{"id":2890,"date":"2022-01-05T14:04:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T19:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/?p=2890"},"modified":"2022-01-05T14:04:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T19:04:09","slug":"indiana-police-officers-house-fire-engulfs-all-belongings-except-for-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/christnewstoday\/2022\/01\/indiana-police-officers-house-fire-engulfs-all-belongings-except-for-bible.html","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Police Officer\u2019s House Fire Engulfs All Belongings Except for Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two days before Christmas, a miracle occurred amidst a tragedy in an Indiana home. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer, Michael Price, was at an Indiana Pacers game when a fire started in his home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was about halftime at the game, and we got the call,\u201d Price recalled in an interview with WTHR-TV. \u201cA relative drove by because he lives close, and he and the neighbors called saying, \u2018Your house is fully engulfed.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, by the time they finally arrived at their home, the damages were already done. Price reported that he lost everything in the house fire. Tragically, this included his beloved dog, Gus. Even though the damaging incident left him grieving and destitute, the police officer expressed that he remains grateful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did lose a lot of material stuff; it\u2019s everything you have,\u201d Price stated optimistically. \u201cYou have to start over, but the best thing is nobody was home, and we still have what\u2019s important to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the flames engulfing so many of their belongings, there was one item that was entirely unharmed by the fire: The Bible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s not even a mark on the pages,\u201d Officer Michael Price said in astonishment to WXIN-TV.<\/p>\n<p>Price displayed the Holy book to the press reporters when explaining how much the Bible meant to him. The immaculate condition of the Bible contrasted greatly with the state of their tarnished home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt opened my eyes real well,\u201d Price shared with the press about the occurrence. \u201cI mean, we\u2019ve always been big believers and everything, but that, to me, means a whole lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is still unknown what began the fire, but the case is currently under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Price\u2019s local community has gathered resources to help him and his family as they start to restore their lives. Their GoFundMe page raised twice as much as their original $10,000 goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Price expressed that he remains grateful to God despite losing everything.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":642,"featured_media":357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fbia_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[170,228,1405,59,86],"class_list":["post-2890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-miracles","tag-bible","tag-fire","tag-indiana","tag-miracle","tag-police"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Indiana Police Officer\u2019s House Fire Engulfs All Belongings Except for Bible<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Despite the flames engulfing so many of their 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