<?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[Dry Bohnz Forge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dry Bohnz Forge]]></description><link>https://www.drybohnz.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:15:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.drybohnz.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Asleep in the Pew]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Crisis of Christian Commitment to the Local Church     Do you see, do you see All the people sinking down? Don’t you care, don’t you care Are you gonna let them drown?   How can you be so numb Not to care if they come? You close your eyes And pretend the job’s done…   Keith Green wrote those words in 1978. He sang them with the kind of holy fury that made comfortable Christians squirm in their seats — which was exactly the point. "Asleep in the Light" was not a gentle hymn. It was a...]]></description><link>https://www.drybohnz.com/post/asleep-in-the-pew</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1b456fc314d04636c30711</guid><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 20:19:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/62e860_d73f8c3b7be74ed39dab6c58864f4898~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_655,h_409,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Phillip Andrade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Lego Revelation: Why Understanding the Bible is so Important]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bible is not a self-help book collecting dust on a shelf. It is the primary instrument God uses to shape us. When we ignore it, we don't lose information. 

We lose formation. We stay the same.]]></description><link>https://www.drybohnz.com/post/the-great-lego-revelation-why-the-instructions-matter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d3c8b1d36a85c300c0c531</guid><category><![CDATA[The Bible]]></category><category><![CDATA[Spiritual Drifts]]></category><category><![CDATA[Book Excerpts]]></category><category><![CDATA[Church Challenges]]></category><category><![CDATA[Biblical Literacy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Engaging with Scripture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Faith Challenges]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:14:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/62e860_0c2a566687014f25b2ac3eecd112a36c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Phillip Andrade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legacies]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a recent hiking expedition with my son in West Virginia, we came across something unexpected on the trail to Seneca Rocks. The trail to Seneca Rocks is an ascent of about 1,000 feet to a jagged ridge overlooking valleys on both sides. It's a beautiful trail filled with wildlife. On our trip, we encountered a doe and her two fawns eating along the trail. They were obviously accustomed to humans because we were able to walk very close to them without disturbing them. About halfway up, we...]]></description><link>https://www.drybohnz.com/post/legacies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68f193dc22f12a68eccf7f59</guid><category><![CDATA[Pastoral Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sabbatical]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 21:54:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/62e860_b51d5ef89529410fabdf18a1f8b4972d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Phillip Andrade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WORSHIP]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the questions my congregation asked me before I left on sabbatical was, in essence, "What are you most looking forward to?" My...]]></description><link>https://www.drybohnz.com/post/worship</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dc0b7cee77babc04280e5c</guid><category><![CDATA[worship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:43:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/62e860_8f7446a1080b4fa9b8fd2bc58ee0754c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_683,h_683,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Phillip Andrade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WOUNDED HEALER]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world is not as it should be, and neither am I. The past few weeks have been pretty tough on many people. On a national level,  the...]]></description><link>https://www.drybohnz.com/post/wounded-healer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d017950786a9f747a92a36</guid><category><![CDATA[Pastoral Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:24:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/62e860_f22ac02a7dcf4f798777132005ee21c9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Phillip Andrade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[INSCRIPTIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[A view of Acro-Corinth from the lower city One of the places I wanted to see while we were in the Athens area was the ancient city of...]]></description><link>https://www.drybohnz.com/post/inscriptions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c5cbaa9ae7822e597073d1</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 20:19:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/62e860_2edcace57c124914ad2faa91b9d4b5b2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Phillip Andrade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Ephesus, At Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[At Ephesus We are excited to be vacationing in the Mediterranean during this sabbatical. One of our stops was in Kusadasi, Turkey. This...]]></description><link>https://www.drybohnz.com/post/at-ephesus-at-home</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68af34f7ecacb9d69ffdbe7a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:52:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/62e860_dd12d9272c9c481d84ab3056040bf845~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_900,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Phillip Andrade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NOT FROM THE "OUTSIDE IN"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people see the role of being a pastor as a noble calling, filled with purpose and divine mission. From experience, I can confirm it...]]></description><link>https://www.drybohnz.com/post/not-from-the-outside-in</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a3a9d1054d02f5f63b753a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:58:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/62e860_b3341031e34541229c632f23304ef731~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Phillip Andrade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letting Go]]></title><description><![CDATA[Menauhant Beach, Falmouth I am a little bit over a week into my sabbatical. It has been an interesting, relaxing, yet eye-opening time in...]]></description><link>https://www.drybohnz.com/post/and-so-it-begins</link><guid isPermaLink="false">689fa08781e6ee2fae51b08a</guid><category><![CDATA[Pastoral Life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sabbatical]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 22:22:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/62e860_5ad06374192149ae92c69ebd38fd46d6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Phillip Andrade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[T Minus One Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is one week until I officially leave on my three month sabbatical beginning on August 1. Part of me is really excited for the time...]]></description><link>https://www.drybohnz.com/post/t-minus-one-week</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687a6a95985048d8892ea9f4</guid><category><![CDATA[Sabbatical]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pastoral Life]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:39:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/62e860_6938a301cc704c1a9726c85faf9ea840~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_884,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Phillip Andrade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SABBATICAL DANGER!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contrary to what people might think, a pastoral sabbatical is not a break from worship. It is not a vacation from Jesus or church,...]]></description><link>https://www.drybohnz.com/post/sabbatical-danger</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6863fe835a8ba1bc5a4f1080</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:21:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/62e860_f4f22903472a45acb2cccc0cf36f53cb~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Phillip Andrade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHAT IS A SABBATICAL?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I'm almost ready to start my sabbatical. But the burning question that everyone asks is simply this: what exactly is a sabbatical? 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I have been in the ministry for a little more than 40 years....]]></description><link>https://www.drybohnz.com/post/pre-sabbatical-jitters</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6838894505d24dc7562c97a3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 16:26:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/62e860_daac26271ad64460950df90f5c4769a0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Phillip Andrade</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>