{"id":3546,"date":"2009-10-23T09:40:49","date_gmt":"2009-10-23T09:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2009\/10\/what-every-blog-reader-needs-to-remember.html"},"modified":"2009-10-23T09:40:49","modified_gmt":"2009-10-23T09:40:49","slug":"what-every-blog-reader-needs-to-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2009\/10\/what-every-blog-reader-needs-to-remember.html","title":{"rendered":"What every blog reader needs to remember"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From today&#8217;s Liturgy of the Hours, and Paul&#8217;s letter to the Ephesians:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"webkit-indent-blockquote\"><p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: medium\">&#8220;Gu<\/span><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">ard against foul talk; let your words be for the improvement of others, as occasion offers, and do good to your listeners, otherwise you will only be grieving the Holy Spirit of God who has marked you with his seal for you to be set free when the day comes. Never have grudges against others, or lose your temper, or raise your voice to anybody, or call each other names, or allow any sort of spitefulness. Be friends with one another, and kind, forgiving each other as readily as God forgave you in Christ.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"webkit-indent-blockquote\"><p><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Times, helvetica, hirakakupro-w3, osaka, 'ms pgothic', sans-serif\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: medium\"><br \/><\/span><\/font><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Times, helvetica, hirakakupro-w3, osaka, 'ms pgothic', sans-serif\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: medium\">To which I can only add: &#8220;Amen.&#8221; &nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<div><font color=\"#000000\" face=\"Times, helvetica, hirakakupro-w3, osaka, 'ms pgothic', sans-serif\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: medium\"><br \/><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From today&#8217;s Liturgy of the Hours, and Paul&#8217;s letter to the Ephesians:&nbsp; &#8220;Guard against foul talk; 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