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	<description>A Presbyterian minister reflects on marriage, ordination and the place of GLBT faithful in the church</description>
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		<title>Conversation with Rev. Harry Knox</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Janet Edwards</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Embracing the Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Equality]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Humanh Rights Campaign]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Harry Knox is a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the newly appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC).  Most recently, Harry served as Interim Executive Director of Integrity USA, the organization working for full inclusion of LGBT in the life and ministry of the Episcopal Church. He is also a former executive director of Georgia Equality, program director of Freedom to Marry, and was the founding director of the Religion and Faith Program of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.  Harry was even appointed by President Obama to serve on the President’s first Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.]]></description>
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		<title>Blessed by Katie Ricks’ Energy, Intelligence, Imagination and Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Janet Edwards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday, April 15, 2012, Katie Ricks will be ordained to the office of teaching elder, becoming Associate Pastor of the Church of Reconciliation, a Presbyterian church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Katie’s call to ministry was loud and clear—to both herself and to her congregation. But for the past 10 years, because of Presbyterian Church rules, Katie had been barred from ordination.  Why?  Because Katie has been honest with herself, her God and her church that she is lesbian.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Conversation With Rev. Shanea Leonard</title>
		<link>http://timetoembrace.com/conversation-with-rev-shanea-leonard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Janet Edwards</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Embracing the Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bishop Yvette Flunder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[call]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conversation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[james]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[john 3:16]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rev. Shanea Leonard is a Teaching Elder in Pittsburgh, PA. She holds a Master of Divinity Degree from the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and a Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. She is currently pastoring a new faith community called Judah Fellowship on the Northside of Pittsburgh.  ]]></description>
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		<title>An Unshakeable Call</title>
		<link>http://timetoembrace.com/an-unshakeable-call/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Janet Edwards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Embracing the Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[call]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forward together with courage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moderator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pcusa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prayer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today I want to share with you a strong sense of call: the call to stand for moderator of the 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) It is clear that we are in a crucial moment in the church. To move forward together, we must find ways to live as the Body of Christ with power and proclaim the Gospel with joy and courage. This is what we all want to do and I feel that my call is to help move the church in this direction. ]]></description>
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		<title>Jesus Calls us to Fear Not!</title>
		<link>http://timetoembrace.com/jesus-calls-us-to-fear-not/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Janet Edwards</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[golden rule]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holy Spirit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Courage is definitely called for these days if the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is truly to be the people of God in Christ with joy and power. Courage is a gift that the Holy Spirit places before us every morning, hoping so lovingly that we will accept it.  When we do, we will find in both the routines and the surprises of each day the opportunity to risk everything to proclaim Christ in word and deed.]]></description>
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		<title>Top Five Questions Asked About Being a Bisexual Minister</title>
		<link>http://timetoembrace.com/top-five-questions-asked-about-being-a-bisexual-minister/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Janet Edwards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Janet's Other Writings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<strong><em>Huffington Post: </em></strong> About 12 years ago, I experienced an awakening -- I realized that the confusing feelings I had had all my adult life came from being bisexual. Through the process of coming out as bi to myself, my loved ones -- husband, teenage sons, brothers, father -- and friends and colleagues in the church, a number of questions have risen to the surface as those most frequently asked. I thought it would be helpful to others to share those questions and my answers here. <strong><a href=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-dr-janet-edwards/top-five-questions-asked-about-being-a-bisexual-minister_b_1280433.html?ref=religion>Continue Reading </a></strong>]]></description>
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		<title>Today’s Opportunity for the PCUSA to Join the Spirit’s Movement</title>
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		<comments>http://timetoembrace.com/today%e2%80%99s-opportunity-for-the-pcusa-to-join-the-spirit%e2%80%99s-movement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Janet Edwards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Embracing the Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brenda Cole]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[california]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holy Spirit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isaiah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[matthew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nancy McConn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pcusa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rev. Janie Spahr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[washington]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, my church, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has the opportunity to join in this response to the loving spirit that is touching hearts across our land.  In San Antonio, Texas, the highest court in the 3-tiered judicial system of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is hearing an appeal of a conviction against the Rev. Dr. Janie Spahr.  ]]></description>
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		<title>How One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism Informs My Faith (Eph 4:4-6)</title>
		<link>http://timetoembrace.com/how-one-lord-one-faith-one-baptism-informs-my-faith-eph-44-6/</link>
		<comments>http://timetoembrace.com/how-one-lord-one-faith-one-baptism-informs-my-faith-eph-44-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Janet Edwards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Embracing the Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How Scripture Informs My Faith]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baptism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dialogue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disagreement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ephesians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[One Lord One Faith One Baptism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pcusa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[presbyterian]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On what grounds do I stay to love and serve God in Christ in the PCUSA? I rest upon Paul’s appeal for unity in his letter to the Ephesians as a crucial pillar supporting my commitment to the Presbyterian Church.]]></description>
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		<title>Conversation With Andy Lang</title>
		<link>http://timetoembrace.com/conversation-with-andy-lang/</link>
		<comments>http://timetoembrace.com/conversation-with-andy-lang/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Janet Edwards</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Embracing the Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andy Lang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don't Ask Don't Tell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golden rule]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesus' Prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ohio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psalm 139]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tasbih]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UCC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Andy is the Executive Director of the UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns. His background is in communications: reporter, press secretary, and most recently, communications ministry at the UCC office in Cleveland, Ohio. Andy is gay and single.]]></description>
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		<title>Building Bridges Amidst Disagreement</title>
		<link>http://timetoembrace.com/building-bridges-amidst-disagreement/</link>
		<comments>http://timetoembrace.com/building-bridges-amidst-disagreement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rev. Janet Edwards</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Embracing the Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bridges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gospel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pcusa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pittsburgh]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I was asked a thought-provoking question, “How can someone who is set in their convictions build a bridge with those they disagree with?” This question is an important one to dwell on. As the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) enters 2012, we watch as the threat of schism jeopardizes our unity as a community of faith, together, proclaiming the Gospel. ]]></description>
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