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	<description>Building bridges, connecting community, village alchemy                                                                 .</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>Show up and &#8220;show home&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2009/06/01/show-up-and-show-home/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2009/06/01/show-up-and-show-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest lessons I have learned about community is showing up. Real. Ready. Raw. Authentic. Present and accounted for. It’s so hard sometimes… and I recognize the difficulty many have with showing up. It most often comes back &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2009/06/01/show-up-and-show-home/">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=689&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Material is Just Another Tool</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2009/05/22/the-material-is-just-another-tool/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2009/05/22/the-material-is-just-another-tool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 17:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Curriculum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve really lost my appreciation for curriculum… or maybe I never really was a big fan anyway. I think there was something always that didn’t quite fit when I heard that word or when I was told about the latest &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2009/05/22/the-material-is-just-another-tool/">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=685&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Trust Factor</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2009/05/18/the-trust-factor/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2009/05/18/the-trust-factor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 18:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first of many writings on small group life, growth, and spirituality must foundationally be about trust. I hear so often people reflecting on the challenges that come from people committing or not committing, sharing or not sharing, being open &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2009/05/18/the-trust-factor/">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=672&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Practicing stillness</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2008/07/08/practicing-stillness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The men&#8217;s group that I am a part of has recently renewed our desire to focus on spiritual disciplines as the focal point of our gathering. Our desire is to look long and hard at our lives and listen (in &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2008/07/08/practicing-stillness/">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=268&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Questions on Pilgrimage</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2008/02/16/questions-on-pilgrimage/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2008/02/16/questions-on-pilgrimage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To journey without being change is to be a nomad. To change without journeying is to be a chameleon. To journey and be transformed by the journey is to be a pilgrim. ~Mark Nepo I&#8217;ve been reading the latest issue &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2008/02/16/questions-on-pilgrimage/">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=165&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;way&#8221; we are&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2007/11/20/the-way-we-are/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2007/11/20/the-way-we-are/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been thinking a lot about my own thought processes as I engage in relationships. One of my greatest strengths is to be able to see, hear, perceive beyond peoples&#8217; words to really understand what they are thinking and &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2007/11/20/the-way-we-are/">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=99&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My problem with hands-off leadership&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2007/11/14/my-problem-with-hands-off-leadership/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2007/11/14/my-problem-with-hands-off-leadership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a conversation with our spiritual formation team at church, I am left with some very strong thoughts regarding leadership in the way of Jesus and in the context of religious history. I feel that in some of the churches &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2007/11/14/my-problem-with-hands-off-leadership/">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=97&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spirituality of &#8220;Hanging out&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2007/10/31/spirituality-of-hanging-out/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2007/10/31/spirituality-of-hanging-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a leader of a community following God in the way of Jesus, this concept of &#8220;hanging out&#8221; comes with so many mixed feelings. For me personally, it is a wonderfully exciting thing and filled with meaning, but I better &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2007/10/31/spirituality-of-hanging-out/">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=70&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Special visitor to Bend&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://natebettger.com/2007/10/19/special-visitor-to-bend/</link>
		<comments>http://natebettger.com/2007/10/19/special-visitor-to-bend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For anyone reading, I am excited to extend an invite to anyone interested&#8230; Karen Sloan will be spending an evening with us at First Presbyterian on Sunday, October 28 at 5:30pm. Karen has written a book, Flirting with Monasticism, and &#8230; <a href="http://natebettger.com/2007/10/19/special-visitor-to-bend/">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=57&amp;subd=natebettger&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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