<?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[Illuminate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Theological education and inspiration]]></description><link>https://www.jilianbrown.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 02:24:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jilianbrown.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Remember Me, O Lord]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psalm 106: 1-5 1 Praise the Lord! Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting. 2 Who can speak of...]]></description><link>https://www.jilianbrown.com/post/remember-me-o-lord</link><guid isPermaLink="false">652b051f5c7c3475808ed77d</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Oct 2023 22:46:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_704f4351756f34622d3345~mv2_d_5032_3355_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jilian Brown</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[You Are Not a Machine]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been reading and listening a lot lately about AI and its impending expansion into society at large. 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I had the enormous privilege of playing her part in a beautiful...]]></description><link>https://www.jilianbrown.com/post/courage-like-joseph</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63a614c115a331daf7f5babf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2022 13:00:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f4b940_20d74c5ce2f043df8a5561c6a6bb7414~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jilian Brown</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mandate]]></title><description><![CDATA[You call me Teacher and Lord--and you are right, for that is what I am. 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