<?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[Corey Farr]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corey Farr]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:11:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.coreyfarr.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The wisdom of unlearning (chapters 47-48)]]></title><description><![CDATA[These chapters point to the importance of internal wisdom and self-reflection to unlearn and deconstruct toxic narratives in our lives.]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/the-wisdom-of-unlearning-chapters-47-48</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9862375969f00017ff2bae</guid><category><![CDATA[Tao te Ching]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:14:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_b5602908efa14171ad1b0811bd407738~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking a break + Reflections on a year of blogging and podcasting]]></title><description><![CDATA[TLDR: I've enjoyed and learned so much from the past year, but I'm taking a hiatus from posting, apart from the ongoing Tao te Ching series.]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/taking-a-break-reflections-on-a-year-of-blogging-and-podcasting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f8886676661b20017b12b7c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 17:38:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empire: Some things never change (chapter 46)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nations are fueled by greed and discontent. Can we really change that?]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/empire-some-things-never-change-chapter-46</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f6889fcc94a8b001781c1b8</guid><category><![CDATA[Tao te Ching]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2020 11:15:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_9ad7587816eb44089d44a5aab030facb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking news! (Exploring media bias through a journalistic thought experiment)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little experiment showing how the same set of facts can tell two very different stories.]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/breaking-news-exploring-media-bias-through-a-journalistic-thought-experiment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f603ca9fbe94300174bd557</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Spirituality]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christian Anarchism]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 04:26:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_7f59dda1c2264809b3940cc61ebbb1f9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contentment: Finding what really matters (Chapters 44-45)]]></title><description><![CDATA[These chapters address discontent through paradox and cutting rhetorical questions. They parallel the teachings of Jesus in surprising ways.]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/contentment-finding-what-really-matters-chapters-44-45</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f544c66d5adf40017bda7fc</guid><category><![CDATA[Tao te Ching]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2020 03:10:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_488485773ae04dae9cf0d8a227ddadfd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silly things Christians say: "You're safe in God's hands"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neither safety nor comfort are part of the wonderful collection of promises we have as Jesus followers.]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/silly-things-christians-say-you-re-safe-in-god-s-hands</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5063436b6b310017a3307c</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Spirituality]]></category><category><![CDATA[Silly things Christians say]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2020 03:52:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_b5dada3ed1de4d3d8e3534ba96dddc57~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upside-down leadership: Surrender leads to success (chapters 42-43)]]></title><description><![CDATA[These two chapters give us a profound vision of leadership that strikingly resembles the teachings of Jesus.]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/upside-down-leadership-surrender-leads-to-success-chapters-42-43</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f4dad069bdab60017ee9f10</guid><category><![CDATA[Tao te Ching]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 02:22:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_6054285913014dbcba143bd826b8e781~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning contentment the hard way (and how to handle delays, disappointments, and yes, pandemics)]]></title><description><![CDATA[What does it look like to find contentment during seasons where things just aren't working out the way you planned?]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/learning-contentment-the-hard-way-and-how-to-handle-delays-disappointments-and-yes-pandemics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f47429ba1b36b0017f7c43c</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Spirituality]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 06:15:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_761cc37ab42947868930f7926ca388bd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The "third thing" - seeking harmony over balance (chapter 42a)]]></title><description><![CDATA[These four abstract lines from the TTC carry a profound truth for emotionally, spiritually, intellectually, and relationally healthy lives.]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/the-third-thing-seeking-harmony-over-balance-chapter-42a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f434748a2697f00177b4dd2</guid><category><![CDATA[Tao te Ching]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 05:08:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_0b528ed8cc6b40e7aee4877bcecb7af4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seeing the world through a screen: how trying to "capture the moment" often makes us miss it]]></title><description><![CDATA[We try so hard to document every experience only to end up saying, "This picture really doesn't capture just how beautiful it was."]