{"id":2129,"date":"2013-01-30T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2013\/01\/a-catholic-blog-in-which-there-is-no-guile.html"},"modified":"2013-01-30T17:27:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-30T17:27:00","slug":"a-catholic-blog-in-which-there-is-no-guile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2013\/01\/a-catholic-blog-in-which-there-is-no-guile.html","title":{"rendered":"A Catholic Blog in which there is no guile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Is found at Jimmy Akin\u2019s wonderful site. \u00a0True, you get the first snippets and then must follow the links to the full stories, but it\u2019s worth it. \u00a0Mr. Akin follows the path of the apologist. \u00a0He basically deals with unpacking the teachings of the Church, explaining this or that doctrine or scriptural passage, and\u00a0occasionally touches on a controversial issue and defends the Church against those who would misrepresent or attack it. \u00a0Fair enough. \u00a0A good, well rounded approach. \u00a0I\u2019m not saying he\u2019s perfect. \u00a0But he seems to get that the main job of an apologist is to win souls, not arguments. \u00a0And so his blog is both informative, and at times\u00a0challenging\u00a0 without the need to follow the sort of dialogue one expects on places like the Huffington Post. Here he is<\/a>, tackling the issue of sickness and faith in a way that could help someone trying to make it through the tangled mess of misunderstandings about Catholic doctrine.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is found at Jimmy Akin\u2019s wonderful site. \u00a0True, you get the first snippets and then must follow the links to the full stories, but it\u2019s worth it. \u00a0Mr. Akin follows the path of the apologist. \u00a0He basically deals with unpacking the teachings of the Church, explaining this or that doctrine or scriptural passage, and\u00a0occasionally touches […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nA Catholic Blog in which there is no guile<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Is found at Jimmy Akin's wonderful site.  True, you get the first snippets and then must follow the links to the full stories, but it's worth\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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