{"id":541,"date":"2010-10-07T13:40:36","date_gmt":"2010-10-07T13:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/windowsanddoors\/2010\/10\/avoiding-the-flood.html"},"modified":"2010-10-07T13:40:36","modified_gmt":"2010-10-07T13:40:36","slug":"avoiding-the-flood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/windowsanddoors\/2010\/10\/avoiding-the-flood.html","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding the Flood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s Torah reading centers on Noah, the flood and its aftermath.  While there are many comments one could, and even should, make about a story which introduces the concept of God as a remorseful, rage-filled, killer who stops just one family short of genocide, I will not go there &#8211; at lease not right now.<br \/>\nInstead, I simply want to share a simple image, ask an even simpler question, and wait for your answers.<br \/>\nThe image:<br \/>\n<span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Regan_Noah.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/114\/import\/Regan_Noah.jpg\" width=\"377\" height=\"411\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center;margin: 0 auto 20px\" \/><\/span><br \/>\nThe question (okay, really two):<br \/>\nWhat opportunity have you forgotten to take advantage of, and what can you do to still take advantage of it?  Try and remember that very few opportunities have really gone the way of the dinosaurs &#8211; at least that&#8217;s my experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s Torah reading centers on Noah, the flood and its aftermath. 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