{"id":511,"date":"2007-05-15T18:44:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-15T18:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/bibleandculture\/2007\/05\/god-of-the-gaps--or-parking-spaces.html"},"modified":"2007-05-15T18:44:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-15T18:44:00","slug":"god-of-the-gaps-or-parking-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/bibleandculture\/2007\/05\/god-of-the-gaps-or-parking-spaces.html","title":{"rendered":"God of the Gaps– or Parking Spaces?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After starting a new diet I altered my drive to work to avoid passing my favorite bakery. I accidentally drove by the bakery this morning, and as I approached, there in the window were a host of goodies. <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/strong> <\/span><\/span>I felt this was no accident, so I prayed … “Lord, it’s up to you, if you want me to have any of those delicious goodies, create a parking place for me directly in front of the bakery.” And sure enough, <\/span><\/span><\/b>on the eighth time around the block<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b> , <\/span><\/span><\/b>there it was!
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God is so Good!”<\/span><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After starting a new diet I altered my drive to work to avoid passing my favorite bakery. I accidentally drove by the bakery this morning, and as I approached, there in the window were a host of goodies. 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