<?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[Leaning on the Rock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaning on the Rock]]></description><link>https://www.leaningontherock.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 02:37:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.leaningontherock.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Forgiveness Is Not Reconciliation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Difference We Often Collapse Leaning on the Rock • Faith, Doubt &#38; Culture Genesis 50:20 | Genesis 42–50 | Matthew 18:15–17 | Romans 12:18 Somebody hurt you. The hurt was real. It changed something in you. You have prayed about it. You have read about forgiveness. You have heard sermons. You have worked on it. You think, or you hope, that you have moved toward forgiving, or at least that you are getting there. But then the expectation arrives. From the person who hurt you, or from someone...]]></description><link>https://www.leaningontherock.com/post/forgiveness-is-not-reconciliation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1ccbead87dcf57d5457b48</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith, Doubt & Culture]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af6446_8c96c640baad4c56999c372e32986ca3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphonso Fowlkes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the Darkness Has a Name]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post talks about depression and how even that is shown in the Bible. You are not alone and never were.]]></description><link>https://www.leaningontherock.com/post/when-the-darkness-has-a-name</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1cc8f67ab417a19fbee114</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Health]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 23:59:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af6446_68eb6ec4ff0d4240b9f1e27f68cea685~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphonso Fowlkes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political Christianity: When Your Party Becomes Your Gospel]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post asks some clarifying questions about how we look at politics and whether at times we elevate it to a space it does not belong.]]></description><link>https://www.leaningontherock.com/post/political-christianity-when-your-party-becomes-your-gospel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1cc65dd87dcf57d5456fdb</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith, Doubt & Culture]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 23:47:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af6446_aa26217c2c154ff2a1ae490493371e9e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphonso Fowlkes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am I Too Broken to Be Used?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes we feel that we have made so many mistakes that we cannot be used by God.  It's just the opposite; those are the people that make the best disciples.]]></description><link>https://www.leaningontherock.com/post/am-i-too-broken-to-be-used</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1cc1fa61de78e3b2136a0a</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Health]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 23:28:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af6446_5ad167e534564709969656bc41632c71~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphonso Fowlkes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[It Is Okay to Get Help]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is about the understanding that it is okay to seek help and that seeking help is Biblical]]></description><link>https://www.leaningontherock.com/post/it-is-okay-to-get-help</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1cbd8761de78e3b213614d</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Health]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 23:07:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af6446_88b360683d0b49e58fb9e206a88e8a6c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphonso Fowlkes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is God Silent, or Are We Deaf?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What to Do When Prayer Feels Like It Goes Nowhere]]></description><link>https://www.leaningontherock.com/post/is-god-silent-or-are-we-deaf</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1cac99b1e07a04572fbd69</guid><category><![CDATA[Faith, Doubt & Culture]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 21:57:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af6446_7a14ef1beb5f4cddb774be79e64f7f41~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphonso Fowlkes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church Hurt Is Real]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to Process Church Hurt without losing your faith]]></description><link>https://www.leaningontherock.com/post/church-hurt-is-real</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1ca98774254bcae082b474</guid><category><![CDATA[Church]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 21:45:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af6446_0e89809d5c8b4cf69ad63b9608d3a3c1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphonso Fowlkes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prayer First. Then the Work.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why the Verses You Know Best May Not Mean What You Think.]]></description><link>https://www.leaningontherock.com/post/prayer-first-then-the-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1c997b74254bcae082963f</guid><category><![CDATA[Wrestling With the Word]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 20:37:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af6446_469c5557e2b74712a07ee5d91d2e60c3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_649,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphonso Fowlkes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is It Faithful to Wrestle with the Word?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why Honest Study is a Form of Devotion, and Why it protects you from people who have not done the Work. ]]></description><link>https://www.leaningontherock.com/post/is-it-faithful-to-wrestle-with-the-word</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1c93ad61de78e3b2131219</guid><category><![CDATA[Wrestling With the Word]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 20:13:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af6446_8247e27646ed4d84ac29f2f132051e80~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphonso Fowlkes</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t Take My Word for It]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog talks about how one verse has been used to cover three centuries of harm and what that should teach us about whose word we trust.]]></description><link>https://www.leaningontherock.com/post/don-t-take-my-word-for-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1c2fdb61de78e3b2123d46</guid><category><![CDATA[Wrestling With the Word]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 19:59:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/af6446_5351493b4f404571890c965fd243dc7e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Alphonso Fowlkes</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>