Gabe Segoine Our Daily Bread, August 14, 2025, God Provides- 1 Kings 17:7-16 by Katara Patton. Audio read through of the devotional and discussion between my wife Joy and myself. Gabe SegoineGabe Segoine is the founder of LNKM and author of Surfing North Korea. He spent over a decade in Northeast Asia doing humanitarian work focused on … Read more
By Gabriel Segoine | July 2025 Me:Theoretically, how close are we today to AI accurately predicting human behavior—and to what degree? ChatGPT:Theoretically—and increasingly practically—AI is already very good at predicting certain types of human behavior, especially when that behavior is: ✅ Patterned✅ Repetitive✅ Quantifiable Me: Like what? ChatGPT:Here are some real-world examples, along with how … Read more
By Gabriel Segoine | July 2025 Me: I’m in the early stages of worldbuilding and using a kind of shotgun approach—just throwing out ideas and letting them breathe. Does that work well for speculative fiction? ChatGPT: Absolutely. That kind of freeform, exploratory phase is often where the most creative and original ideas come from. When … Read more
By Gabriel Segoine | July 2025 Introduction This post began as a question I asked in conversation, and it led to some unsettling—but important—reflections. I’ve personally experienced the supernatural, and I believe there is a spiritual realm—what the Bible and other traditions call the unseen world. What that realm looks like, and why some spiritual … Read more
By Gabe Segoine This started as a casual reflection on where AI might be headed. But like many conversations with ChatGPT, it quickly turned into something more—a deep dive into science fiction, theology, human nature, and the limits of imagination. 🤖 Me: Until recently, AI had been relegated to the realm of science fiction. Writers … Read more
Originally sparked by a newsletter update about a trip to Paraguay, this blog post captures the beginning of an ongoing conversation between a storyteller and an AI writing assistant. The exchange touches on missions, memory, authenticity, and the value of writing stories down. Gabe: Here’s my newsletter text. Please check it for grammar and clarity: … Read more
By Gabe Segoine Kim Il-sung Square is a pretty interesting place. It’s where North Korea holds its massive military parades and national celebrations. The ground is marked with tens of thousands of position points, telling people exactly where to stand. And it’s huge—truly massive. But when I think of Kim Il-sung Square, I don’t think … Read more
By Gabe Segoine Hi there—I’m Gabe Segoine. That’s S-E-G-O-I-N-E. Why do I spell that out? Because as far as I know, I’m the last Segoine on earth. My dad (still alive and well) had one son—me—and I have only daughters. So unless you happen to know another Segoine, drop me a message. I’d love to … Read more
Donald Trump and Kim Jung-Un, *Screenshot courtesy of YouTube By Gabe Segoine In September 2018, the news broke that President Trump was open to a second meeting with Kim Jong-un. As someone with firsthand experience inside North Korea through humanitarian work, I had mixed emotions. The past few years had brought real setbacks. Sanctions, the … Read more
*Michael Palin in North Korea, Screenshot courtesy of YouTube By Gabe Segoine In the fall of 2018, National Geographic Channel aired a new special on North Korea. After a reported three years of negotiating the terms of the trip, Michael Palin—of Monty Python fame—traveled to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), otherwise known as … Read more