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		<title>Mennonite Spiritual Formation in 1897.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My memory is failing me on this, but some years ago a family member gave me a copy of a Mennonite Catechism. I was (at the time) the only Menno in the family, and this person felt I would enjoy having it. I opened it up and was immediately surprised by a few things: There [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mennoniteroad.com&amp;blog=1773723&amp;post=923&amp;subd=chrisnickels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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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>
		<link>http://mennoniteroad.com/2011/05/10/prayer-for-the-neighborhood/</link>
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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>
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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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