{"id":4451,"date":"2013-08-21T20:11:11","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T20:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners\/?p=4451"},"modified":"2013-08-21T20:13:09","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T20:13:09","slug":"bat-o-mania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners\/2013\/08\/bat-o-mania.html","title":{"rendered":"Bat-O-Mania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve missed you at this intersection between life and God.<\/p>\n<p>Friday our family had to evacuate our house. That is when Rid-A-Critter announced we probably had more like 150 bats in our attic and that we really should leave&#8230;for a while&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, this fall has been off to a frantic pace in other ways. In other words, meeting you at this intersection 3-5 times\/week is becoming increasingly difficult, at least for a time. 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