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<title><![CDATA[ What Would Elijah Do? ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Years ago, many Christians wore WWJD bracelets and T-Shirts asking, “What Would Jesus Do?” They were gimmicky of course, but the gimmick, which isn’t a bad q ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ For the Least of These ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Ten year old Ahmed (Pictured) sat there as we engaged his mom and siblings with the gospel of Jesus Christ. He listened intently as we dialogued around Issa ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ The War Has Ended ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[   Christmas has always been a great time of year for me. I like the decorations, the festive feeling, and maybe even that it “seems” like people are nicer. A ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Gunn ]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Is It Wrong To Do Justice? ]]></title>
<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/is-it-wrong-to-do-justice</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I have read and gleaned from many men and women throughout my years. Certainly the Anglican Bishop to India, Leslie Newbigin has been one of those advisors f ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:43:28 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ How Should We Think ABout Immigrants and Refugees? ]]></title>
<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/how-should-we-think-about-immigrants-and-refugees-3</link>
<description><![CDATA[  “We see your love for us’ (Syrian Man We Visited in Jordan)I posted this in my WordPress blog (Jesusculture.blog) a while ago, but it seemed pretty relevant ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:39:54 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ The Nations Rage On ]]></title>
<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/the-nations-rage-on</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans? The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:37:49 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Is There Hope This Christmas Season? ]]></title>
<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/is-there-hope-this-christmas-season</link>
<description><![CDATA[      There’s a lot of turmoil and pain in this world right now. Here we are in another Christmas season. My 67th Christmas season, and a season I definitely e ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Gunn ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:15:44 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ What is Man That You Are Mindful of Him? ]]></title>
<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/what-is-man-that-you-are-mindful-of-him</link>
<description><![CDATA[  The title of this little devotion is taken right out of Psalm 8:4, Where David is looking at the glory of the stars and wondering why God cares about such an ]]></description>
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<category><![CDATA[ Trials + Suffering ]]></category>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Gunn ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:21:52 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Hope = Gospel + Nothing ]]></title>
<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/hope-gospel-nothing</link>
<description><![CDATA[   The immortal philosopher George Costanza once quipped, &quot;I don&#039;t want hope. Hope is killing me. My dream is to become hopeless. When you&#039;re hopeless, you do ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Gunn ]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Taking the Lord&#039;s Side and Praying For the Marginalized ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[  I suppose since I just returned from the Middle East and may return soon, my mind and my heart has been thinking of the issues that are happening there includ ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Gunn ]]></dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Being Patient When Your Patience Has Run Out ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Change of regimes in business, sports teams or churches is always difficult, and I&#039;ve often heard the term, &#039;Trust the Process,&#039; which means &quot;we stink right n ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Gunn ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 21:52:40 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Peace On Earth ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[  “Glory to God in the highest,and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”Luke 2:14In the season of our Savior&#039;s birth, we often reflect on the p ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Gunn ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 07:41:40 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Israel-Gaza-What Would Jesus Do? ]]></title>
<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/israel-gaza-what-would-jesus-do</link>
<description><![CDATA[  If you&#039;ve seen any news in the past 2 weeks, you know there is a war in the Middle East. Atrocities are occurring and fake news is everywhere. Not surprisingl ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Gunn ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 11:04:44 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Hurry Up and Wait ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Waiting is not my forte! I do love Eagles however. They are a beautiful animal, that represent a soaring freedom I&#039;m drawn to. I&#039;ve watched eagles in the wild ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Gunn ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:56:19 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ What Role Do I Play? ]]></title>
<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/what-role-do-i-play</link>
<description><![CDATA[ &quot;if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?&quot;1 John 3:17I was recently ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Gunn ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:07:31 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ God of Comfort ]]></title>
<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/god-of-comfort</link>
<description><![CDATA[  &quot;Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Name ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2022 21:40:18 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Roe v. Dobbs: What Just Happened? Seperating Fact From Fiction ]]></title>
<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/roe-v-dobbs-what-just-happened-seperating-fact-from-fiction</link>
<description><![CDATA[  In the culture wars, there are many weapons and many different topics that keep adding to the war and keep dividing this country. No topic is as volatile as a ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Gunn ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:35:45 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ War and Meaning ]]></title>
<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/war-and-meaning</link>
<description><![CDATA[   &quot;War exposes the capacity for evil that lurks not far below the surface within all of us&quot;Chris Hedges I have been in and near a few war torn countries inc ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Gunn ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:57:22 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ How Holy Is God? ]]></title>
<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/how-holy-is-god</link>
<description><![CDATA[  I guess the quick answer is VERY! As I said in my last blog, I am reading through the Chronological Bible, and have just come out of the very bloody wars post ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ admin@antioch-initiative.com ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 19:07:49 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Does God Owe You An Answer? ]]></title>
<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/does-god-owe-you-an-answer</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I have been reading through the One Year Chronological Bible for my time in the word, and Job comes up chronologically right after Genesis. Some scholars ac ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Gunn ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 20:13:57 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ https://subspla.sh/nvwsg32Check out a sermon on Mark 6_30-44 I gave on January 2nd, 2022 at the Fields Church in Carlsbad California! All too often we see this miracle that Jesus did, and then make the application that He would always miraculously provide, but that misses the point of why Mark, as well as&amp;hellip; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 20:13:57 EST</pubDate>
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<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/who-is-your-neighbor-and-why-does-it-matter-podcast</link>
<description><![CDATA[ https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yfjta-1148cf4Who is your neighbor? And how does this conversation Jesus had with a religious leader relevant to our culture at this time? Have we politicized the gospel to the point that it has become something different than the gospel we find in the New Testament? How should the gospel effect&amp;hellip; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2021 20:13:57 EST</pubDate>
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<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/are-medical-workers-heroes</link>
<description><![CDATA[ I would have to say when it comes to medicine and medical workers I am a bit of an expert. I have had numerous surgeries from multiple injuries due to playing sports such as football, hockey, and Rugby and hobbies such as rock climbing, motocross, and surfing. And because of this reality, I have been&amp;hellip; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 20:13:57 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Are Medical Workers Superheroes? ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I would have to say when it comes to medicine and medical workers I am a bit of an expert. I have had numerous surgeries from multiple injuries due to playing ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Gunn ]]></dc:creator>
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<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 19:43:42 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Have We Politicized the Gospel? ]]></title>
<link>https://www.antioch-initiative.com/blog/post/have-we-politicized-the-gospel</link>
<description><![CDATA[   I read an article in The Atlantic entitled &quot;The Evangelical Church is Breaking Apart&quot; by Peter Wehner, and in spite of his obvious political leanings, there ]]></description>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Gunn ]]></dc:creator>
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