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		<title>When Leaders Mess Up</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/2012/05/23/when-leaders-mess-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 17:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark D. Roberts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High Calling]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[failure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Smith, writing for The High Calling, has a moving piece with the title &#8220;When Leaders Mess Up.&#8221; This is a pointed and worthy reminder for those of us who are leaders in some capacity, and that&#8217;s almost all of us. This is a good word for bosses, teachers, government officials, academic experts, doctors, lawyers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Live Long! Drink Coffee!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 13:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark D. Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been a coffee drinker for about 37 years. During this span of time, I have occasionally been worried by reports that coffee consumption is bad for your health. It gets blamed for stomach disorders, high blood pressure, heart disease, and, if you can believe it, even the jitters. Yet, every now and then, I&#8217;d [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does God Keep a Record of Our Sins?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 06:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark D. Roberts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inspiration from the High Calling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daily Reflections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psalm 130]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Does God Keep a Record of Our Sins? Psalm 130:1-8 LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive? But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you. Psalm 130:3-4 My friend Nick grew up in a church that was very eager to keep him from sinning. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good News for Movie, Tech, Culture, and/or Apple Fans! Sorkin to Write Jobs Movie</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/2012/05/18/good-news-for-movie-tech-culture-andor-apple-fans-sorkin-to-write-jobs-movie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 06:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark D. Roberts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recommendations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology and Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aaron Sorkin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biography]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[steve jobs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a movie buff, or if you are fascinated by technology, or if you&#8217;re an observer of culture, or if you like Apple, then there is good news. Aaron Sorkin has signed on to write the move version of Walter Isaacson&#8217;s biography of Steve Jobs. This story has shown up in most major news [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Google Weakening Your Memory? Or Enhancing Your Curiosity? Or Both?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/2012/05/17/is-google-weakening-your-memory-or-enhancing-your-curiosity-or-both/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 06:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark D. Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology and Mental Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In yesterday&#8217;s post, I began commenting on a new book: iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us, by Larry Rosen. Rosen, a professor of psychology, approaches the impact of technology on our lives in light of psychological and brain research. He is mainly concerned with the relationship between digital technology [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Digital Technology Making You Crazy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 06:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark D. Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is digital technology making you crazy? Yes, quite possibly, says Dr. Larry Rosen, professor of psychology and author of a new book: iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us. I learned about this book from a review in the New York Times: &#8220;When You Text Till You Drop,&#8221; by Bryan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day and Churchgoing: Good News and Bad News</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/2012/05/14/mothers-day-and-churchgoing-good-news-and-bad-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark D. Roberts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church Life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Father's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worship attendance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The good news: Mother&#8217;s Day is a big church attendance day, ranking in the top three (along with Christmas and Easter). The bad news: Father&#8217;s Day is a low attendance day, ranking at the bottom of the churchgoing chart. This news, both good and bad, comes from a recent survey conducted by LifeWay Research. Lifeway [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does God Care About Mother&#8217;s Day? Inspiration from The High Calling</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/2012/05/13/does-god-care-about-mothers-day-inspiration-from-the-high-calling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/2012/05/13/does-god-care-about-mothers-day-inspiration-from-the-high-calling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 13:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark D. Roberts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inspiration from the High Calling]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/?p=3988</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Does God Care About Mother&#8217;s Day? Psalm 128:6 May you live to enjoy your grandchildren. May Israel have peace! Psalm 128:6 Today is Mother&#8217;s Day in the United States. This means that many of us will get together with our mothers to celebrate their lives and thank them for their faithfulness. Those of us who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proof That Life Can Be Beautiful</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/2012/05/11/proof-that-life-can-be-beautiful/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/2012/05/11/proof-that-life-can-be-beautiful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 06:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark D. Roberts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gulf Frittilary butterfly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexican Hat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prickly Pear flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Purple Thistle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I thought I&#8217;d share a few photos I took yesterday at Laity Lodge in the Texas Hill Country. Here&#8217;s proof that life can be beautiful. Any questions?]]></description>
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		<title>Recommendations for a Nation of Heretics</title>
		<link>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/2012/05/09/recommendations-for-a-nation-of-heretics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.patheos.com/blogs/markdroberts/2012/05/09/recommendations-for-a-nation-of-heretics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 06:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark D. Roberts</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Church Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bad Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ross Douthat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tod Bolsinger]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In my last post, I began to comment on Ross Douthat&#8217;s new book, Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics. Well, actually, I focused on a recent interview Douthat did with Christianity Today. He does believe that much of American religion, Christianity, in particular, is &#8220;bad&#8221; because we have lost touch with Christian [...]]]></description>
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