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		<title>How Has the Family Changed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The definition and structure of family has gone through some major transitions in the last 100-200 years in Western societies. Although many in the U.S. believe the nuclear family (an independent unit of husband, wife and children living together) was the norm in history, in reality, it was not. The extended family was/is the norm [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prophetiksoul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5407647&amp;post=499&amp;subd=prophetiksoul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is your specialty in adolescent development?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Urban Youth Culture Class]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[american neighborhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grad class]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The grad class I teach starts next Tuesday but in the meantime, I thought it would be good to acquaint ourselves with one another. Post a bio, tell us where you are based and the areas of adolescent development that you are involved in. My name is Ron and I grew up in North Philadelphia [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prophetiksoul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5407647&amp;post=491&amp;subd=prophetiksoul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Workers Dialogue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello, I will be teaching an Urban Youth Culture graduate class in Eastern University&#8217;s Urban Studies program starting January 17. I have been teaching adjunct courses for various colleges and universities for the last 3 years. I occasionally write for online zine Urban Faith and have blogged for adjunctnation. I also have over 20 years [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prophetiksoul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5407647&amp;post=413&amp;subd=prophetiksoul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Christian Discipleship Declining?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember exactly when it happened: I was 19 years old in college and I read through the WHOLE Book of Revelation. I also attended a Bible study at another church that was teaching on the topic. Today, I am ashamed to admit that I became a doom and gloom prophet because of my lack [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prophetiksoul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5407647&amp;post=388&amp;subd=prophetiksoul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Compatibility Overrated?</title>
		<link>https://prophetiksoul.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/is-compatibility-overrated/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morality and Ethics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prophetiksoul.wordpress.com/?p=385</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The chatter I continue to hear about love is so ambiguous and undefined. In an era of redefinition and reinvention, love is in the eye of the beholder. The problem with this statement is that the beholder determines what love is based on their experiences. This isn’t all bad but what if your idea of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prophetiksoul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5407647&amp;post=385&amp;subd=prophetiksoul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Which is Worse: A Lie or a Half-Truth?</title>
		<link>https://prophetiksoul.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/which-is-worse-a-lie-or-a-half-truth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morality and Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Change]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the Republican presidential election campaign mode gets into full swing, soundbites are everywhere. Along with this are policy positions and photo ops. We are hearing a lot more of what these presidential contenders think. We keep hearing about &#8216;flip-flopper&#8217; Mitt Romney, &#8216;belligerent outsider&#8217; Herman Cain, &#8216;campaign on life support&#8217; Jon Huntsman, etc. Debates are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prophetiksoul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5407647&amp;post=381&amp;subd=prophetiksoul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 Reasons Why Every Child Deserves a Weird Uncle</title>
		<link>https://prophetiksoul.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/5-reasons-why-every-child-deserves-a-weird-uncle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morality and Ethics]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://prophetiksoul.wordpress.com/?p=368</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I never had a weird uncle. I had a crazy uncle that scared me. I always imagined spending time with my uncles but that did not really happen. I don’t blame them. I blame the family dynamics (long story). I don’t mean the weird uncle that spends too much time in your bathroom or your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prophetiksoul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5407647&amp;post=368&amp;subd=prophetiksoul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Demographic Shift: They Don’t Want Me Anymore</title>
		<link>https://prophetiksoul.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/demographic-shift-they-don%e2%80%99t-want-me-anymore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Media & Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While Americans ages 18-35 comprise less than 25% of the population, they tend to be early adopters of technology and have tremendous buying power&#8230;and I am not in this group anymore. Identity Whether we like it or not, the American consumer landscape shapes our identity. It is so thorough in its indoctrination that we are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prophetiksoul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5407647&amp;post=364&amp;subd=prophetiksoul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Its official: College debt for Americans</title>
		<link>https://prophetiksoul.wordpress.com/2011/10/19/its-official-college-debt-for-americans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its official: College debt for Americans is bigger than credit card debt. So instead of cutting up plastic, should we cut up our degrees?!! http://ow.ly/722uC<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prophetiksoul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5407647&amp;post=360&amp;subd=prophetiksoul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blessed Are The Poor: Part 2</title>
		<link>https://prophetiksoul.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/blessed-are-the-poor-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morality and Ethics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[debt ceiling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our troubled economy has stirred up open resentment against the poor and the programs designed to help them. But the Bible calls us to remember those who are on the margins of society. Click here to read the second of two parts about poverty at urbanfaith.com Tagged: African American, American poor, Black, debt ceiling, Latino, poor, poverty, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=prophetiksoul.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5407647&amp;post=352&amp;subd=prophetiksoul&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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