{"id":215,"date":"2015-08-17T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=215"},"modified":"2015-07-20T17:15:38","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T22:15:38","slug":"waiving-a-flag-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2015\/08\/waiving-a-flag-of-faith.html","title":{"rendered":"Waiving a Flag of Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2015\/07\/Flag-e1437003630114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-230\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2015\/07\/Flag-e1437003630114-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Flag\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The flag stands and waives in the breeze, for all to see. Flags represent a sense of freedom and a sense of identity. Nations have different colors, different stripes, even different stars.<\/p>\n<p>If you were to paint a flag to represent your faith and string up on a pole for all to see, what would it look like? You could draw a picture or use many colors to distinguish the different levels of your spiritual flag. If I created a flag it would include images of family and friends who have shown me how God is a part of my life. It would include an image of the crucifix and perhaps saints that have interceded for me. As far as colors, it would probably be a mixture of blue and yellow, perhaps.<\/p>\n<p>Share your flag or describe it in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The flag stands and waives in the breeze, for all to see. Flags represent a sense of freedom and a sense of identity. Nations have different colors, different stripes, even different stars. 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