<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:58:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@agaperoad/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Goat “Gittin” 101]]></title><description><![CDATA[A friend of mine used to have a goat farm called “Git Yer Goat.” A wise man once said concerning such things: “If you don’t have a goat to git, nobody can git it.” Obviously, this plays out in our daily]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/get/@agaperoad/goat-gittin-101</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/get/@agaperoad/goat-gittin-101</guid><category><![CDATA[get]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[agaperoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 21:27:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever Happened to Hell?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whatever Happened to Hell? Several years ago people were asked several survey questions about eternal life. 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You climb up and down walls, hang off of ropes strung across watercourses, crawl on your belly through slimy mud and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christian/@agaperoad/god-s-obstacle-course</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christian/@agaperoad/god-s-obstacle-course</guid><category><![CDATA[christian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[agaperoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 20:05:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisdom: A  Commodity in Short Supply]]></title><description><![CDATA[If there is a commodity in short supply today, it has to be wisdom. Like you, I’m often astounded by our leaders’ actions and reactions, beginning with the man in the Oval Office. It’s amazing to say the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christian/@agaperoad/wisdom-a-commodity-in-short-supply</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christian/@agaperoad/wisdom-a-commodity-in-short-supply</guid><category><![CDATA[christian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[agaperoad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 19:56:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[My journey is one of incredible change through pain. As Paul wrote, “By the grace of God, I am what I am” (1 Cor. 15:10). 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