<?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/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143500501015193625</id><updated>2012-01-19T13:50:21.835-05:00</updated><category term='madonna of the rocks'/><category term='Southern Baptist Convention'/><category term='The Last Mimzy'/><category term='Christmas-bashing'/><category term='Triennial Convention'/><category term='virgin of the rocks'/><category term='mona lisa'/><category term='Baptists'/><category term='Christmas'/><category term='christology'/><category term='slavery'/><category term='Civil War'/><category term='American Baptist Missionary Union'/><category term='leonardo da vinci'/><category term='Board of the General Missionary Convention of the Baptist Denomination'/><category term='Rainn Wilson'/><category term='da vinci code'/><category term='Environmentalism'/><category term='dan brown'/><title type='text'>Brian's Contending For Truth</title><subtitle type='html'>The Personal (i.e. Opinionated) Reflections of a Young Fundamental Baptist</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://contendfortruth.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2143500501015193625/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://contendfortruth.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Brian Allison</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16052024841107257796</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143500501015193625.post-3213951763279222031</id><published>2007-12-20T11:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-20T11:24:43.382-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Athenian Fundamentalism</title><summary type='text'>Why do Christians today think that if it is not innovative, it's not right? Isn't that the reason behind the existence of non-denominationalism, so-called "Christian rock" music, and contemporary worship styles? I used to think that people of this persuasion just saw their views as an alternative to the norm, but not the only way to do something. After all, isn't that what they were accusing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://contendfortruth.blogspot.com/feeds/3213951763279222031/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2143500501015193625&amp;postID=3213951763279222031' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2143500501015193625/posts/default/3213951763279222031'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2143500501015193625/posts/default/3213951763279222031'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://contendfortruth.blogspot.com/2007/12/athenian-fundamentalism.html' title='Athenian Fundamentalism'/><author><name>Brian Allison</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16052024841107257796</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143500501015193625.post-7961947898956804698</id><published>2007-12-18T10:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-18T11:06:00.850-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christmas-bashing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christmas'/><title type='text'>Merry Christmas</title><summary type='text'>Hey, little elves of the world, it's Christmas time!!!! You may think it's silly to be excited about this holiday, but I love it. It's always been my favorite and alwaysd will be. My family always has some great traditions in store, and we always look forward to our gathering. Maybe you think it's commercial to buy presents or put up a tree or drink hot chocolate while watching A Charlie Brown </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://contendfortruth.blogspot.com/feeds/7961947898956804698/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2143500501015193625&amp;postID=7961947898956804698' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2143500501015193625/posts/default/7961947898956804698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2143500501015193625/posts/default/7961947898956804698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://contendfortruth.blogspot.com/2007/12/merry-christmas.html' title='Merry Christmas'/><author><name>Brian Allison</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16052024841107257796</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143500501015193625.post-1728644519383279845</id><published>2007-11-16T07:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-16T08:16:16.647-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Southern Baptist Convention'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='slavery'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='American Baptist Missionary Union'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Baptists'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Civil War'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Board of the General Missionary Convention of the Baptist Denomination'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Triennial Convention'/><title type='text'>Excerpt From "The Disparity of Baptists Regarding the Issue of Slavery"</title><summary type='text'>Coming Soon to ContendForTruth.comThe mid-1800’s were a defining era in American history. They are also a thoroughly misunderstood period of time. Undoubtedly, the most significant event of this time is the Civil War, but even the causes of this domestic conflict are not universally settled. Whatever the instigation for the secession of the Southern States, one thing is implicit:  the future of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://contendfortruth.blogspot.com/feeds/1728644519383279845/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2143500501015193625&amp;postID=1728644519383279845' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2143500501015193625/posts/default/1728644519383279845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2143500501015193625/posts/default/1728644519383279845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://contendfortruth.blogspot.com/2007/11/excerpt-from-disparity-of-baptists.html' title='Excerpt From &quot;The Disparity of Baptists Regarding the Issue of Slavery&quot;'/><author><name>Brian Allison</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16052024841107257796</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://bp1.blogger.com/_re7FQRxRtMU/Rz2WT6TbJ2I/AAAAAAAAAAM/NDXXAmoIBvs/s72-c/images.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143500501015193625.post-2047220870999644191</id><published>2007-10-06T18:47:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-06T19:50:30.867-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rainn Wilson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Last Mimzy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Environmentalism'/><title type='text'>The Last Mimzy or Pure Whimsy?</title><summary type='text'>Lies From a Stuffed Rabbit       My wife and I settled down one Friday night with really nothing to do. My wife told me she had seen an interesting family movie on our pay-per-view list that might might be a good movie. I had no better ideas, so I complied. It was called The Last Mimzy. Truth be told, the only reason she wanted to watch it was a stuffed rabbit that appeared on the preview page. </summary><link rel='related' href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Mimzy' title='The Last Mimzy or Pure Whimsy?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://contendfortruth.blogspot.com/feeds/2047220870999644191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2143500501015193625&amp;postID=2047220870999644191' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2143500501015193625/posts/default/2047220870999644191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2143500501015193625/posts/default/2047220870999644191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://contendfortruth.blogspot.com/2007/10/last-mimzy-or-pure-whimsy.html' title='The Last Mimzy or Pure Whimsy?'/><author><name>Brian Allison</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16052024841107257796</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2143500501015193625.post-1746727312125450474</id><published>2007-10-06T18:41:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-06T22:31:35.795-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='madonna of the rocks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dan brown'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='virgin of the rocks'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leonardo da vinci'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='da vinci code'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='christology'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mona lisa'/><title type='text'>The Gospel Code Part 1:  Secrets of a Master Painter</title><summary type='text'>To read the article at its home site and learn more about fundamental Christianity, visit our link at ContendForTruth.com.  The secrets of a master painterby Brian Allison         Disclaimer: This series is not a detailed examination of every error in The Da Vinci Code. There are many capable writers and historians who have set themselves to that task. Rather, this series points out only a few </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.contendfortruth.com/writings/articles/data/ic_articles/7/' title='The Gospel Code Part 1:  Secrets of a Master Painter'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://contendfortruth.blogspot.com/feeds/1746727312125450474/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2143500501015193625&amp;postID=1746727312125450474' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2143500501015193625/posts/default/1746727312125450474'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2143500501015193625/posts/default/1746727312125450474'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://contendfortruth.blogspot.com/2007/10/gospel-code-part-1-secrets-of-master.html' title='The Gospel Code Part 1:  Secrets of a Master Painter'/><author><name>Brian Allison</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16052024841107257796</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
