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		<title>Sacred Story Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:39:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our &#8220;tent of meeting.&#8221; Our oldest son (2yo) loves making a &#8220;tent&#8221; in the living room. We keep a number of blankets in the room, and not a day goes by without him asking us to make a tent with one of them so we can sit under it. Well, usually a Pooh stuffed animal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mennoniteroad.com&amp;blog=1773723&amp;post=904&amp;subd=chrisnickels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Drop the Blanket</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed . 2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed , every one into his own city. 4 And [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mennoniteroad.com&amp;blog=1773723&amp;post=865&amp;subd=chrisnickels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Advent Thought: Practicing Incarnation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the course of completing my seminary work this fall I supplemented my required reading with a portion of Barbara Brown Taylor&#8217;s excellent book on spiritual practices, An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith. I have found myself picking this book up and re-reading portions of it at least a couple times a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mennoniteroad.com&amp;blog=1773723&amp;post=859&amp;subd=chrisnickels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>God&#8217;s Story, Our story: Remembered &amp; Embodied</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 18:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am reading through Sean Gladding&#8217;s excellent book, The Story of God, the Story of Us: Getting Lost and Found in the Bible, and a particular scene was meaningful to me today. In this part of the narrative one of the main characters tells why God&#8217;s people continue to listen to these old stories (the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mennoniteroad.com&amp;blog=1773723&amp;post=844&amp;subd=chrisnickels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prayer for the Neighborhood</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 17:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I learned of some bad news about a terrible event that took place in a nearby community. A child&#8217;s life was lost, and now a family and community must mourn and deal with incredible loss. In times like these it&#8217;s hard to know what to do or even think. So we pray&#8230;for this grieving [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mennoniteroad.com&amp;blog=1773723&amp;post=839&amp;subd=chrisnickels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Revelation Resources</title>
		<link>http://mennoniteroad.com/2011/04/28/revelation-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since January I have participated in an Eastern Mennonite Seminary class on the book of Revelation. As a result I have been doing quite a bit of writing for the class, which is why I haven&#8217;t done much here (Well, baseball season started too&#8230;go Phillies!). Anyway, this class has been a great learning experience and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mennoniteroad.com&amp;blog=1773723&amp;post=832&amp;subd=chrisnickels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What happens on Sunday? Scripture</title>
		<link>http://mennoniteroad.com/2011/01/21/what-happens-on-sunday-scripture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One aspect of the worship gathering in my congregation that we have recently been trying to re-emphasize is the practice of the Scripture reading. As Anabaptists, hearing/studying the scriptures in community is a core value that we&#8217;re always looking to embody and connect with in creative ways. Like other churches our worship includes a time [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mennoniteroad.com&amp;blog=1773723&amp;post=810&amp;subd=chrisnickels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Signs</title>
		<link>http://mennoniteroad.com/2010/12/27/signs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This coming Sunday I&#8217;ll be preaching the texts of Psalm 72 and Matthew 2:1-12. We will be talking about &#8220;signs&#8221; that reveal who Jesus is (Messiah, King, Redeemer, fulfillment of God&#8217;s promises). Matthew&#8217;s gospel (like the other three) seems to have a lot of these &#8220;signs&#8221; that help reveal who Jesus is and also reveal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mennoniteroad.com&amp;blog=1773723&amp;post=805&amp;subd=chrisnickels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Advent &amp; Christmas&#8230;the same thing?</title>
		<link>http://mennoniteroad.com/2010/12/23/advent-christmas-the-same-thing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our worship planning in my congregation we try to follow the Church Year fairly close. Following the Church Year is still kind of a new thing for some Mennonite congregations, though internally we do have some good resources for guiding worship and good leaders helping us expand our worship imaginations. A main reason for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mennoniteroad.com&amp;blog=1773723&amp;post=779&amp;subd=chrisnickels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Advent Thought: Guide Our Feet</title>
		<link>http://mennoniteroad.com/2010/12/23/advent-thought-guide-our-feet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[photo © 2009 Harald Henkel &#124; more info (via: Wylio) &#160; 78 By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, 79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.&#8221; (Luke 1:78-79 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mennoniteroad.com&amp;blog=1773723&amp;post=775&amp;subd=chrisnickels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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