{"id":4795,"date":"2010-08-19T10:26:23","date_gmt":"2010-08-19T10:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/08\/my-world-and-welcome-to-it.html"},"modified":"2010-08-19T10:26:23","modified_gmt":"2010-08-19T10:26:23","slug":"my-world-and-welcome-to-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/08\/my-world-and-welcome-to-it.html","title":{"rendered":"Paradise found?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Morning Prayer. Mass. Krispy Kreme donuts. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/articles\/A64536-2004May28.html\">Thrasher&#8217;s French Fries.<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillipsseafood.com\/index.cfm?page=menus&amp;id=24\">Phillip&#8217;s<\/a> crab cakes. 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