{"id":96,"date":"2011-11-21T19:00:13","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/smalltownamerica\/?p=96"},"modified":"2011-11-20T16:39:30","modified_gmt":"2011-11-20T21:39:30","slug":"holy-potato-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/smalltownamerica\/2011\/11\/holy-potato-chips.html","title":{"rendered":"Holy Potato Chips"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We have a company in nearby Tiffin, OH, that makes the best potato chips in the world.\u00a0 They are the famous Ballreich’s\u00a0 chips.\u00a0 Many people who move away from the area, actually\u00a0 order these chips and have them delivered across the country.\u00a0 I have a friend who just received a shipment in Houston, TX.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>One day a few months ago my husband, Rich opened a new bag of Ballreich’s chips and got quite a surprise.\u00a0 The first chip he pulled from the bag had a perfect cross burnt in the center of it.\u00a0 Amazing!\u00a0 We took pictures of it and had an interesting conversation piece for a few days.\u00a0 It now lies in my china cabinet, almost forgotten.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recently I opened another bag of Ballreich’s chips.\u00a0 The first chip I pulled out had the sign of the fish burnt in the center of it.\u00a0 What’s up with that?\u00a0 We found two Christian symbols on our potato chips in less than six months.\u00a0\u00a0 Is God trying to tell us something?\u00a0 If so, what?<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eat more Ballreich’s chips and be blessed.\u00a0 Stop after only one chip.\u00a0 Ballreich’s is a Christian company.\u00a0 Or nothing at all.\u00a0 What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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