{"id":106,"date":"2008-12-29T04:51:27","date_gmt":"2008-12-29T04:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/tonyjones\/2008\/12\/a-week-unplugged.html"},"modified":"2008-12-29T04:51:27","modified_gmt":"2008-12-29T04:51:27","slug":"a-week-unplugged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/tonyjones\/2008\/12\/a-week-unplugged.html","title":{"rendered":"A Week Unplugged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"unplug.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/198\/import\/unplug.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 20px 20px;float: right\" height=\"413\" width=\"275\" \/><\/span>I cannot remember the last time that I unplugged completely, but that&#8217;s just what I&#8217;m doing starting today, though next Sunday.&nbsp; No blogging; no tweeting; turning off my Facebook page, my email, and my phone.<\/p>\n<p>When I get back, I&#8217;m looking forward to restarting the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/tonyjones\/same-sex-marriage-blogalogue\/\">Same Sex Marriage Blogalogue<\/a> with Rod Dreher and to introducing a new feature with my spiritual director.<\/p>\n<p>But, I won&#8217;t leave you stranded this week!&nbsp; I&#8217;ve lined up three fantastic guest bloggers while I&#8217;m away: <b>Keith DeRose<\/b>, <b>Carla Barnhill<\/b>, and <b>Anthony Smith<\/b>.&nbsp; They&#8217;ll be introducing themselves to you today.<\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I cannot remember the last time that I unplugged completely, but that&#8217;s just what I&#8217;m doing starting today, though next Sunday.&nbsp; No blogging; no tweeting; turning off my Facebook page, my email, and my phone. 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