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October 2008 (9)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 15: choke hold
- 10: There’s an upside to economic disaster
- 09: Movie Review: Religulous
- 08: The Body, The Blood, The Border
- 07: Reputable Peace
- 07: Review: ‘Jesus Wants to Save Christians’
- 06: The Common Root Launched
- 06: on justice
- 01: Imagination and the Way of Christ
September 2008 (19)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: When is enough enough?
- 26: A Christian Presenter at Pagan Pride!?
- 25: Economic Matters: Socializing the Risk or Capitalizing the Reward?
- 25: Homoemergicus Maximus
- 24: The Death of Evelyn and the Failure of the Church
- 23: The Man and The Couch
- 22: Thy Kingdome Come
- 22: Traveler´s City
- 17: 3 Openings at Radical Living in New York City
- 16: Striving for a Just Peace without the Myth of Redemptive Violence
- 16: My Political Memoir
- 12: Downshifting: Out From Under the Shadow of Death
- 11: Why I am not a primitivist
- 10: When is it ok to be a jerk?
- 09: The Value of Money
- 09: Praying for/to change
- 03: Give what to Caesar?
- 03: Democracy Matters: Discourse, Practice, Reality
- 02: Confessions of a Recovering Nationalist
August 2008 (12)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: Race Around the Web
- 26: The Beliefsale
- 25: Autumn=more articles?
- 25: The Style of Subversion Part 3: A Loving Resistance
- 17: Evangelism for the Ordinary Radical
- 12: The Style of Subversion Part 2: Resisting Pseudo Alterity
- 11: Going Public with My Privates (part 3 of 3)
- 07: go as poor among the poor…
- 06: Red Letters: Living a Faith that Bleeds
- 05: mere anarchy
- 04: The Style of Subversion: An Introduction
- 04: St. Augustine and Heidegger
July 2008 (29)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Going Public with My Privates (part 2 of 3)
- 30: Breakdown of JM Readers by Country
- 29: Another World is Neccessary: Anarchism, Christianity and the Race from the White House
- 29: group of white men around the age of 30 challenge “everything”
- 28: Gandhi Was Wrong
- 28: Israeli Settlers Attack Palestinian Children, Internationals on Way Home from Summer Camp
- 25: Going Public with My Privates (part 1 of 3)
- 23: Leaving the Faith Undefended
- 22: What’s Enemy-Love Got To Do With It?
- 21: Changing the wind?
- 21: Say What You Mean
- 18: A Vote for Barack Obama is a Vote for Jesus
- 18: Render unto Washington?
- 17: Suspended
- 17: Threading the Eye of a Needle
- 16: Crowding Out
- 16: Papa Prayer (a poem)
- 15: The Dark Knight of America
- 14: Soundtrack for Subversion: Poinsetta’s Here
- 11: National Assembly to Honor Freedom of Conscience
- 10: Submergent is afoot…
- 09: Bringin’ Back Monarchy
- 08: Jesus Manifesto is on vacation for a few days…
- 04: Americans 12:9-3:10
- 04: Happy St. Elizabeth’s Day!
- 03: Preaching Peace Conference
- 02: All in All You’re Just Another Crack in the Wall…
- 02: How a Radical Jihadist Led Me to Jesus (part 3 of 3)
- 01: Pagan Christianity?
June 2008 (37)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Welcome Brandon Rhodes!
- 30: Brian McLaren: A New Kind of Ancient
- 30: How a Radical Jihadist Led Me to Jesus (part 2 of 3)
- 26: Ordinary Radicals Trailer
- 26: Manifesto (Luke 4:18-19)
- 26: Embracing Downward Mobility
- 25: Gyrovagues, Church-Shoppers, and Ecclesial Free Agents
- 24: Calling all web designers…
- 24: How a Radical Jihadist Led Me to Jesus (part 1 of 3)
- 24: Who Is My Enemy?
