<?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/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Esler.org</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.esler.org/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.esler.org</link>
	<description>Home of Ted's untidy brain</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:44:41 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Jesus Summary of the Scriptures</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2013/06/19/jesus-summary-of-the-scriptures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esler.org/2013/06/19/jesus-summary-of-the-scriptures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Missions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esler.org/?p=1250</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When Jesus opened up the Bible for the disciples&#8217; understanding on the road to Emmaus, he summed it up in the following way: Luke 24:45-47 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.esler.org/2013/06/19/jesus-summary-of-the-scriptures/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>How I Serve My Own Files</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2013/06/13/how-i-serve-my-own-files/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esler.org/2013/06/13/how-i-serve-my-own-files/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 01:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esler.org/?p=1244</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the recent revelations about the Obama administration&#8217;s ongoing surveillance program many folks are wondering about where to store their data. The near certainty that tech firms are complicit with both friendly and unfriendly governments raises questions for all of us. Here is Ted&#8217;s dictum: Big Data + Big Government = Big Problems. Many of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.esler.org/2013/06/13/how-i-serve-my-own-files/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Book Review: Reimagining Church</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2013/06/12/book-review-reimagining-church/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esler.org/2013/06/12/book-review-reimagining-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Reflection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esler.org/?p=1242</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Reimagining Church: Pursuing the Dream of Organic Christianity by Frank Viola My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoyed the book. It’s well written and uses some powerful metaphors and images in describing the church. The style is natural and the organization is logical. Many people know Frank Viola from numerous house church books (if [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.esler.org/2013/06/12/book-review-reimagining-church/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>I Live in the Suburbs</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2013/06/03/i-live-in-the-suburbs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esler.org/2013/06/03/i-live-in-the-suburbs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Reflection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esler.org/?p=1231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I live in the suburbs. It&#8217;s a pretty good place to live. I am two miles from the office. I have  house and a yard. I mow the grass on Saturdays (actually, my kid usually mows it) and I water it on Wednesdays and Sundays. The mail is delivered right to the little box at [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.esler.org/2013/06/03/i-live-in-the-suburbs/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Demographics and the Self-Destruction Principle</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2013/05/08/demographics-and-the-self-destruction-principle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esler.org/2013/05/08/demographics-and-the-self-destruction-principle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 11:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Demographics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esler.org/?p=1223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As my last post indicates, I have been reading up on demographics lately. One of the things that I find interesting is that non-religious population blocs are self-destructive. They don&#8217;t have babies at the same rate as religious people (of any faith) do and therefore deplete their ranks over time. The practical implications for this [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.esler.org/2013/05/08/demographics-and-the-self-destruction-principle/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Have Lots of Babies</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2013/04/19/have-lots-of-babies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esler.org/2013/04/19/have-lots-of-babies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Book Review]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esler.org/?p=1215</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s right: have &#8216;em when you are young and have them often. That&#8217;s my conclusion after reading this book. I am not kidding. I recently read Jonathan Last&#8217;s, &#8220;What to Expect When No One&#8217;s Expecting&#8221; and really enjoyed it. There are lots of counter-intuitive findings that make a book like this really fun. For example, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.esler.org/2013/04/19/have-lots-of-babies/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Another Reason for House Church</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2013/04/15/another-reason-for-house-church/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esler.org/2013/04/15/another-reason-for-house-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House Church]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esler.org/?p=1212</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;.you can meet when you want to, not when tradition dictates: According to a new study published in the Review of Religious Research, an examination of declining attendance at 16 congregations revealed that many pastors place the most blame on children&#8217;s sports activities, since both practices and competitions are increasingly &#8220;scheduled on Sunday mornings at [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.esler.org/2013/04/15/another-reason-for-house-church/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>More Blah on Western Missionary Roles</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2013/04/02/more-blah-on-western-missionary-roles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esler.org/2013/04/02/more-blah-on-western-missionary-roles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Missions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Reflection]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esler.org/?p=1208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There was some excellent feedback on my post regarding the role of Western mission agencies &#8211; thanks for commenting. As I have been thinking about the way my organization is training and prepping people right now I have had a nagging thought about the need to readjust. How we talk about the role of the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.esler.org/2013/04/02/more-blah-on-western-missionary-roles/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Cool Video on Church Community</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2013/03/26/cool-video-on-church-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esler.org/2013/03/26/cool-video-on-church-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esler.org/?p=1202</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[(sorry that it runs over into the blogroll…) &#160;]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.esler.org/2013/03/26/cool-video-on-church-community/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Collision of Two Rights Make this Wrong</title>
		<link>http://www.esler.org/2013/03/26/the-collision-of-two-rights-make-this-wrong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.esler.org/2013/03/26/the-collision-of-two-rights-make-this-wrong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Liberty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.esler.org/?p=1198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Foundry has reported on one of the briefs in the upcoming Supreme Court battle on same sex marriage. If the court affirms gay marriage religious liberties will be curtailed. Religious liberty doesn’t stop at the church doors. The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, the nonpartisan public-interest law firm dedicated to protecting the free expression [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.esler.org/2013/03/26/the-collision-of-two-rights-make-this-wrong/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
