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		<title>the kingdom.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 20:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candace Datz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was looking through my old Facebook notes today and came across one from May of 2010, in which I paraphrased a conversation that Gil and I had had that night. I thought it was worthy of a repost here on the blog since I haven&#8217;t blogged in forever. It got me thinking about the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtsithink.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11131765&#038;post=260&#038;subd=thethoughtsithink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>my dreams for women.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candace Datz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is International Women&#8217;s Day&#8230;.not quite as popular among Evangelical Christians as National Pancake Day, but just as important I would say. In honor of IWD, I&#8217;d like to share a few of my dreams for the women of the world, in MLKjr style. I have a dream that one day women will not be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtsithink.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11131765&#038;post=251&#038;subd=thethoughtsithink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>goodbye 2012.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candace Datz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll just come right out and say that 2012 has not been my favorite year. It&#8217;s been filled with the deaths of friends. Disease in my family. The Waldo Canyon Fire which devastated my city. Crises around the world which broke my heart. Ugh. I&#8217;m ready for a fresh start. For a 2013 which will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtsithink.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11131765&#038;post=237&#038;subd=thethoughtsithink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>on hope.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candace Datz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A week ago we wept. We wept for the loss of life. For the loss of innocence. Our pain was raw and real and our hearts felt exposed and vulnerable. Now we&#8217;re mad. We want answers. We want solutions. Unfortunately, this is one of the most difficult, complicated and charged issues in our society. Catch [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtsithink.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11131765&#038;post=217&#038;subd=thethoughtsithink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>a jump into Israel/Palestine</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candace Datz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Israel. Palestine. These names of places evoke deep emotions in many people and for many different reasons. Anger. Hate. Sorrow. Despair. For me, I feel passion. This little part of the world and its peoples have captured my heart and my mind and I cannot separate myself from them. My future is deeply entangled with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtsithink.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11131765&#038;post=195&#038;subd=thethoughtsithink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>i love technology, but not as much as you, you see&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://thethoughtsithink.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/i-love-technology-but-not-as-much-as-you-you-see/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candace Datz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past couple of weeks of the debate debacles, it has become a bit obvious that the anonymity of facebook and twitter has allowed some people to forget basic manners, like speaking to one another kindly. In this season of divisive political talk and fractious relationships around the world, this video gave me some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtsithink.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11131765&#038;post=191&#038;subd=thethoughtsithink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>12 Scriptures</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candace Datz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from HOUSTON MENNONITE CHURCH: 12 Foundational Scriptures During August we at Houston Mennonite Church have discerned 12 Foundational Scripture texts that express our identity and call us into the future that God has for us. On September 2 we almost finalized this list of 12 texts. We continue to dialogue and pray about this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtsithink.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11131765&#038;post=188&#038;subd=thethoughtsithink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Christian for Jill Stein</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candace Datz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, here it is &#8211; my take on why I will be voting for Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate, for president this November. As a church employee, let me just say that these opinions are entirely my own and are not reflective of my church or its leadership. They probably wouldn&#8217;t agree with me anyway [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtsithink.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11131765&#038;post=183&#038;subd=thethoughtsithink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>home.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candace Datz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sun hung low in the sky as my dad opened the throttle and we flew down some forgotten country road. I think I&#8217;m finally understanding the lure of motorcycles as we twist and turn down a canyon road with the view of a dammed reservoir below us. There&#8217;s something liberating about the cool air [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtsithink.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11131765&#038;post=140&#038;subd=thethoughtsithink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>the fastest way up</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Candace Datz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a little mobile blog post as I&#8217;m I&#8217;m the truck with my parents driving from Lincoln City to Portland. My dad&#8217;s got this cd in by a band named Elliot, apparently from a church in Bend. There&#8217;s a line in one of their songs that says, &#8220;The fastest way up is the quickest way [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thethoughtsithink.wordpress.com&#038;blog=11131765&#038;post=134&#038;subd=thethoughtsithink&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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