<?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/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post4299467325316410568..comments</id><updated>2009-06-26T12:38:04.472-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on The mind and soul of Ian: Thoughtful Question #1</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/feeds/4299467325316410568/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html'/><author><name>Ian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14289566223624035599</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-4590982001390049915</id><published>2009-06-26T12:38:04.472-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-26T12:38:04.472-07:00</updated><title type='text'>"When have I asked a question that I didn't want y...</title><content type='html'>&amp;quot;When have I asked a question that I didn&amp;#39;t want you to answer?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There&amp;#39;s number one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;Please, tell me, exactly WHERE did I say that it had to be a good or bad change, or that I was talking about bringing them to Christ?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There&amp;#39;s number two.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/4590982001390049915'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/4590982001390049915'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html?showComment=1246045084472#c4590982001390049915' title=''/><author><name>Araken</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02159085503154184232</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17789271553662582387'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-4299467325316410568' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/posts/default/4299467325316410568' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-5732585594180249988</id><published>2009-06-20T22:30:31.029-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-20T22:30:31.029-07:00</updated><title type='text'>That's not quite what I meant...&lt;_&lt; :P

:)Ian(:</title><content type='html'>That&amp;#39;s not quite what I meant...&amp;lt;_&amp;lt; :P&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;:)Ian(:</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/5732585594180249988'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/5732585594180249988'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html?showComment=1245562231029#c5732585594180249988' title=''/><author><name>Ian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14289566223624035599</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08127720940699189670'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-4299467325316410568' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/posts/default/4299467325316410568' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-7266996806583234525</id><published>2009-06-20T08:08:48.584-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-20T08:08:48.584-07:00</updated><title type='text'>You're right. I could pull out a cocked gun and pu...</title><content type='html'>You&amp;#39;re right. I could pull out a cocked gun and pull the trigger on sight -- that wouldn&amp;#39;t take too long to change their life...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Camden&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I saw your comment and replied! =)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/7266996806583234525'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/7266996806583234525'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html?showComment=1245510528584#c7266996806583234525' title=''/><author><name>Camden</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01470713412584682896</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09878117608164083274'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-4299467325316410568' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/posts/default/4299467325316410568' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-3847034461318705218</id><published>2009-06-19T07:26:21.895-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-19T07:26:21.895-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I would definitely do everything I could do as me ...</title><content type='html'>I would definitely do everything I could do as me to help them by reminding them how much God loves them, but in the end it is ultimately their choice. No matter how much I&amp;#39;d love to make the choice for people, all I can do is be there for them. So my answer would have to be it&amp;#39;s up to God.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/3847034461318705218'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/3847034461318705218'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html?showComment=1245421581895#c3847034461318705218' title=''/><author><name>Sapphira Adi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14097338181772892808</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08815983753098457138'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-4299467325316410568' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/posts/default/4299467325316410568' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-2185537586707006566</id><published>2009-06-18T21:40:43.993-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-18T21:40:43.993-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hmmm. It seems that you're all interpreting the qu...</title><content type='html'>Hmmm. It seems that you&amp;#39;re all interpreting the question. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please, tell me, exactly WHERE did I say that it had to be a good or bad change, or that I was talking about bringing them to Christ? :P&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just an interesting thing I happened to notice. :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;:)Ian(:</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/2185537586707006566'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/2185537586707006566'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html?showComment=1245386443993#c2185537586707006566' title=''/><author><name>Ian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14289566223624035599</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08127720940699189670'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-4299467325316410568' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/posts/default/4299467325316410568' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-2347565139080043492</id><published>2009-06-18T09:45:24.495-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-18T09:45:24.495-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I haven't been here in a long time Ian! Anyways, f...</title><content type='html'>I haven&amp;#39;t been here in a long time Ian! Anyways, for your question, I agree with Araken: I could present the basic gospel to someone in a minute, but in the end, it&amp;#39;s the Holy Spirit&amp;#39;s prompting and their personal choice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Camden</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/2347565139080043492'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/2347565139080043492'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html?showComment=1245343524495#c2347565139080043492' title=''/><author><name>Camden</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01470713412584682896</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09878117608164083274'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-4299467325316410568' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/posts/default/4299467325316410568' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-5483245926627291349</id><published>2009-06-16T17:53:20.015-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-16T17:53:20.015-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I think it's an impossible question to answer unti...</title><content type='html'>I think it&amp;#39;s an impossible question to answer until you&amp;#39;re there...Otherwise, how can one know?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And if everyone could view my latest post, &amp;quot;Her Song,&amp;quot; it&amp;#39;s one of my favourite songs...and, well...you&amp;#39;ll understand the rest when you see it.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/5483245926627291349'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/5483245926627291349'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html?showComment=1245200000015#c5483245926627291349' title=''/><author><name>Mike</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12935516252733258432</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04854781323223788043'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-4299467325316410568' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/posts/default/4299467325316410568' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-5175816116837757808</id><published>2009-06-13T17:17:51.322-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-13T17:17:51.322-07:00</updated><title type='text'>When have I asked a question that I didn't want yo...</title><content type='html'>When have I asked a question that I didn&amp;#39;t want you to answer?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This was just a thought that came to mind a while ago.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/5175816116837757808'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/5175816116837757808'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html?showComment=1244938671322#c5175816116837757808' title=''/><author><name>Ian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14289566223624035599</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='08127720940699189670'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-4299467325316410568' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/posts/default/4299467325316410568' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-3694669088373296582</id><published>2009-06-12T10:29:41.670-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-12T10:29:41.670-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Is this one of those questions you ask but don't e...</title><content type='html'>Is this one of those questions you ask but don&amp;#39;t expect an answer? Or do you seriously want us to answer it????</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/3694669088373296582'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/3694669088373296582'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html?showComment=1244827781670#c3694669088373296582' title=''/><author><name>SarahO'G</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10736612539768094724</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-4299467325316410568' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/posts/default/4299467325316410568' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-8723283281233624545</id><published>2009-06-05T17:04:37.348-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-05T17:04:37.348-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Well, not a lot of people can forget me..I make a ...</title><content type='html'>Well, not a lot of people can forget me..I make a HUGE impact on people so much that they always remember me (and how to spell my name)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My youth leader: &amp;quot;Judy, who?&amp;quot;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/8723283281233624545'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/8723283281233624545'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html?showComment=1244246677348#c8723283281233624545' title=''/><author><name>Judi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13589185195162365541</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='18355128306424205476'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-4299467325316410568' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/posts/default/4299467325316410568' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-2172516495292412138</id><published>2009-06-03T11:31:57.606-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-03T11:31:57.606-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Less serious note: If I've never seen or heard of ...</title><content type='html'>Less serious note: If I&amp;#39;ve never seen or heard of this person before, how do I know it&amp;#39;s them? Hee-hee!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More serious note: I don&amp;#39;t believe it&amp;#39;s up to me to change their life forever, but God. That sounds like a cop-out, but our job as Christians is to present Jesus and His message to all the world and nations, and then leave the changing up to Him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I can&amp;#39;t make someone fall on their knees and beg to repent, only God can. I try to answer the person&amp;#39;s questions, but I think that it is ultimately up to God whether the person is changed or not.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So I guess my answer would be; I have no idea.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/2172516495292412138'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/4299467325316410568/comments/default/2172516495292412138'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html?showComment=1244053917606#c2172516495292412138' title=''/><author><name>Araken</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02159085503154184232</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17789271553662582387'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://iansmindandsoul.blogspot.com/2009/06/thoughtful-question-1.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-4299467325316410568' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3299578436046877203/posts/default/4299467325316410568' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>