<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title></title>
	<atom:link href="http://joels.wordpress.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://joels.wordpress.com</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:19:19 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
<cloud domain='joels.wordpress.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png</url>
		<title></title>
		<link>http://joels.wordpress.com</link>
	</image>
	<atom:link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="http://joels.wordpress.com/osd.xml" title="" />
	<atom:link rel='hub' href='http://joels.wordpress.com/?pushpress=hub'/>
		<item>
		<title>Blog Action Day: Poverty</title>
		<link>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-poverty/</link>
		<comments>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-poverty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joels.wordpress.com/?p=49</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a guy from a white, middle-class American family, I hardly feel qualified to truly write about the subject of poverty.  I have been in Uganda, Sudan, and Kenya, and I have seen poverty like I have never experienced.  I can’t pretend to know what it’s like.  I can’t even pretend that I have dedicated [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joels.wordpress.com&amp;blog=38906&amp;post=49&amp;subd=joels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/blog-action-day-poverty/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/bce33afa07ae0977f435565a4ca659a9?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">joels</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://images.compassion.com/images/120x240.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Sponsor a child online through Compassion's Christian child sponsorship ministry. Search for a child by age, gender, country, birthday, special needs and more.</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Imagine Drinking This</title>
		<link>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/imagine-drinking-this/</link>
		<comments>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/imagine-drinking-this/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joels.wordpress.com/?p=43</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jennifer Connelly (who starred in Blood Diamond, a powerful movie about the tragic international trade of conflict diamonds), draws attention to one of the critical questions facing developing nations: clean water. Imagine having to make the (non) decision to drink dirty water or not drink water.  Forget about deciding between Coke and Pepsi.  How should [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joels.wordpress.com&amp;blog=38906&amp;post=43&amp;subd=joels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/imagine-drinking-this/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/bce33afa07ae0977f435565a4ca659a9?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">joels</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Donald Miller&#8217;s Comments on Abortion</title>
		<link>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/donald-miller-on-abortion/</link>
		<comments>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/donald-miller-on-abortion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joels.wordpress.com/?p=34</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Donald Miller, of Blue Like Jazz fame, was interviewed about abortion prior to his prayer at the Democratic National Convention. I found his comments intriguing, though I don&#8217;t fully agree, as my comments below will make clear. First, I agree that the Republican Party and evangelicals in general have been too focused on the legal [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joels.wordpress.com&amp;blog=38906&amp;post=34&amp;subd=joels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/donald-miller-on-abortion/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/bce33afa07ae0977f435565a4ca659a9?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">joels</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Guns, Martydom, and Disagreement</title>
		<link>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/guns-martydom-and-disagreement/</link>
		<comments>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/guns-martydom-and-disagreement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Missions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pacifism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joels.wordpress.com/?p=32</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[John Piper wrote a blog entry on June 29th entitled, Guns and Martyrdom. He was expressing the sentiment that it is more Christlike to suffer martyrdom than to kill an assailant.* I have a great deal of respect both for Piper and for that sentiment, and if you have struggled or are currently struggling through [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joels.wordpress.com&amp;blog=38906&amp;post=32&amp;subd=joels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/guns-martydom-and-disagreement/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/bce33afa07ae0977f435565a4ca659a9?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">joels</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/oneplace/images/hosts/big/b-host-dg.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">John Piper</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://www.aomin.org/images/articles/JRW1sml.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">James White</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>1 Yr of Seminary Reading</title>
		<link>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/1-yr-of-seminary-reading/</link>
		<comments>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/1-yr-of-seminary-reading/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 13:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joels.wordpress.com/?p=31</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is what 1 year of seminary required me to read. So when I said I was reading a lot&#8230;I wasn&#8217;t really kidding.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joels.wordpress.com&amp;blog=38906&amp;post=31&amp;subd=joels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/1-yr-of-seminary-reading/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/bce33afa07ae0977f435565a4ca659a9?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">joels</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/historyofchurcheusebius.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/howtoreadchurchhistory.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/introtoOT.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/listeningtogod.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/luther-nichols.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/ntexegesis.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/salvationbelongstolord.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/schleiermacher-tice.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/shadowchristmoses.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/socratestosartre.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/introtoOT.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/steeringthroughchaos.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/supremacyofgodinpreaching.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/tellthetruth.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/textofnt.