{"id":4918,"date":"2013-01-04T09:00:49","date_gmt":"2013-01-04T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/?p=4918"},"modified":"2013-01-01T21:13:44","modified_gmt":"2013-01-02T03:13:44","slug":"2013-god-is-bigger-than-we-imagine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/loveisanorientation\/2013\/01\/2013-god-is-bigger-than-we-imagine\/","title":{"rendered":"2013: God is Bigger than We Imagine"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/320\/2012\/12\/IMG_2788.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4920\" title=\"Photo Credit: Andrew Marin\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/320\/2012\/12\/IMG_2788-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As we begin a new year this week, I want to reiterate these tender words of Paul Young that gives us all a clear reminder of how big God is, and how little we can ever know or understand the fullness of God\u2019s active engagement\u2026 even in those things we abhor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wmpaulyoung.tumblr.com\/post\/38888795545\/the-cosmos-at-the-crossroads-dec-26-2013\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Please click here to read Paul\u2019s very honest post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As this year moves on, know that there is no separation between you and God \u2013 that God inhabits all space; covering, participating and loving you every step of the way. 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