<?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>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:13:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/baptists/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Light of the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[John 9:5 (KJV) ***As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. *** I understand that it is possible to say Jesus is in the world today. He is the light of the world today through the Word]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/the-light-of-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/the-light-of-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 18:18:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP2DJYqWdv8SjVQiQasiEcGctw3Jrh4b5JpqYUgTm3bMaANJnsjKwAhcxu6KnVYtn3Yt1MszPC9pPsJd2vd6xBU85pyCFyu2y31TLNA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Religion vs Faith]]></title><description><![CDATA[John 8:5 (KJV) Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? But what sayest thou? The scribes and Pharisees were attempting to set up a false dichotomy. Jesus is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/religion-vs-faith</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/religion-vs-faith</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 14:48:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UBvwpPuizsfz2BSKyPpR2EfU2NDGY4pk6pYwLTXrfrBEsN8k7U5tp62fUzNUiRwtmahx5TAxFP6QcyMkPZzc5jNooc1fzN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Predetermined, Limited and Definite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremiah 46:28 (KJV) Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/predetermined-limited-and-definite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/predetermined-limited-and-definite</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 16:50:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8RBevPfbFiptEzy81dwSb5HAhkEs8BfvLkNg7kht4KcQMkLMfAKo2z8EinLCMVKiQHpL1XbGjw6TwXp9v2oHdY37TehW5gKad7Ja4W5zkE1jVuNWo15KeK2Ly4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Or Else He Is No One]]></title><description><![CDATA[John 6:40 (KJV) ***And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. *** It is God’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/or-else-he-is-no-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/or-else-he-is-no-one</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2020 17:57:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8RBevPfbFiptEzy81dwSb5HAhkEs8BfvLkNg7kht4KcQMkLMfAKo2z8G4WKpYhceUbDct212D3vQRuZPmmBr7HfaEba9jJ1aGhmCLioExZjUbaCVqjUY7eMdSW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Mishandle Jesus]]></title><description><![CDATA[John 5:23 (KJV) That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. So many religious “faiths” claim to honor]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/to-mishandle-jesus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/to-mishandle-jesus</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2020 13:18:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8RBevPfbFiptEzy81dwSb5HAhkEs8BfvLkNg7kht4KcQMkLMfAKo2z88c6X79g5Mqrq6SHMGPnuY4GkfdKSAtZtx2nLnSW9Uv2mgSJUEUjMsS7EDK7htGncuoc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremiah 38:20 (KJV) But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live. If only]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/choices</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/choices</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 13:41:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgrWe7KyyRHXzeiP1CJfhMppnSKMZVKJNX5Ea9ZKnAK9AYTeQKMxnpXgT8aueKEgi1zjuohVz7HMx6ZcNcrA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Does It Mean to Believe?]]></title><description><![CDATA[John 3:36 (KJV) He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. A pertinent question would be, “What does]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/what-does-it-mean-to-believe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/what-does-it-mean-to-believe</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2020 19:13:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVxiq1Y1uwG9EdbRJnvfPPyF5TaGfdVPSyT4h2r7uowroGqqH3U7qRuZijRY4SPxMMeN6Zp6A8CHQrLZ9J6j71SRhXzffBAfyHWtTpJ5f6rA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Servants Knew]]></title><description><![CDATA[John 2:9 (KJV) When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/the-servants-knew</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/the-servants-knew</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2020 13:20:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PfoCxi33KmQBGRMVc3LuPSdqaxkc4VTC4w3DcqvmA77rgFbwymuRJ4EvtFKwRCrYBwnty2xka4MevE6TB8SR3TmADpZpiu8fLXp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TOP THIS!]]></title><description><![CDATA[2 Corinthians 11:1-4 (KJV) Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/top-this</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/top-this</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2020 21:09:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8RBevPfbFiptEzy81dwSb5HAhkEs8BfvLkNg7kht4KcQMkLMfAKo2z8E7tsBBYEyhCFKXjoP6hGkTv1LYwpqFY7fBkM8LynEYvfTT3GdkxasMDfkqmigmTr5Cr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Treasure in Jesus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremiah 32:23 (KJV) And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/the-treasure-in-jesus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/the-treasure-in-jesus</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2020 14:59:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDzQy8L6U6JYs6WoBfqme7oUyU3ZWWKshHbtQ1HuKfnn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Christmas in Bethlehem, The Book of Ruth]]></title><description><![CDATA[My newest title, A Christmas in Bethlehem, The Book of Ruth, is now available on Amazon (paperback) and Kindle. The Kindle version is free to read with Kindle Unlimited.