{"id":4534,"date":"2013-02-06T12:19:03","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T12:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=4534"},"modified":"2013-02-06T12:20:38","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T12:20:38","slug":"an-instance-of-the-fingerpost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2013\/02\/an-instance-of-the-fingerpost.html","title":{"rendered":"Open Book: An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/files\/2013\/02\/instance-of-the-fingerpost.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4535\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2013\/02\/instance-of-the-fingerpost-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"instance of the fingerpost\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Where can God be found in a mystery novel? Perhaps everywhere, as He is the greatest mystery in our lives. 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