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/whatarepeoplefor.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/withonevoice.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/hegaveusstories.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/heartofevangelism.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/handbookonjonah.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/grkgrammarbeyondbasics.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/godofpromise.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/fiveviewsemerging.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/faithworthsharing.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/evangelismandsovereignty.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/edwards-nichols.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/educatingcongregations.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/designedfordignity.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/creationregained.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/contagiouschristian.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/communitythatischristian.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/christofcovenants.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/christianityandliberalism.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/christcenteredpreaching.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/christandculture.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/calvininstitues-mckim.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/biblicalhistoryofisrael.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/bavinck3.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/bavinck2.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/the_reformed_one/kingdomission/accordingtoplan.jpg" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Oppression Everywhere.  Needs Everywhere.</title>
		<link>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/oppression-everywhere-needs-everywhere/</link>
		<comments>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/oppression-everywhere-needs-everywhere/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Missions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[West Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joels.wordpress.com/?p=30</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you open your eyes to see the oppression in the world, injustice&#8211;the curse in real life&#8211;starts jumping out at you everywhere. The realities of life in communities and cultures other than my own can be astounding and horrifying. Oppression is everywhere. Needs are everywhere. It&#8217;s hard to know where to even begin. But I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joels.wordpress.com&amp;blog=38906&amp;post=30&amp;subd=joels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/oppression-everywhere-needs-everywhere/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/bce33afa07ae0977f435565a4ca659a9?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">joels</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080420/capt.nyol70104202244.begging_for_islam_nyol701.jpg?x=180&#038;y=196&#038;q=85&#038;sig=Vl1m8tDaoUndRcWcZAZs0A--" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Islam: Religion, History, and Civilization</title>
		<link>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/islam-nasr-intro/</link>
		<comments>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/islam-nasr-intro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Missions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reading]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joels.wordpress.com/?p=29</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have just begun reading Islam: Religion, History, and Civilization by Seyyed Hossein Nasr. While I have read several books on Islam before, I have yet to read one by a Muslim. How can I suggest that Muslims should read Christian writers rather than their own in order to understand Christianity if I am unwilling [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joels.wordpress.com&amp;blog=38906&amp;post=29&amp;subd=joels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/04/05/islam-nasr-intro/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/bce33afa07ae0977f435565a4ca659a9?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">joels</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51eM4ALvpUL._SL500_BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Religion, History, and Civilization</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://www.gwu.edu/~religion/images/nasr.gif" medium="image" />
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think</title>
		<link>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/georgetown-universitys-new-study-on-islam/</link>
		<comments>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/georgetown-universitys-new-study-on-islam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Missions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joels.wordpress.com/?p=28</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Who Speaks for Islam? What a Billion Muslims Really Think (Gallup Press; March 2008) by Georgetown University Professor John L. Esposito and Dalia Mogahed sheds new light into what majorities of the world’s Muslims really think and feel.&#8221; Read the full story on the Georgetown University website. The article highlights the following findings: Muslims and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joels.wordpress.com&amp;blog=38906&amp;post=28&amp;subd=joels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/georgetown-universitys-new-study-on-islam/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/bce33afa07ae0977f435565a4ca659a9?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">joels</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://communications.georgetown.edu/assets/main/20080306_esposito.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Who Speaks for Islam?</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Dr. Miroslav Volf Lectures on “A Common Word”</title>
		<link>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/27/</link>
		<comments>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/27/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Islam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Missions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seminary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/27/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This past week, the RTS Orlando community was privileged to hear 4 lectures given by Dr. Miroslav Volf of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. His topic, broadly speaking, was the relationship of Christianity and Islam. More specifically, he discussed the issues surrounding the recent document drafted by 138 Muslim scholars called “A Common [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joels.wordpress.com&amp;blog=38906&amp;post=27&amp;subd=joels&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://joels.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/27/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/bce33afa07ae0977f435565a4ca659a9?s=96&#38;d=identicon&#38;r=G" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">joels</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://www.yale.edu/divinity/images/fac_volf.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/oneplace/images/hosts/big/b-host-dg.jpg" medium="image" />
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