- 23: Security through Vulnerability
- 23: Co-Editor Position
- 23: Challenging Fathers
- 20: Denominational Pentecost in a Post-Carbon World
- 19: Local Mennonite Church Service Disturbed by Strong Wind
- 18: spring always comes
- 17: “Oh the Glory”: Following the Spirit’s Song into the World
- 16: Finding Our Way Again (Brian McLaren)
- 16: Pentecost in Patagonia
- 16: Daughters and Sons
- 15: An Open Letter from a Post-Loving Emerger (of course it’s an open letter, I’m post-foreclosed!)
- 13: And the Grand Prize Winner Is…
- 13: Pentecost and the Way of the Shaman
- 13: 38 Injured in “Pentecost Pageant”
- 12: Change comes on the wind (Or at least that’s how it happens in movies).
- 11: Pentecost: Peace Carried on a Violent Wind
- 10: An Apology to Emergent Village
- 10: “…and suddenly a sound…”
- 08: Pentecost Writing Contest: An Update
- 06: Jesus Manifesto is looking for sponsors
- 06: Protesting the RNC?
- 05: The Election and Our Election
- 04: Leaning into a Dream
- 03: Homeland Security.
- 02: Behold the Man: the Passion as Coronation
- 02: Sticking it to the Man
- 01: Spiritual Warfare and the Desert Fathers
May 2008 (35)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Beat
- 28: Momentum
- 27: Missio Dei Internship Opportunity
- 26: Everybody Must Get Stoned
- 26: A Review of Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove’s FREE TO BE BOUND
- 23: Radical Dissent: Poetry By Wendell Berry and the Mad Farmer
- 22: Faith Half-Mast
- 20: Identity in poverty - blessed are the poor in spirit
- 20: “Now a New King…”
- 20: Once Upon a Time…
- 18: The New Friars: A Missional Opportunity
- 15: Missio Dei Breviary now available on Amazon.com
- 15: Not as much as I do (A response to Chad Ellens)
- 15: The Jesus Legend
- 15: Impacting the Winds of Change
- 14: New JM Feature: Video Comments
- 14: Jesus and the Kids
- 13: Deadline Extended for Pentecost Writing Contest
- 12: A Take On An Evangelical Manifesto
- 12: Find Yourself In The Faces Of Others
- 12: Fighting With Forks: The Food Crisis Battle
- 12: Songs for Ordinary Time
- 09: Pentecost – The Tongue Untied
- 07: Destination Written Upon My Feet
- 06: Contest Clarification
- 06: Writing Contest Deadline is Sunday
- 06: Hey, I care about those poor people too!
- 06: Biblical Economics 1-0-what?
- 05: An Economy Stimulating Giving Spree!
- 02: Armed Settlers Invade Palestinian Village
- 02: Jesus Radicals Conference: August 15-16
- 02: My Beautiful Idol by Pete Gall
- 01: RSS Awareness Day…Subscribe to JM Today!
- 01: “What the…!?”
- 01: the apathy generator
April 2008 (34)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: JM now friendlier to your mobile
- 29: Submergent Update
- 29: The Myth of Progress
- 29: Skeleton Kingdom
- 27: Onward, Christian Soldiers
- 25: WHAT did you just call me?
- 24: Buddhist Follower of Jesus?
- 22: Soundtrack for Subversion: Suburban Pipedream
- 22: I no longer blog here…
- 22: The Faith of Our Fathers
- 21: Jonah on Climate Change
- 21: Expelled: An Opportunity Lost
- 18: Interview: Becky Garrison, Satirist
- 17: Submergent relaunches website
- 17: The Beginning of One Life, the End of Another
- 17: The New Christians’ Kool-Aid
- 16: Kevin Smith Making Film About the Trinity
- 15: Quantum Physicists collapse infinite superposition of all infinity into old bearded guy
- 14: Emerging Middle-Aged Women
- 11: Holy Spirit Found in Area Man’s Basement
- 10: Audio from the New Conspirators
- 09: Church Of The Underground
- 09: Mark Interviewed by Church Marketing Sucks
- 08: The Beauty of Subjectivity
- 08: Liturgical persistence and Ecclesial resistance
- 07: Driving My Life Away
- 06: Logan Laituri: Courageous Coward
- 06: Announcing Judges for Writing Competition
- 02: The More Perfect State
- 02: MacArthur Launches “Nothing Must Change” Tour
- 01: Stepping into the Wind: A Pentecost-Inspired Writing Competition
- 01: why can’t you be?
