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		<title>Sixpence-none-the-Richer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When we talk of a man doing anything for God or giving anything to God, I will tell you what it is really like. It is like a small child going to his father and saying, &#8220;Daddy, give me sixpence to buy you a birthday present.&#8221; Of course, the father does, and he is pleased [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.scottsealy.com/?p=642</link>
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		<title>2010 Bethel Convocation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the honor of giving the 2010 Convocation Address this year at Bethel University in McKenzie, TN.  It was so nice to experience such a warm reception and visit with staff, faculty, and students.  I haven&#8217;t been on campus in a few years; I was amazed at the growth they&#8217;ve had recently.  The text [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.scottsealy.com/?p=640</link>
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		<title>Morality and Religion Irrational</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reading a Washington Times piece on Judge Vaughn Walker&#8217;s ruling overturning California&#8217;s homosexual marriage ban.&#160; As the article states, &#8216;He denied that there is &#8220;any rational basis&#8221; for distinguishing the marriage of man and woman from same-sex relationships&#8217; and &#8216;The evidence shows conclusively that moral and religious views form the only basis for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.scottsealy.com/?p=638</link>
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		<title>Have we forgotten something?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since I&#8217;ve finished work on my thesis I&#8217;ve been digging back into more pastoral reading.  I&#8217;m immersing myself in books on preaching and pastoral ministry.  I try to follow C.S. Lewis&#8217; advice of reading one &#8220;old&#8221; book for every new one.  (see his introduction to Athanasius&#8217; On the Incarnation)  By doing so I&#8217;ve noticed that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.scottsealy.com/?p=635</link>
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		<title>The Sermon and Ego</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mike Khandjian has a good post on our tendency to invest our ego into our sermons at Pooped Pastors. We don’t like to admit it but we preachers put a whole lot more weight on any given message than most would ever know. In a sense it is the highpoint of our own practical unbelief [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.scottsealy.com/?p=632</link>
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		<title>Church authority and non-subscription controversies in early 18th century Presbyterianism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My thesis, &#8220;Church authority and non-subscription controversies in early 18th century Presbyterianism&#8221;,  is now available online at the University of Glasgow&#8217;s website. Abstract The practice of confessional subscription, or giving assent to a confession of faith through signing a formula of approbation, was the subject of debate among Presbyterian Churches in the early eighteenth century. While [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.scottsealy.com/?p=616</link>
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		<title>Knowing God’s Will for Your Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common questions I am asked as a minister is “How do I know God’s will for my life?” Sometimes it is asked in those very words, but often it is asked about a specific decision someone is facing: Should I sell my house? Is this who I should marry? Where is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.scottsealy.com/?p=617</link>
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		<title>Who wouldn&#8217;t want Sara Herwig as their Pastor?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following video is a trailer from a movie by LGBT advocacy group More Light Presbyterians. The description from their blog: Thy Will Be Done follows Male-to-Female Transsexual Sara Herwig in her path to ordination in the Presbyterian Church. Efforts have been made to block her ordination by the evangelical conservative groups who don&#8217;t recognize [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.scottsealy.com/?p=609</link>
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		<title>Exile on Main Street</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.scottsealy.com/?p=603</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Official</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got notice today that my thesis has passed final approval. I graduate in June. See more progress on: Get a PhD]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.scottsealy.com/?p=601</link>
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