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		<title>Blame, job loss, and the paradoxical way of love</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2011/09/23/blame-job-loss-and-the-paradoxical-way-of-love/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2011/09/23/blame-job-loss-and-the-paradoxical-way-of-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had a lot of chances to reflect on blame and shame these last couple weeks as I have been laid off along with all the other staff at Common Table, a nonprofit cafe that we all worked at. They &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2011/09/23/blame-job-loss-and-the-paradoxical-way-of-love/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natebettger.com&amp;blog=1059991&amp;post=1293&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One year ago&#8230; Unanswered prayer… a response and a theology</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2011/06/16/one-year-ago-unanswered-prayer%e2%80%a6-a-response-and-a%c2%a0theology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps the one of the most difficult reasons for maintaining a sustainable prayer practice and perhaps one of the most painful parts of being in relationship with a God who is so much greater than any of us. How do I respond to someone who prays for healing of a loved one and does not receive it? <a href="http://natebettger.com/2011/06/16/one-year-ago-unanswered-prayer%e2%80%a6-a-response-and-a%c2%a0theology/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natebettger.com&amp;blog=1059991&amp;post=1268&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unanswered prayer (part 2)</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2010/05/29/unanswered-prayer-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2010/05/29/unanswered-prayer-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 16:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Folks, I want what I do to be for the village… the community… the place where the spiritual unites with the physical. So, for me, taking classes at George Fox Seminary to get my certificate in spiritual formation is about &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2010/05/29/unanswered-prayer-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natebettger.com&amp;blog=1059991&amp;post=936&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unanswered prayer… a response and a theology</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2010/05/27/unanswered-prayer-a-response-and-a-theology/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2010/05/27/unanswered-prayer-a-response-and-a-theology/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 16:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe via email (LINK)… Find me on Facebook! Folks, I want what I do to be for the village… the community… the place where the spiritual unites with the physical. So, for me, taking classes at George Fox Seminary to &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2010/05/27/unanswered-prayer-a-response-and-a-theology/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natebettger.com&amp;blog=1059991&amp;post=934&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The difficulty of sustaining our prayer life</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2010/05/25/sustainingourprayerlife/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2010/05/25/sustainingourprayerlife/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 16:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While prayer can be such a bountiful blessing, a centering practice, and a means of grounding ourselves in wisdom and truth, it is surely not easy. As I said above, we as humans are created with the desire to love and be loved, to know and be known. This is our journey. Unfortunately, we have a will, an ever-striving ego, which essentially drives us to take matters into our own hands, to seize control. <a href="http://natebettger.com/2010/05/25/sustainingourprayerlife/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natebettger.com&amp;blog=1059991&amp;post=930&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Theological Prayer and it&#8217;s place in the Spiritual Life (pt 2)</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2010/05/23/theological-prayer-and-its-place-in-the-spiritual-life-pt-2/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2010/05/23/theological-prayer-and-its-place-in-the-spiritual-life-pt-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 18:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Biblical and Theological Prayer and its place in Christian life (pt 2)

Jesus enters the Jewish scene and gives us a much fuller understanding of the divine mystery who humanity is in search of. Jesus, reveals to us, a God who is willing to enter into the human condition. A God who is willing to serve and die, rather than simply be served and judge. Jesus shows us a God who is willing to suffer on behalf of humanity and whose love is more profound than any could imagine... <a href="http://natebettger.com/2010/05/23/theological-prayer-and-its-place-in-the-spiritual-life-pt-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natebettger.com&amp;blog=1059991&amp;post=928&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Starting with Prayer</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2010/05/21/starting-with-prayer-2/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2010/05/21/starting-with-prayer-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 18:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Folks, I want what I do to be for the village&#8230; the community&#8230; the place where the spiritual unites with the physical. So, for me, taking classes at George Fox Seminary to get my certificate in spiritual formation is about &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2010/05/21/starting-with-prayer-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natebettger.com&amp;blog=1059991&amp;post=926&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The point of my prayer&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2008/03/15/the-point-of-my-prayer/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2008/03/15/the-point-of-my-prayer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the very core of who we as humans are, and how we interact with the world, is what we think about God, how we interact with God, and how God interacts with us. This effects everything about how we &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2008/03/15/the-point-of-my-prayer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natebettger.com&amp;blog=1059991&amp;post=180&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Great Light</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2008/01/10/great-light/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2008/01/10/great-light/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On this day in which the stillness and the silence overwhelms the noise I make trying to drown it out, this is my prayer: Great Light, Mover of all that is moving and at rest, be my Journey, and my &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2008/01/10/great-light/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natebettger.com&amp;blog=1059991&amp;post=131&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prayers for Dan Kimball and family</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2007/10/16/prayers-for-dan-kimball-and-family/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2007/10/16/prayers-for-dan-kimball-and-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please be praying for Dan Kimball. His dad has had a serious accident and is in very critical condition. We have seen God&#8217;s work in these things before, and may we see him work again. Go here for more information.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=natebettger.com&amp;blog=1059991&amp;post=48&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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