- 01: Through the Bathroom Window
- 01: Introducting our Newest Co-Editor
March 2008 (43)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: If Pakistan Matters
- 30: My name is Jonas
- 28: Baby Van Steenwyk!
- 26: Christian Social Mobility
- 26: Co-Editorialishness: An Update
- 25: Book Review: Tim & Jesus Go to Church
- 25: Repentance and Subversion
- 24: A Mountain of Bones
- 24: Welcome to the Church of Consumer Jesus
- 22: Missio Dei Breviary Price Drop
- 22: Revolution is in the Details
- 21: Virginia Church not in Virginia
- 20: A Better Good Friday
- 20: Choosing Barabbas
- 19: Holy Week
- 18: The Scandal of Easter
- 18: An Improved JM, the Quest for Editors, and a bit about a baby
- 18: Another Song About Me?
- 17: Contemporary Service blasted for being “too traditional”
- 14: As November approaches…
- 14: Morning Missive: MARK VAN STEENWYK – HYPOCRITE
- 13: Panel Discussion with Shane Claiborne
- 13: The Last Breakfast
- 13: The “other’s” bible
- 12: Younger Evangelicals Drug of Choice
- 12: Sins of the fathers
- 12: Book Review: Jesus for President (section 1)
- 11: Home-Grown Insurgency Group A Growing Concern
- 11: Via Negativa (or Wrestling With How to Say Anything…)
- 11: He Faces His Fate
- 10: Scrambling the Sacred and the Profane: A Random Monday Morning Reflection
- 08: Nashville Sonnet
- 07: My Brief Stint as an Activist
- 07: If you’re interested…
- 06: Tony Jones to Leave Emergent Village
- 06: laugh out loud
- 06: Raising the Dead
- 05: What is the New Monasticism?
- 05: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 16
- 04: Get a McJob! (Sha Na Na Na)
- 04: My Emerging Father-in-law
- 03: The Love Power of Jesus
- 02: Blogging from the New Conspirators (conclusion)
February 2008 (42)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 29: Blogging from the New Conspirators (pt 3)
- 28: Blogging from the New Conspirators (pt 2)
- 27: The Church and The Radicals: Match Made In Heaven?
- 27: Blogging from the New Conspirators (pt 1)
- 26: Book Review: Jesus for President (initial thoughts)
- 26: Continued Emergence: 3 predictions, 3 Exhortations and 3 Signs of Hope
- 25: The Church as a Community of Justice: A Reflection on Isaiah 58
- 25: This week: The New Conspirators
- 23: Zizek, Obama and the Emerging Church
- 22: Help Me Write a Christarchy Primer
- 22: Un Pentecostés Emergente
- 20: Barbarian at the Gate
- 20: Mammon, you cruel bastard!
- 19: New Feature: Artículos en Español
- 19: Manuscrito revela revisiones en el Sermón del Monte
- 19: Ecological Armageddon & Repentance
- 19: Why is “New Monasticism” controversial?
- 18: Manuscript Reveals Revisions in Sermon on the Mount
- 18: living faithfully in a “throw-away” culture
- 16: A Request for Technological Assistance
- 15: New Rhythms
- 14: Social Action and The Way of Christ
- 13: Our Heavenly Mother
- 13: Soundtrack for Revolution
- 12: An Emerging Pentecost?
- 12: An Open Letter To My Pentecostal Brothers and Sisters Regarding the Issue of War
- 12: Sundays With The Anarchist
- 11: An Introduction to Submergent
- 11: The Incarnation, Eucharist, and Community
- 08: New Monasticism: Fringe Christianity?
