John Gunter

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The fallacy of “singles ministry” & the beauty of Biblical obedience

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A few months ago, I was asked to be a guest writer for the excellent website, SingleMatters.com.  Here is an article I wrote for them a little while back.  With some slight changes, I thought it might be nice to re-post it here.

John Gunter and Aaron Milam in the Middle East
My friend Aaron Milan and I in the Middle East a few years ago. Picture courtesy of Ed Graham.

It was spring of my senior year in college. My friend Phil and I decided to go to our first ever “singles Bible study.” There was one in our city that was making all kinds of buzz. Thousands were showing up. “The teaching and music are amazing” we were hearing everywhere. We decided to give it a shot.

What we found was pretty shocking.

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Trying to be a loving Uncle from 10,000 miles away

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John Gunter and Flat Stanley
Here are my nephews in the fall giving me their “Flat Stanley/Wolfie”

As I type, I have just “shipped” my 7th and 8th “Flat Stanley/Wolfie” to my nephews John Robert and Nathan.  If you are unfamiliar with “Flat Stanley”, you can learn more here.  “Flat Wolfie” is the variation of the program for the Whitefield Academy WolfPack.

Once again, I have put a good deal of effort in getting these done well.

My sleep was literally impeded as I completed “Flat Stanley” this week, staying up well past mid-night last night.

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3 epic toys from the 80s

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Intellivision football
Though comically bad now, Intellivision was awesome in the 80s!

My cousin Curtis emailed me this morning with some fun memories from my youth.  Curtis and his brother Greg were from South Florida, so we only saw them over Christmas.  They would pile in the car, drive for 8+ hours, arrive in Atlanta, and we would be in constant motion and adventure until they left.  Great memories. [Read more…]

Traveling around Asia for 15+ years

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John Gunter flying around Asia

Life has been quite a ride for me personally. I have now been traveling in and around Asia for over 15 years. It is hard to believe it has been that long. Really hard to believe.  I moved to Asia when I was 28 and now I am 42.

Travel used to be a dream of mine. I watched movies and dreamed of cool places I could go and what adventures I could partake in. However, since traveling as many as 200 days a year for much of the past 15 years, I am now over it.

I still enjoy the places and people where I visit (mainly for work), however, the mystique of travel is now gone.

One of the ways I have enjoyed staying engaged with the process of  my frequent travels is to write blogs about it.  Often these posts about travel have been born out of sheer boredom, but they have been fun for me to write nonetheless.

Here are some of my blog posts about travel over the past two years:

As for now, I am thankfully not traveling near as much I have for most of my years abroad.  However, there is still enough jumping over oceans and staying in cheap Asian hotels that I’m sure I will have more blog posts about travel in the coming days.

As you read through these posts, are there any other topics you think I should cover or write about?  If so, please let me know.

I’m always looking for constructive things to do during my many trans-Pacific flights!

5 realities I love about being a Christian

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The Bible on paper and Kindle
Whether on paper or my Kindle, the Bible is one of the treasures of being a Christian
Do you ever think about the realities of the Christian life?  I know I rarely do.  However, today this exactly what I am doing.

In the midst of hustle and bustle of life; the celebrations and pains; the laughter and the tears, it is easy to blow past the beauty of simply being a follower of Christ.  I am a Christian, yet I rarely stop and enjoy the realities this entails.

This very word of “Christian” is loaded. [Read more…]

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