<?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>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:44:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@tomrundel/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[No such thing as individual salvation]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you really think about the process of being born, it is quite terrifying. It was totally out of my control. I did not choose to be born, the choice was made for me. I did not choose to whom I would]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/theology/@tomrundel/no-such-thing-as-individual-salvation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/theology/@tomrundel/no-such-thing-as-individual-salvation</guid><category><![CDATA[theology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomrundel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 15:53:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinpwPgziMUuJWQbArqbC3f7L5g7NRAMvxDGZvwsWQVjx5wmiaRyEqBme6rzwMTyJqHmtvUnWKFuoq8ng2z24Qn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alive isn't "not dead yet"]]></title><description><![CDATA[||| Alive isn’t “not dead yet” ||| “The fact that you are not yet dead is not sufficient proof that you are alive. It takes more than that. It takes courage—above all, the courage to face death. Only one]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/truth/@tomrundel/alive-isn-t-not-dead-yet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/truth/@tomrundel/alive-isn-t-not-dead-yet</guid><category><![CDATA[truth]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomrundel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:18:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRqCmQLhs7ZoybsrgTuvSTU2pMGE9589Gk35AZyWpnpoyHfvCQxUjfdn6CXaERJJQqNc6HBHBy7ciVo3nfR6seFroksYnuytuHBhifrw9s4YYe7EARmmbmXqwi74btZ88RPrejLpkKyGYu92tjwuSej6Gh6awYJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shame and Beauty]]></title><description><![CDATA[||| Shame and Beauty ||| Shame is a powerful liar. It uses external evidence to convince us that we ARE who we experience ourselves to be on a surface level: fearful, aggressive, bitter, lustful, greedy.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/truth/@tomrundel/shame-and-beauty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/truth/@tomrundel/shame-and-beauty</guid><category><![CDATA[truth]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomrundel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:34:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZvPw1b3L74faJRNkF5XLGbkUwLMES9AasgX1RWQaugT2M7vLCXZ4wHDfvaVeFXgvimgpqtxje8aXG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduceyourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[I believe that the most healing experience a soul can traverse is to encounter the beauty of God within the beauty of their soul. Until this happens, a soul is stuck in duty, obligation, fear, and conformity.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@tomrundel/introduceyourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@tomrundel/introduceyourself</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tomrundel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 16:03:06 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>