- 08: Easter Ad Campaign Reaches Unchurched at Record Numbers
- 07: The Disappointing Nature of the Lord’s Prayer
- 07: Making Room For The Non-Academic
- 06: 1-2-3 Meme
- 06: Anti-Ideology as Ideology
- 06: What am I Praying for?
- 05: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 15
- 04: What does God have up his sleeve?
- 04: A Parable
- 03: grinding bones and making bread
- 03: The Unexpected Monks
- 02: Some Subversive Verses
January 2008 (45)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: Severing the Rhetorical Roots of the Empire
- 31: Does Satire Have a Place?
- 30: Caucus Voter’s Guide (2008)
- 30: It’s cold as hell.
- 30: New Monasticism is Really Really Bad
- 29: Article Suggestions
- 29: When Church and State Play Footsie Under the Table
- 29: the Jesus Campaign
- 28: What is Truth?
- 28: Enemies of Empire?
- 27: Breaking News: Rapture May Have Already Happened
- 25: Why I’m Thankful for living under a Nepotist Regime
- 24: Buy the Missio Dei Brevary!
- 23: new Missio Dei site
- 23: Saponification
- 22: Is America an Empire?
- 22: Zonbu: Ethical Computing
- 22: Meditation on a Prophet
- 21: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Politics of Jesus
- 21: on being a pastor or politician
- 19: Christians: Haters of Humanity
- 18: Bring it On
- 18: Liquid Modernity, Scapegoating, and The Cross
- 17: Al Mohler Takes Stand on Emergent Profanity
- 17: Add Jesus Manifesto to your blogroll!
- 16: 7 Flicks that Subvert
- 16: conspire with me
- 16: Karen Ward Announces New Anglimergent sites
- 16: The Lost Teachings of Jesus 2
- 15: “It’s as crazy as it seems.”
- 14: Four Types of Emerging Churches
- 14: Peculiar Presidential Candidate Gets An Early Start
- 13: Breviary News
- 12: selling indulgences
- 11: Greg Boyd = Christian Anarchist!
- 11: New Conspirators Conference
- 10: 10 Reasons to Vote: A Sympathetic Challenge to Mark’s 10 Reasons NOT to Vote
- 10: Continued Emergence: 3 predictions, 3 Exhortations and 3 Signs of Hope
- 10: Weblog of Jesus Stirs Controversy Among Faithful
- 08: The Year Ahead
- 08: Ten Reasons Why I’m Not Voting
- 07: The Gospel According to Young Life
- 07: The Two Atheisms
- 03: The Lost Teaching of Jesus
- 01: The Cross as…Political Jujitsu
December 2007 (35)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: The Cross as…
- 31: New Christian Legislation–A Return to our Roots
- 30: A New Year’s Revolution!
- 27: Political Action and the Kingdom of God
- 26: The Case for Communal Living
- 26: What Is “The Gospel”?
- 24: Classic JM: Crisis in Generica
- 24: Classic JM: Psalm 1, the Law, and the Missional Church
- 24: Classic JM: Christian Identity and Consumer Choice
- 23: Classic JM: Subversive Math
- 21: Embracing the Gospel
- 21: Generous Disagreement
- 20: You must be doing something right…
- 20: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 14
- 20: Is It a Wonderful Life?
- 19: Eschaton
- 19: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 13
- 18: They’ll Know We are Christians…How?
- 18: Apostle Paul Sues Publishers for Copyright Infringement
- 18: The time before Capitalism…
- 17: John 1:5
- 16: Talking Jesus doll sales are on the ascent
- 13: Forums!
- 13: a quick note to those of you who use rss feeds
- 13: Consumerism and Decay in Jeremiah
- 12: First Ever “Emerging” Amish Church
- 12: A Greeting & An Introduction
- 11: Discerning with St. Francis
- 10: A Call for Contributors
- 09: JesusManifesto.com wins award, launches in new direction
- 07: Scripture, the Kingdom and the Historical “Church”
- 05: What is a Faith Community?
