{"id":10266,"date":"2012-01-16T06:30:35","date_gmt":"2012-01-16T10:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nakedpastor.com\/?p=10266"},"modified":"2012-01-16T06:30:35","modified_gmt":"2012-01-16T10:30:35","slug":"god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/nakedpastor\/2012\/01\/god\/","title":{"rendered":"God?"},"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\/328\/2012\/01\/god1.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10268\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/328\/2012\/01\/god1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"688\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the most difficult times in our journey is when we come to realize that our prayers aren\u2019t answered, when we conclude that there isn\u2019t a Magical Being who grants our wishes or rescues us, when we are left with our smoldering questions and sometimes left in the dark.<\/p>\n<p>The most peaceful time of the day for me is at night, outside, dimly lit by stars.<\/p>\n<p><em>(This cartoon first appeared last week on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/friendlyatheist\/2012\/01\/13\/nakedpastor-gods-putting-you-on-hold\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">friendlyatheist blog<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Going through such a transition in your life? 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If you want to talk, <a href=\"mailto:haywardart@gmail.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">email me<\/a> to initiate.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>My <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/David-Hayward\/e\/B006GARC8Q\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">BOOKS<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>My <a href=\"http:\/\/nakedpastor.etsy.com\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ART<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most difficult times in our journey is when we come to realize that our prayers aren\u2019t answered, when we conclude that there isn\u2019t a Magical Being who grants our wishes or rescues us, when we are left with our smoldering questions and sometimes left in the dark. 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