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		<title>My heart and calling to spiritual direction</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2011/09/13/my-heart-and-calling-to-spiritual-direction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spiritual direction has a bit of a negative connotation in our independent and &#8220;don&#8217;t-step-on-my-toes-or-tell-me-what-to-do&#8221; culture. It has, however, been an accepted and necessary component to the spiritual journey within every historical faith and spiritual tradition for thousands of years. How is it that now, &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2011/09/13/my-heart-and-calling-to-spiritual-direction/">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=1284&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When life makes us raw&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2011/01/25/when-life-makes-us-raw/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2011/01/25/when-life-makes-us-raw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Questions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[t's so easy to ask the questions of why good things come to those who do evil or why bad things happen when I work so hard to do what is right. We want answers, don't we? "God, can't I get a break once in while? Why is this so hard? Dammit... I thought we were past this..." <a href="http://natebettger.com/2011/01/25/when-life-makes-us-raw/">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=1203&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections on tradition and community</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2010/10/01/reflections-on-tradition-and-community/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2010/10/01/reflections-on-tradition-and-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend Marc, had some questions regarding tradition and community in response to my reflections on our ceremony, and I think it's worth a post.

Tradition helps us stay grounded in history which is absolutely essential if we are to adapt to change well. It’s a paradox really. Adapt yet ground in history. So, we as a community must know and celebrate (or even lament) our history, and yet we must continue to build new ways of doing ceremony and ritual. <a href="http://natebettger.com/2010/10/01/reflections-on-tradition-and-community/">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=1090&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting the questions and living into the answers</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2009/06/23/protecting-the-questions-and-living-into-the-answers/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2009/06/23/protecting-the-questions-and-living-into-the-answers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[rainer maria Rilke]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You are so young, so before all beginning, and I want to beg you, as much as I can, dear sir, to be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2009/06/23/protecting-the-questions-and-living-into-the-answers/">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=737&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From assuming to understanding</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2009/01/19/from-assuming-to-understanding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People have often asked me why I tend to frequently defer to questions rather than statements. &#8220;Just say what you think!!&#8221; There are reasons for this… and I see them coming out more frequently as I dive deeper into my &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2009/01/19/from-assuming-to-understanding/">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=518&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where am I safe?</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2008/08/04/where-am-i-safe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Longing, looking for that safe place That Space where I don&#8217;t have to hide, Where I can face Others with honesty and presence Real Growing up… starting on this journey Hoping to find it in the family Inherent in the &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2008/08/04/where-am-i-safe/">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=304&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The time between times</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2008/06/09/the-time-between-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[…It was the fullness of time that the ancient Celts grabbed on to when they talked about the &#8220;time between times.&#8221; I suppose in my own life, these are the most profound moments. The time between times was always at &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2008/06/09/the-time-between-times/">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=253&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Journeying together</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2008/05/21/journeying-together/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 17:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After our conversation this last Sunday night at our gathering, I have been thinking long and hard about the dynamics of our space and where we are with each other. We are building a foundation… after all it has been &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2008/05/21/journeying-together/">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=235&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming community… journeying in hospitality and belonging</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2008/03/26/becomingcommunity/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2008/03/26/becomingcommunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As our Sunday evening gathering begins its focus on community, my thoughts stray towards this essential component to our life as human beings and followers of Jesus. For the next few weeks, my posts will be centered primarily on some &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2008/03/26/becomingcommunity/">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=187&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>To emerge or not to emerge&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2008/03/12/to-emerge-or-not-to-emerge/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2008/03/12/to-emerge-or-not-to-emerge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[doug pagitt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to come out of the hole. Start writing again, Nate. You have things to say. Probably the thing that keeps me silent to a great degree these days is the overwhelming amount of thought that goes into trying &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2008/03/12/to-emerge-or-not-to-emerge/">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=178&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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