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		<title>Planting for Rest</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/planting-for-rest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heard the quiet wisdom whispering:
“I will give you rest.”
You are going to give me rest?
Well, what do I have to do to get it?
How much does it cost?
Will I have to use my PTO?
How long will it take?
Is there a book I could purchase on the subject?
The other day I had a really peaceful nap. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=548&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Open Poem to Dick Chaney</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My poetry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(in reaction to this story).
 
Have you ever once in your life
Slept alone in the emptiness of the woods?
Have you awaken in terror
Only to behold a mountain on midnight’s horizon?
Have you sensed in your sleep
The black shadow escaped from the underworld?
Have you ever sat long enough
To consider the day of your death and how you will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=543&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Peacemaking</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/on-peacemaking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Peace and Justice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We need not label ourselves pacifists, but peacemaking is not something optional for Christians. A major element of Christ’s teaching his call to become peacemakers. They are among the blessed and are witnesses to the Kingdom of God. To be a peacemaker, Christ says, is to be a child of God. In the years of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=541&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dispatches from the Future</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/07/17/dispatches-from-the-future/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:44:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bourgeois]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pampered American youth of bourgeois classes came to believe that their mere attendance at rallies and the symbolic choices they made between factions in the election booths constituted a movement&#8211;even a sort of revolution. Sincere though their intentions were, they lacked the historical knowledge of the sustained sacrifices that revolutionary struggle entails. They could [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=536&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spirituality of Beer</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/spirituality-of-beer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Brigid&#8217;s Prayer
I&#8217;d like to give a lake of beer to God.    
I&#8217;d love the Heavenly    
Host to be tippling there  
For all eternity.   
I&#8217;d love the men of Heaven to live with me,    
To dance and sing.  
If they wanted, I&#8217;d put at their disposal  
Vats of suffering.   
White cups of love I&#8217;d give them,    
With a heart and a half;  
Sweet pitchers of mercy I&#8217;d offer  
To every man.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=534&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trinity Prayer</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/04/24/trinity-prayer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[God For Us, we call You Father,
God Alongside Us, we call You Jesus,
God Within Us, we call You Holy Spirit.
 
You are the Eternal Mystery
That enables, enfolds, and enlivens all things,
Even us, and even me.
 
Every name falls short of your
Goodness and Greatness.
 
We can only see who You are in what is.
We ask for such perfect seeing.
 
As [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=530&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Common Treasury for All</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/a-common-treasury-for-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MayDay]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[In the Heart of the Beast Theater]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 




HOBT’s MayDay Parade, Ceremony, and Festival has always been rooted in two important traditional celebrations—the celebration of the “GREEN ROOT” of Earth’s green energy rising in Spring, and the “RED ROOT” of human work energy rising from mind, heart and hand.
Our theme this year celebrates the merging of the red and green energies of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=518&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Earth Day: Song in a Year of Catastrophe</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/on-earth-day-song-in-a-year-of-catastrophe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Earth Day]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[

I began to be followed by a voice saying:
“It can’t last. It can’t last.
Harden yourself. Harden yourself.
Be ready. Be ready.”
 
“Go look under the leaves,”
it said, “for what is living there
is long dead in your tongue.”
And it said, “Put your hands
Into the earth. Live close
To the ground. Learn the darkness.
Gather round you all
The things that you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=513&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Parable as Threshold</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/parable-as-threshold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dave Johnson knocked it out of the park last Sunday as he began a new teaching series on the Parables of Jesus. He talked about the power of a parable to &#8220;knock us off our center and create sacred space&#8221; for introspection and transformation. Jesus&#8217; parables&#8211;always subversive and challenging were meant to unmask the world [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=509&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Recession Must Go On</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/the-recession-must-go-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
I went to the bakery on
The wealthy side of town
The one where they put the french onion soup
In a sexy sourdough bread bowl
 
On my way out the door I saw a lady friend
Who had eaten her soup
But left the bowl made of bread
She then threw the whole
Bread bowl
Into the garbage
 
