{"id":11334,"date":"2012-05-28T18:46:35","date_gmt":"2012-05-28T22:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nakedpastor.com\/?p=11334"},"modified":"2012-05-28T18:46:35","modified_gmt":"2012-05-28T22:46:35","slug":"you-have-to-ask-the-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/nakedpastor\/2012\/05\/you-have-to-ask-the-question\/","title":{"rendered":"you have to ask the question"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"nakedpastor<\/a>\n<\/p>

I\u2019m not saying there is no god.
\nBut you have to enter the dark winter and ask yourself that question.
\nI\u2019m not saying your holy book is the meaningless chatter of fantasy.
\nBut you have to enter the dark winter and ask yourself that question.
\nI\u2019m not saying life has no meaning.
\nBut you have to enter the dark winter and ask yourself that question.<\/p>\n

I have no idea how long your dark winter will be.
\nI suppose it depends on your courage
\nand the sincerity of your question.
\nI suppose it depends on whether you really want to know
\nand on your resilience with whatever answer comes.
\nIf one ever does come.
\nBut you have to ask the question.
\nYou have to enter the dark winter.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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