- 04: Part 2: Encountering Empire with a Christ Shaped Imagination for the World
- 03: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 12
- 01: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 11
November 2007 (43)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 10
- 29: Encountering Empire with a Christ Shaped Imagination for the World
- 29: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 9
- 28: Help Missio Dei Buy a New Ministry Center!
- 28: Church and Money
- 28: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 8
- 27: The State of JM
- 26: The Post-Helvetica Church
- 26: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 7
- 24: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 6
- 23: A Parable
- 23: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 5
- 21: God vs Empire Revisited
- 21: Make Something Day!
- 21: Excursis: Brueggemann on preaching
- 20: Waxing Poetic about Plastic Jesus
- 20: Unilever: You Can’t Have It Both Ways
- 20: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 4
- 19: Does War Lead To Peace?
- 19: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 3
- 17: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 2
- 16: Rest
- 16: Is deconstruction a bad word?
- 16: Anarchism, Christianity, and the Prophetic Imagination 1
- 15: Introducing: the Jesus Manifesto Forums
- 15: Hell by Technicality
- 14: Missio Dei is looking for an investor…
- 14: Food and Empire–an update
- 14: Ecclesiastes and Empire
- 13: A Collaborative Brain Storm
- 13: “Safeguarding” the faith
- 13: radical discipleship and the virtues of consumerism
- 12: Is Prosperity a Blessing from God, or a Crime?
- 12: Christianity in USAmerica
- 10: The Lord’s Prayer
- 09: On Corn Pancakes, Stanley Hauerwas, and Education
- 09: The Church Needs to Address Racism
- 08: …an unintentional week of silence
- 02: Willow Creek Repents
- 02: Around the Table (I)
- 02: on saving the world…(#2)
- 01: 50 Ways to Encourage a Woman Leader
- 01: Jesus of Scandinavia
October 2007 (22)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: A Community of Appreciative Inquiry
- 31: Shameless Promotion
- 30: Civil Religion and Mainstream Christianity
- 30: Wrong place at the wrong time?
- 29: Whose Image?
- 29: Relationship Restored
- 27: What Are We to Do?
- 27: GIVE US A KING
- 26: Redistribution and the Rich Young Man
- 26: Food and Empire
- 25: Slow Cooking
- 24: Staying Faithful
- 24: That Which Must Be Resisted: Some of the Historical Background
- 23: on saving the world…
- 23: Abraham Heschel, Wendell Berry & the Subversive Sabbath
- 22: On Being the Grand Inquisitor
- 22: Welcome to Jesus Manifesto 2.0
- 09: Into the Cocoon.
- 04: The Collaborative Future of Jesus Manifesto
- 02: The Acerbic Wit of Mark Twain
- 02: 7 Loving Challenges for Emergent
- 01: a thousand men appointed to guard the past?
September 2007 (18)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 27: the 13th Apostle
- 26: Collaborative Blog, anyone?
- 25: The IPODing of our faith…
- 25: thebreviary.com glitch
- 20: Remembering Rich Mullins
- 18: Correspondence from the Front
- 17: Concerns over Free Enterprise Lead to Sacking of Christian Professor
- 16: The Economics of Jesus
- 15: The Death of Facebook
- 14: Not Peace, but Division: Walking the Line Between Subversion and Embrace
- 13: Towards a more loving resistance…
- 10: Willow Creek coming soon
- 07: Freethinking?
- 06: The Cobalt Season :: October 16
- 06: Endorsements?
- 04: Ask Mark…
- 03: Missio Dei Opportunity (help get the word out)
- 02: Missio Dei Breviary Update
August 2007 (16)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 27: Towards the Open Sourcing of Christianity
- 24: Promoting the Missio Dei Breviary
- 24: A Follow-up to "On Feeding the Poor…"
- 23: Breviary Poll
- 23: New Resources
- 21: Feeding the Poor and Drinking Mimosas
- 20: On Adoption and Having a Baby
- 18: In the Strib again
- 16: Mennonites on the Road
- 10: Some personal rambling as I prepare for the Black Hills
- 06: Today, pause to remember one of the worst acts of terrorism in human history…
- 05: The Dead and Missing of the 35W Bridge Collapse
- 04: Help with a video camera?
