{"id":11279,"date":"2011-03-17T17:45:50","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T17:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adrianwarnock.com\/?p=11279"},"modified":"2017-09-16T18:26:11","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T17:26:11","slug":"comments-switched-on-after-a-break-of-several-years-your-chance-to-speak-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2011\/03\/comments-switched-on-after-a-break-of-several-years-your-chance-to-speak-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Comments switched on after a break of over three years. 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Anyway, I am a little nervous about this, but we will see how it goes, I can always pull the plug.<\/p>\n<p>So, to make use of this first comments box, why don\u2019t you take the opportunity to introduce yourself, say where in the world you are from, and what kind of church you attend if you do?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am very grateful to God for the numbers of you that faithfully keep coming back to this blog and reading. Till now, unless you are on Twitter there has been no easy way to allow you a voice. 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