<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[a hard and a rock place]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://muirnin.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[David]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://muirnin.wordpress.com/author/muirnin/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[86. smoke]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[The past couple of days I have had a number of conversations with theists of various persuasions and backgrounds. There is no conversation in particular that stands out— rather, it's the whole thing. People who hold to belief in a benevolent and loving Creator God—who insist at the end of the day that God is good. All the time (as the song goes).]]></html></oembed>