She threw the whole bread bowl [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=504&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>He&#8217;s My Spiritual Son</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/hes-my-spiritual-son/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An incredible Easter story, Mary Johnson shares of the experience of losing her son to murder and what it has meant forgive the man who took her son&#8217;s life. 
&#8220;I have claimed him as my spiritual son,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It&#8217;s not pardoning what he did, and it&#8217;s not reconciliation. It&#8217;s true forgiveness.&#8221;
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		<title>On Easter Sunday: &#8220;Whether in Pasture or Cave&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/on-easter-sunday-whether-in-pasture-or-cave/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
God’s love is the mountain prairie pasture at the break of spring
Once again the cold winds and winter storms
Gave way to the kingdom of brother sun
All who passively retreated in submission to the seasons
Have returned
The remnant of life sprung up from their protective earthen hideaways
The world is new for us to explore
Once again we overcame [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=497&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Everyone Poops</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/everyone-poops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spirituality aside today (I think), be sure to watch this fake movie trailer as it pokes a bit of fun at Where the Wild Things Are and the &#8220;quirky Indie film genre&#8221;. Bahahaha! I found myself almost inspired, as well as a bit teary eyed.

(H/T: Chris Enstad&#8217;s Facebook and Buzzfeed)
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		<title>28 Days on Facebook</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/28-days-on-facebook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our connection to each other opened and closed with our laptops. Maybe that means that though we were Friends, we were never really friends. I may have to learn to become friends with the guy next door, even if he doesn&#8217;t give out Halloween candy.
For those following our lively conversation about the pitfalls of Facebook, check [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=490&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Palm Sunday: The Laws of Love</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/on-palm-sunday-the-laws-of-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote this on Ash Wednesday and thought it would be appropriate to wait until today to post. Traditionally the palm branches are burned after Palm Sunday and the ashes are saved and used in the following year&#8217;s Ash Wednesday Service. Part of this poem explores this connection.
 I&#8217;ll also be posting Holy Week poetry [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=464&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Economic Illusions</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/economic-illusions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out what Parker Palmer has to say in his latest interview with Bill Moyers. Parker talks about coming to terms with his &#8220;illusions about America&#8217;s essential goodness as an economic system.&#8221; Speaking of a new awakening in the United States he also observes that &#8221;what&#8217;s happening now is a little bit like what&#8217;s often been said [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=460&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thresholds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April seems like the absolute best time of the year to explore the idea of &#8220;threshold&#8221;. Outside we find nature on the brink of spring, an ancient ritual of new beginning. Far from coincidence we also find ourselves on the cusp of Holy Week, and the celebration of Easter&#8211; reminding ourselves of the spiritual elements [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=457&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Jesus How To Play</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/teaching-jesus-monopoly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Here’s two thousand dollars, just for pretend
And here are the dice for us to roll
You’ve got to get this into your head
It’s simple business you see
Just flick your wrist and roll your dice
Buy it up and knock ‘em down
With the luck of a buck and a sinister eye
I was the first to land on Pennsylvania [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=437&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Integrating Evolution and Spirituality</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Have you seen this icon on a bumper sticker lately? In the past, I found it to be totally offensive. I saw it as a desecration of an ancient Christian symbol and the breastplate for the &#8220;liberal agenda&#8221;. I&#8217;ve since changed most of these viewpoints and interestingly enough, Christians may be on the way to embracing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=431&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Long live Gravity!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://journeysomething.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/long-live-gravity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
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JS favorite Wendell Berry is having some of his poems put on stage! Here&#8217;s the story and below is an excerpt from the poem, Some Further Words. Berry&#8217;s critique of western progress is staggering. As always, he procures incredible insight with a sort of blunt wisdom that reaches beyond rhetoric and our flimsy presuppositions. 
The world [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=journeysomething.wordpress.com&blog=2194577&post=422&subd=journeysomething&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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