<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008342146882521107.post969032959028807176..comments</id><updated>2008-10-21T19:04:28.198-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Exploring The Word: Overcoming Pessimism</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://james-exploringtheword.blogspot.com/feeds/969032959028807176/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008342146882521107/969032959028807176/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-exploringtheword.blogspot.com/2008/10/overcoming-pessimism.html'/><author><name>James</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01351891177619986073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008342146882521107.post-3144700690953254020</id><published>2008-10-21T19:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-21T19:04:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I think as long as it is everyone for himself, the...</title><content type='html'>I think as long as it is everyone for himself, then we will never solve the problem.  McCain's sneering at Obama's "Spread the wealth around" makes me sick.  Can't everyone see that McCain's line of thinking doesn't work?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008342146882521107/969032959028807176/comments/default/3144700690953254020'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008342146882521107/969032959028807176/comments/default/3144700690953254020'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-exploringtheword.blogspot.com/2008/10/overcoming-pessimism.html?showComment=1224641040000#c3144700690953254020' title=''/><author><name>AM Kingsfield</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11254966403088963409</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://james-exploringtheword.blogspot.com/2008/10/overcoming-pessimism.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008342146882521107.post-969032959028807176' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008342146882521107/posts/default/969032959028807176' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008342146882521107.post-8111475410901926692</id><published>2008-10-09T07:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T07:32:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Thank God that we as Christians are not held accou...</title><content type='html'>Thank God that we as Christians are not held accountable for our sins. Because His Son died for our sins, we are "cleansed" when we accept that grace.  However, when we do become Christians, we ask God for the power to do his will, which includes caring for all earthly creations of His. It seems to me this should be our prayer.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008342146882521107/969032959028807176/comments/default/8111475410901926692'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008342146882521107/969032959028807176/comments/default/8111475410901926692'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-exploringtheword.blogspot.com/2008/10/overcoming-pessimism.html?showComment=1223562720000#c8111475410901926692' title=''/><author><name>Steve Lapp</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06745757772414910049</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://james-exploringtheword.blogspot.com/2008/10/overcoming-pessimism.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008342146882521107.post-969032959028807176' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008342146882521107/posts/default/969032959028807176' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008342146882521107.post-2811889344892540377</id><published>2008-10-09T07:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T07:23:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>"All of us Americans seem to possess a steadfast r...</title><content type='html'>"All of us Americans seem to possess a steadfast refusal to be held accountable for our lack of responsbile stewardship of the resources God has entrusted to us. "&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Just Americans?  Why not say&lt;BR/&gt;"All humans seem to possess a refusal to be held accountable</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008342146882521107/969032959028807176/comments/default/2811889344892540377'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008342146882521107/969032959028807176/comments/default/2811889344892540377'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://james-exploringtheword.blogspot.com/2008/10/overcoming-pessimism.html?showComment=1223562180000#c2811889344892540377' title=''/><author><name>Steve Lapp</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06745757772414910049</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://james-exploringtheword.blogspot.com/2008/10/overcoming-pessimism.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008342146882521107.post-969032959028807176' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7008342146882521107/posts/default/969032959028807176' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>