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		<title>The Price of Pacifism</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Is pacifism a luxury belief? Pacifism is not a philosophy defined by a single belief. It encompasses a range of positions regarding nonviolence in the face of aggression. Pacifism is a costly position. The reality of violence will demand a costly response, ranging from complete surrender on principle to the use of overwhelming force in &#8230; <a href="https://loveacceptforgive.com/2026/05/14/the-price-of-pacifism/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Price of&#160;Pacifism"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Peace Makers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Warren Rachele]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 12:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Peace is the aim of war. With such an important intention, we must commit ourselves then to carefully defining the word. What is peace? By what standard do we infuse the word peace with meaning? A philosophical approach to defining peace may consider many competing values to derive meaning for the term. The Christian must &#8230; <a href="https://loveacceptforgive.com/2026/05/01/peace-makers/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Peace Makers"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to Think About War</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The original post from which this essay stems was published nearly 20 years ago. There has been much geopolitical and spiritual change over those two decades, and I thought it important—during today’s heated discussions of war in Iran—to revisit the topic and the essays related to it. My aim in rewriting and republishing these is &#8230; <a href="https://loveacceptforgive.com/2026/04/23/how-to-think-about-war/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "How to Think About&#160;War"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Do Not Forsake Me, O Lord!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Warren Rachele]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Psalms Project &#124; A Psalm for the Dark Nights]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Psalm 36 &#124; The Psalms Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>So Many Good Books in 2024</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2025 19:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[And A Couple of Lousy Ones “When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”―&#160;Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus The calendar turns to January, a new year begins, and once again, it’s time to review my reading for the past year. There are fewer books overall &#8230; <a href="https://loveacceptforgive.com/2025/01/04/so-many-good-books-in-2024/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "So Many Good Books in&#160;2024"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sharing a Vision of Revitalization</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Warren Rachele]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 17:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Carry the Fire The challenges and complexities intrinsic to church renewal demand a single, shared vision for the revitalization to have a hope of being successful. Whatever contributed to the decline will have left lasting marks and lingering infirmities. The culture at large will continue to ignore or outright denigrate the Church and her practices. &#8230; <a href="https://loveacceptforgive.com/2025/01/02/sharing-a-vision-of-revitalization/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Sharing a Vision of&#160;Revitalization"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Mission of God by Justin Schell</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Warren Rachele]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Mission of God and the Witness of the Church The missio Dei, or the mission of God, is the context in which every other theological event takes place. Creation, the fall, the Cross, the calling of Israel and the Church and the new heavens and new earth all have their place as moments along &#8230; <a href="https://loveacceptforgive.com/2024/07/18/the-mission-of-god-by-justin-schell/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Mission of God by Justin&#160;Schell"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Healthy Base for Planting Churches</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Warren Rachele]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If the Church wants to plant more churches in more places, we must launch them from a solid foundation. If your denomination, conference, affiliation or even your local church wants to see the reach of Christ’s church expand the kingdom gospel near and far, our commitment to church planting must balance that with an equally &#8230; <a href="https://loveacceptforgive.com/2024/04/19/a-healthy-base-for-planting-churches/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "A Healthy Base for Planting&#160;Churches"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Greatest Love</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Warren Rachele]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 21:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Rolling Stone Sings of God&#8217;s Love &#124;&#124; Warren Rachele [Originally published in the Times-News during the Time of Covid, 2020] The most familiar verse in the Bible reads “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” Jesus says &#8230; <a href="https://loveacceptforgive.com/2024/03/26/the-greatest-love/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Greatest Love"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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