{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"God&#039;s Politics","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics","author_name":"gp_intern","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/author\/gp_intern","title":"Diana Butler Bass: Giving Up Lent for Lent - God&#039;s Politics","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"O2mMaYWyuO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2007\/02\/diana-butler-bass-giving-up-lent-for.html\">Diana Butler Bass: Giving Up Lent for Lent<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2007\/02\/diana-butler-bass-giving-up-lent-for.html\/embed#?secret=O2mMaYWyuO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Diana Butler Bass: Giving Up Lent for Lent&#8221; &#8212; God&#039;s Politics\" data-secret=\"O2mMaYWyuO\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"This week, Christians around the world begin Lent \u2013 the 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and repentance leading to Easter. In seminary, one of my friends eagerly awaited his yearly celebration of Lent, calling it his \u201cfavorite church season.\u201d Since Lent starts with a morbid reminder of human mortality \u2013 \u201cremember you are dust and&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.palmerstonplacechurch.com\/images\/prayer.jpg"}