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/a-christmas-in-bethlehem-the-book-of-ruth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/a-christmas-in-bethlehem-the-book-of-ruth</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 14:21:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQjbxhUcYDmdfYohNVAqB7TJ6kCoecfzrRQkNWezHR5YpSmzmkVCNDUMpFrCnixwX8iznCN31pYqtjGA9RFbCyp74i1SaZbhaT4sLimWtKNbrgTz2KKw4G6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerning Jesus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremiah 31:3 (KJV) The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. This whole chapter is a prophecy concerning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/concerning-jesus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/concerning-jesus</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 13:31:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDzQy8L6U6JYs3pCHARyWbXrR6hGAoBFU1ontNzjBDve?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slow of Heart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luke 24:25 (KJV) Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: The language of the two on the road suggests that they were close disciples but not of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/slow-of-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/slow-of-heart</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 15:08:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqpx5c7Zikd2HFMqywJNqDeZVr22vYLLq3mmDMvC912rHeJY7RgpzSXgus2WkYjnyzVsMiEjXhSCVtmcHC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Battle Between The Prophets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremiah 28:10-11 (KJV) Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it. And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Even]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/the-battle-between-the-prophets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/the-battle-between-the-prophets</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:18:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stuXpnvnU2ByoTTe7rtyo8v5uYk1kPymfyjguJmftL7537rc5v3XFEnR5kSqtC1wJPGoPbVktnCsRKLwi4BeN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Seemeth Good]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremiah 26:14 (KJV) As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you. This passage reminds me of, Acts 4:18-20 (KJV) And they called them, and commanded them not to speak]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/as-seemeth-good</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/as-seemeth-good</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgrWe7KyyRHXzeiP1CJfhMppnSKMZVKJNX5Ea9ZKnAK9AYTeQKMxnpXgSj7xyzvGTHAkKH4UccLadWhBwKjC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of The Number]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luke 22:3 (KJV) Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. Satan entered into Judas Iscariot. …“of the number of the twelve.” Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/of-the-number</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/of-the-number</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2020 17:28:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgrWe7KyyRHXzeiP1CJfhMppnSKMZVKJNX5Ea9ZKnAK9AYTeQKMxnpXgT6wic2YNZ4qN3GJgRsBc4JgQEMm8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hear the Word of the LORD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremiah 22:29 (KJV) O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD. There is a context for this plea, but I will leave it to the reader to do your own study of that. Hebrew expression frequently uses]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/hear-the-word-of-the-lord</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/hear-the-word-of-the-lord</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2020 13:33:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMe6s3wiPgGFTi3naqHERgdwJew6rJYRaB3RR7sSAdZKnpMFwrh88VqqTL9C2ypDMt47cBv6bzDpHFPVZdXLhwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wise As Serpents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Luke 20:21-26 (KJV) And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly: Is it lawful for us to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/wise-as-serpents</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/wise-as-serpents</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 13:31:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdToSwHy1F6xC7iNSf4gD4njuiH2TJnH2d9a7sjEgsxpt7CEU4CDJHBHYYbgqCK67CtAkuh9r1WH7Ra6wJxefpubKWirxmUdLkLPwC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremiah 18:12 (KJV) And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart. God, through the prophet, had just told them, **If]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/hope</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/christianity/@mackmck/hope</guid><category><![CDATA[christianity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mackmck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 13:28:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPaYV4kTz4GCveAWxV8mUAgE6jg7PzdvQBoGn97TMw5BrrptTBBuhc2Hj1ajagLDfKN4JYH5v8sqQQvJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scripture With Scripture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremiah 17:7-8 (KJV) Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 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