{"id":11961,"date":"2012-08-20T07:46:25","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T11:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nakedpastor.com\/?p=11961"},"modified":"2012-08-20T07:46:25","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T11:46:25","slug":"for-my-online-friend-darin-hufford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/nakedpastor\/2012\/08\/for-my-online-friend-darin-hufford\/","title":{"rendered":"for my online friend Darin Hufford"},"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><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-11962\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/328\/2012\/08\/jesus-cares-500x410.jpg\" alt=\"jesus cares cartoon by nakedpastor david hayward\" width=\"500\" height=\"410\"><\/p>\n<p>Many people tell me that online relationships are shallow, superficial, and even false. Maybe at first I might have agreed. Now I flatly disagree. I have made some incredible friends online, some strong connections, and even life-long companions. Online relationships are real relationships.<\/p>\n<p>One man that I check in on every once in a while because I appreciate his sane voice in the madness of religion is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/darin.hufford.5\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Darin Hufford<\/a>. Darin is very sick. The last I heard is that his body has flown into full-on complications. It stirs up a lot of emotion in me because a few years ago my son Jesse was in the hospital for a throat infection when all of a sudden the infection went septic and everything started spinning out of control. I was afraid we were going to lose him. But he came back. I want the same for Darin.<\/p>\n<p>I feel for Darin, his family and his friends. These feelings are true. My concern, yes\u2026 even my love for him is real.<\/p>\n<p>I thought of this older popular cartoon of mine. So I dedicate it to him today. For you Darin, with love!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #a52a2a\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/58397604\/someone-cares-fine-art-print\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Purchase a fine art print of this cartoon!<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people tell me that online relationships are shallow, superficial, and even false. Maybe at first I might have agreed. Now I flatly disagree. I have made some incredible friends online, some strong connections, and even life-long companions. Online relationships are real relationships. 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