<?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>Christian Encounters Archives - Stephen Barkley</title> <atom:link href="https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/christian-encounters/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/tag/christian-encounters/</link> <description>Teacher | Writer | Practical Theologian</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:23:50 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">5343192</site> <item> <title>J. R. R. Tolkien | Mark Horne</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2011/08/03/j-r-r-tolkien-mark-horne/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2011/08/03/j-r-r-tolkien-mark-horne/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:43:09 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Biography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christian Encounters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J. R. R. Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mark Horne]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Nelson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[writing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=4144</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>J. R. R. Tolkien's fame seems strangely limitless. His limited published output of only one children's book, one three-part adult book, and a few scholarly works during his lifetime only add to the curiosity of his world-wide appeal. That is, at least, until you sit down and read The Lord of the Rings. Then it [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2011/08/03/j-r-r-tolkien-mark-horne/">J. R. R. Tolkien | Mark Horne</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2011/08/03/j-r-r-tolkien-mark-horne/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4144</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Saint Francis | Robert West</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/08/15/saint-francis-robert-west/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/08/15/saint-francis-robert-west/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:34:44 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Biography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christian Encounters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert West]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Saint Francis]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=3248</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>In Saint Francis, West successfully made life and times of a thirteenth-century saint come alive. I chose to review this book because I didn't know much about Francis other than a few folktales and the hymn, "All Creatures of Our God and King". It turns out there's a lot more to Francis than a madman [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/08/15/saint-francis-robert-west/">Saint Francis | Robert West</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/08/15/saint-francis-robert-west/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">3248</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Isaac Newton | Mitch Stokes</title> <link>https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/03/01/isaac-newton-mitch-stokes/</link> <comments>https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/03/01/isaac-newton-mitch-stokes/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Barkley]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:50:26 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Biography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Book Reviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christian Encounters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Isaac Newton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mitch Stokes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Science]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Nelson]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://stephenbarkley.com/?p=2430</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Thomas Nelson Publishers has just introduced a series of biographies entitled, "Christian Encounters". I just finished reading Mitch Stokes' work on the life of Isaac Newton. While I cannot yet speak for the other books in the series, this volume is a resounding success. Stokes relates the life of Newton in a concise manner that [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/03/01/isaac-newton-mitch-stokes/">Isaac Newton | Mitch Stokes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://stephenbarkley.com">Stephen Barkley</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://stephenbarkley.com/2010/03/01/isaac-newton-mitch-stokes/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">2430</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>