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/seeing-the-world-through-a-screen-how-trying-to-capture-the-moment-often-makes-us-miss-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f359c021b28bd00173f60c9</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Spirituality]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2020 20:26:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_8b60467bf4b44307b7a19d42a47484e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_868,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The journey that ends in return (chapter 40)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes the TTC takes us on a journey, and even if we end up very far from where we started, sooner or later it all ties together.]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/the-journey-that-ends-in-return-chapter-40</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f30df5c6945f10017861d55</guid><category><![CDATA[Tao te Ching]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2020 05:59:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_452f18a722a046f79d4782554cb7a6bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The lightning-bolt God]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does God have a split personality? Apparently I thought so when I was a kid.]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/the-lightning-bolt-god</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f2b894cfbb84f00171a491b</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Spirituality]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2020 04:50:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_2d1cd2bd8b1b4823aa41c4ce79f4c74b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environmentalism: it's not just for "liberals" (chapter 39)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tao te Ching and the Bible both have a lot to say about the importance of seeking harmony with nature.]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/environmentalism-it-s-not-just-for-liberals-chapter-39</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f244d68913aa30017740b63</guid><category><![CDATA[Tao te Ching]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2020 04:44:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_5b88939c77754948919d4f304421bf93~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The lower virtues (chapter 38)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chapter 38 gives us three examples of "low virtue" in sort a descending ladder. How can we make sense of them in our context?]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/the-lower-virtues</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f1c7110b969e000175277db</guid><category><![CDATA[Tao te Ching]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2020 18:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_ca34dc1eba2c4823a3aa3f632355a933~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgive and forget? Why remembering is essential to forgiveness]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have a real issue with the words “forgive and forget”. Well, the words are fine - forgiveness is essential to my faith and forgetting...]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/forgive-and-forget-why-remembering-is-essential-to-forgiveness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f179325855f4000172a201d</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith and Spirituality]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 01:33:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_c81116d899674254a00ba59550162e29~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_350,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living wu wei (acting without action) in a world in crisis (chapters 37-38)]]></title><description><![CDATA[What does it mean to live a life of effortless and spontaneous virtue in a world where the nations are raging?]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/living-wu-wei-acting-without-action-in-a-world-in-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f0fd1dbc4f5000017c10578</guid><category><![CDATA[Tao te Ching]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2020 04:17:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_757f195358bb4f5097ae74e1317be4bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nonduality in motion: how living the yin yang changes everything (chapter 36)]]></title><description><![CDATA[How nondualistic thinking can apply to world history, to ministry, and to our own inner spirituality.]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/nonduality-in-motion-how-living-the-yin-yang-changes-everything-chapter-36</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f04e66f92c2400017e23596</guid><category><![CDATA[Tao te Ching]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2020 22:34:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_4f32a04e28694e0cad0c2c14d3bf42c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patriotism or idolatry? (Is there a difference?)]]></title><description><![CDATA[American patriotism is nothing less than full blown idolatry, the religion of Empire at its finest.]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/patriotism-or-idolatry-is-there-a-difference</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f007769c974060017fe86d0</guid><category><![CDATA[Christian Anarchism]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2020 12:55:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_e7a9b279b4af49928fe3fb1b669d2dcf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A very bland episode (chapters 34-35)]]></title><description><![CDATA[How is it possible that the Tao is boring, bland, and "tasteless", yet people in touch with it draw all things and all people to themselves?]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/a-very-bland-episode-chapters-34-35</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5efb8153506600001702d629</guid><category><![CDATA[Tao te Ching]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2020 18:25:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_bf72055c194d4254bf066e11de5ef4e3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blessed are the poor]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, I received two very thoughtful critiques on my last two posts, On turning the other cheek (and how it doesn’t mean what you...]]></description><link>https://www.coreyfarr.com/post/blessed-are-the-poor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ef7d660e36dd50017541f07</guid><category><![CDATA[Christian Anarchism]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2020 00:07:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/77ad57_745faf7fb9084353beb237df4233f554~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_500,h_306,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Corey Farr</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>