{"id":842,"date":"2017-02-27T05:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=842"},"modified":"2017-01-29T17:37:06","modified_gmt":"2017-01-29T23:37:06","slug":"is-there-a-price-on-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/02\/is-there-a-price-on-faith.html","title":{"rendered":"Is there a price on faith?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It seems like there is a price on everything these days. Even things that might only take a few cents to make are loaded with taxes and fees of all kinds. You can&#8217;t escape cost.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2017\/01\/IMG_0096-e1485130533556.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-825 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2017\/01\/IMG_0096-e1485130533556-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0096\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Would you consider a price on faith? What would you think the price would be?<\/p>\n<p>If there is a price to consider, I would propose if you do consider there to be a price, the reward is so much greater than the price. There are so many coins in the fountain and perhaps each coin can stand in for a blessing or reward.<\/p>\n<p>Write in the comments what price you think can define faith. Is it as costly as the coins in this fountain?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems like there is a price on everything these days. 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