?</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/08/what-the-heck-is-a-bema-anyway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/08/what-the-heck-is-a-bema-anyway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bema? What's a bema?]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Should Listen to Brad Pitt on Christianity</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/05/why-you-should-listen-to-brad-pitt-on-christianity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/05/why-you-should-listen-to-brad-pitt-on-christianity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 12:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent Q &#38; A for his upcoming film, The Tree of Life, Brad Pitt said: &#8220;I grew up with Christianity, and I remember questioning greatly some things that didn&#8217;t work for me, [and] some things did&#8230;I grew up being told that God&#8217;s gonna take care of everything and it doesn&#8217;t always work out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dude Lives Off Beer During Lent</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/04/dude-lives-off-beer-during-lent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For most of us, giving something up for Lent is tough.  Chocolate, sweets, or even Facebook are popular choices for the Lenten discipline. Some give up alcohol but one man is adding alcohol to Lent. Not only that, but he is only drinking beer for Lent! CNN&#8217;s Belief Blog recently reported that J. Wilson, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Burned Out? There&#039;s an app for that</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/03/burned-out-theres-an-app-for-that/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/03/burned-out-theres-an-app-for-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feeling stressed out? Burned out? Or just down?  Your iPhone can help you with that because&#8230; there&#8217;s an app for that.  You can now download the &#8220;Holy Roller&#8221; app that finds encouraging scripture. The app profile says, &#8220;The Holy Roller is the best way to find the Biblical guidance to your everyday ups and downs. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Justin Bieber Says, &#039;Just Pray&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/03/justin-bieber-loves-jesus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2011/03/justin-bieber-loves-jesus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As tween pop culture singer Justin Bieber just celebrated his 17th birthday, he makes it clear that he is serious about his faith in Jesus Christ. Bieber&#8217;s new 3-D concert film/documentary “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never,” features the singer praying, speaking about his beliefs and speaking about his commitment to Jesus Christ. Millions of Bieber [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas: Peace In the Midst of Chaos</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2010/12/christmas-peace-in-the-midst-of-chaos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2010/12/christmas-peace-in-the-midst-of-chaos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melissa was enjoying dinner with her husband and their three children at a restaurant recently—until the waiter disappeared for 20 minutes. Her husband, Tim, began muttering. Melissa braced herself. &#8220;Uh-oh, here it comes,&#8221; she remembers thinking. &#8220;EXCUSE ME!&#8221; he screamed across the room to another waiter, then stormed off to complain to the manager. When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Reasons Why Christians Should Celebrate Halloween</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2010/10/7-reasons-why-christians-should-celebrate-halloween/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2010/10/7-reasons-why-christians-should-celebrate-halloween/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is celebrating a holiday that honors ghouls, demons, ghosts, and everything that goes bump in the night dangerous or even evil? Somewhere, in the halls of history, Halloween or All Hallows Eve, got hijacked.  What started as a day to prepare for All Saints’ Day (November 1st), Halloween became a spooky, evil, and candy filled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Blogger: Tripp Hudgins the AngloBaptist</title>
		<link>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2010/07/guest-blogger-tripp-hudgins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alanrudnick.org/2010/07/guest-blogger-tripp-hudgins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Rudnick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part III: Sacrament vs. Ordinance: Guest Blogger, Tripp Hudgins (AngloBaptist).  Check out Part I &#38; Part II. Alan generously asked me to participate in this blog series on Baptist sacramentality and immediately I said yes. I wanted to chime in. But it took me a while to figure out how I could share my thoughts. [...]]]></description>
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