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		<title>Living the Legacy of Loved One&#8217;s Lost</title>
		<link>http://ibrahimlong.com/2013/05/11/loved-ones-lost/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 00:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ibrahim J. Long</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A deeply personal account of my own struggle losing my mother to cancer. These brief words were offered as support to family members and friends of patients who had lost their lives due to illness and other causes. They were provided as part of a memorial service that took place at St. Joseph&#8217;s Healthcare Hamilton &#8230; <a href="http://ibrahimlong.com/2013/05/11/loved-ones-lost/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibrahimlong.com&#038;blog=13382754&#038;post=2614&#038;subd=thepurestfaith&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SPCR Conference: 2013</title>
		<link>http://ibrahimlong.com/2013/03/22/spcr-conference-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 22:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ibrahim J. Long</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spirituality and Psychotherapy: Cure of the Soul Waterloo Lutheran Seminary: May 23 – 25, 2013 Sponsored by Society for Pastoral Counselling Research (SPCR), Waterloo Lutheran Seminary and the South West Region of the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care This two-day conference will explore the integration of spirituality and psychotherapy through unique presentations and workshops led &#8230; <a href="http://ibrahimlong.com/2013/03/22/spcr-conference-2013/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibrahimlong.com&#038;blog=13382754&#038;post=2348&#038;subd=thepurestfaith&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Abode of Peace</title>
		<link>http://ibrahimlong.com/2013/02/16/an-abode-of-peace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ibrahim J. Long</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Allah before me, Calling me, Satan below. On my right an Angel telling me &#8220;Go!&#8220; On my left a Jinn calling this world &#8220;home&#8221;, And my heart fills with shouting Between friend and foe. Before me lays a path into the unseen, From the world I am walking in, To a world waiting for me. &#8230; <a href="http://ibrahimlong.com/2013/02/16/an-abode-of-peace/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibrahimlong.com&#038;blog=13382754&#038;post=2286&#038;subd=thepurestfaith&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just a few moments</title>
		<link>http://ibrahimlong.com/2013/02/16/a_few_moments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 17:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ibrahim J. Long</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Poetry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just a few more moments until we awake upon a new scene, Anxiously awaiting judgement for all of our deeds. Our lifetime seeming like only part of a day; Hoping our good deeds will bear the most weight. It may be days, months, or years in the grave but our body will stand anew; Revived &#8230; <a href="http://ibrahimlong.com/2013/02/16/a_few_moments/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibrahimlong.com&#038;blog=13382754&#038;post=2266&#038;subd=thepurestfaith&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Be Loved?</title>
		<link>http://ibrahimlong.com/2013/02/02/love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ibrahim J. Long</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Reflections]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have recently discovered how much my own self-care is related to how I understand my relationship with my Lord. Particularly, how I feel a certain sense of anxiety at times as to whether or not I am fulfilling my potential. This worry takes a toll on my physical and spiritual health. My discontent with &#8230; <a href="http://ibrahimlong.com/2013/02/02/love/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibrahimlong.com&#038;blog=13382754&#038;post=2156&#038;subd=thepurestfaith&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Outline of Narrative Therapy</title>
		<link>http://ibrahimlong.com/2013/01/01/outline-of-narrative-therapy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2013 19:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ibrahim J. Long</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spiritual Care Resources]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some chaplains and pastoral counsellors/spiritual care psychotherapists integrate narrative therapy into their spiritual care of clients. Students being trained in pastoral counselling and spiritual care psychotherapy work under a qualified supervisor from the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC). Following is a description of the background, assumptions and ideas of narrative therapy. Background The narrative &#8230; <a href="http://ibrahimlong.com/2013/01/01/outline-of-narrative-therapy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibrahimlong.com&#038;blog=13382754&#038;post=2026&#038;subd=thepurestfaith&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Published in Thailand</title>
		<link>http://ibrahimlong.com/2012/12/15/published-in-thailand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 01:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ibrahim J. Long</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Convert's Jihad]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I feel honored that my conversion story has been translated into Thai and included into a book entitled New Muslims in the West, #3. My story is deeply personal, but I decided to share it online several years ago at the request of a good friend. Knowing that it is now being shared with men &#8230; <a href="http://ibrahimlong.com/2012/12/15/published-in-thailand/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibrahimlong.com&#038;blog=13382754&#038;post=1977&#038;subd=thepurestfaith&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sodom&#8217;s Sin: A Combined Reading of the Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah from the Christian and Islamic Traditions</title>
		<link>http://ibrahimlong.com/2012/12/07/sodoms-sin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 02:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ibrahim J. Long</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Student Reflections and Research]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While the story of Sodom and Gomorrah is one that is most related to homosexuality, earlier authorities within the Abrahamic traditions have derived from it many other spiritual lessons that have been drowned out by its use within the current political climate. To help Muslims, Christians, and Jews reflect upon these lessons once again, I &#8230; <a href="http://ibrahimlong.com/2012/12/07/sodoms-sin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibrahimlong.com&#038;blog=13382754&#038;post=1877&#038;subd=thepurestfaith&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: A Chaplain&#8217;s Plea</title>
		<link>http://ibrahimlong.com/2012/11/27/a-chaplains-plea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ibrahim J. Long</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Issues]]></category>
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		<title>Serving in Diversity</title>
		<link>http://ibrahimlong.com/2012/10/26/new-post-amc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ibrahim J. Long</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am honored to have received a request from the Association of Muslim Chaplains (AMC) to contribute to their website by sharing one of my articles. I felt that this was a great opportunity to convey some of my thoughts on Muslim chaplains within the community by emphasizing how their role differs form that of &#8230; <a href="http://ibrahimlong.com/2012/10/26/new-post-amc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ibrahimlong.com&#038;blog=13382754&#038;post=1643&#038;subd=thepurestfaith&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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