{"id":1149,"date":"2011-07-17T05:11:02","date_gmt":"2011-07-17T09:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/?p=1149"},"modified":"2011-07-16T21:23:34","modified_gmt":"2011-07-17T01:23:34","slug":"good-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/07\/good-things.html","title":{"rendered":"Good Things"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Michelle Demeree<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jesus is coming through the door.<\/p>\n

Are you afraid? \u00a0You do not need to be.<\/p>\n

Do you know, who is good all the time?<\/p>\n

Let me tell you.<\/p>\n

It is Jesus.<\/h1>\n

So let’s raise up our hand<\/p>\n

and our hearts.<\/p>\n

Let us search for him and<\/p>\n

find out how much<\/p>\n

He loves us.<\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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