- 03: The Walking Fred
- 02: Prayer Request
- 01: Into the Heart of the Beast?
July 2007 (11)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: Goodbye, Ingmar Bergman
- 23: Emergent and Al Qaeda sitting in a tree…
- 17: Good Mourner, Happy Mourner
- 12: Infant Baptism…to baptize, or not to baptize?
- 12: Introducing: The Missional Search
- 11: What Would Jesus Wear?
- 10: If I lived in Springfield…
- 10: Home-Roasting Coffee
- 09: Iced Coffee Recipe
- 05: My Blogging Break: A Debrief
- 02: Quick Question from the Road
June 2007 (11)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 22: 10 years with Amy
- 13: Blogging Vacation…
- 11: Beware the Subtle Shade of Oligarchy
- 10: The Dark Side of Google?
- 08: Gardening Revelation: Ground Ivy
- 06: Fair Trade Wednesday: The Phone Call
- 06: Evangelicals to take on homelessness
- 05: Why should I care about Fair Trade?
- 05: Divine Hours Pocket Edition
- 04: Man Shot Outside of Palmers
- 01: The Cobalt Season: In Search of a Unified Theory
May 2007 (31)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: i’m seeing a spiritual director…
- 30: A Review of Soul Graffiti…Introduction
- 29: Google makes it hard to be a Luddite
- 28: Happy Memorial Day…
- 28: Christarchy :: June 2nd :: 8pm
- 25: Twin Cities Parade of Churches…
- 25: smoke smoke smoke that cigarette
- 24: Pentecost in the Basement
- 23: On Sex Slaves in Minnesota (and an accompanying rant)
- 23: Remembering dlw
- 22: The Subersive Spirit 4
- 22: Congress to Pass New Abortion Bill
- 21: The Subversive Spirit 3
- 18: If you meet Christ on the road, kill him!
- 16: Lack of Content, the Unleashing of IV West Bank, and the Promise of Things to Come
- 16: Join the Parade!
- 15: Facebook!
- 14: Why I’m an Anarchist…
- 14: Twin Cities Emergent Cohort :: May 17 :: Noon :: Acadia Cafe :: Special Guest –> Dr. Chris Armstrong :: Topic –> Tradition in the Emerging Church
- 13: Dan’s Thoughts: Christianity and Capitalism
- 11: On Evil
- 11: Thinking Blogger Award…finally!
- 10: Become a "No Sweat" Affiliate
- 09: shop with a conscience: No Sweat Apparel
- 06: Sorry folks…
- 04: Alternative Economics
- 03: Embracing the Divine Impulse
- 02: Christarchy! is on Saturday
- 02: New Monatic Breviary
- 02: The Atonement and the Embrace of God
- 01: The Subversive Spirit 2
April 2007 (32)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: IV West Bank Brochure
- 28: Good Stuff From Ryan Bolger
- 28: Anarchist Love Train…update
- 27: Free Copy of Soul Graffiti!
- 27: The Subversive Spirit 1
- 26: May 17 :: Twin Cities Emergent Cohort :: Tradition in the Emerging Church
- 26: The Retribution of God
- 25: How I would plant a church in the suburbs…
- 23: Unsustainability: A Lament
- 22: Thoughts from the Emergent Philosophical Conversation
- 20: Patience, Grasshopper
- 15: A New Pneumatology Must Resist De-Personalizing the Spirit
- 14: Mendication: Mark’s Shameless Fundraising Push
- 13: 5 Suggestions for the Emerging Church, revisited (or: Calling for a New Pneumatology)
- 12: loving your enemies in a time of war
- 11: Wow. I should repent now, I guess.
- 11: Thoughts on Psychological Tests, Being Smug, and Failing to be a Writer
- 10: Up/Rooted :: April 20 :: Chicago
- 07: Hyper-Contextualizing the Lectionary? (part one)
- 05: The "Influencers"
- 05: Christarchy! pdf invitation
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