{"id":30016,"date":"2020-09-09T11:43:58","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T01:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/?p=30016"},"modified":"2020-09-09T14:43:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T04:43:39","slug":"talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Talking about God in a Troubled World\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"\u2018Talking about God in a Troubled World\u2019\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-09-09T11:43:58+10:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT13M55S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In these dramatically changed times the Word on Wednesday provides a mid-week ministry of Bible reading, reflection and prayer, turning hearts back to God.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/WoW_logo_v3.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"12.7\" \/><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fword_on_wednesday%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fword_on_wednesday%2Ftalking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fanglicanconnection.com%2Ftalking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world%2F&amp;artwork_url=https%3A%2F%2Fanglicanconnection.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fpowerpress%2FWoW_logo_v3.jpg#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/?powerpress_pinw=30016-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 13:55 &#8212; 12.7MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3oaVMRpfARBkj4dyfEZcC0\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.48&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Read&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Heraclitus the 5th century BC Greek philosopher wrote: <i>Unless you expect the unexpected you will never find truth, for it is hard to discover and hard to attain.<\/i> He was commenting on the creative thinking required to understand the nature and meaning of life. His wise words make a great deal of sense: many discoveries within science are unexpected; many of our experiences in life are unexpected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Twelve months ago no one predicted the rise of a novel coronavirus that would impact the lives and livelihoods of millions around the world. Covid-19 has shown us that we are not in control of life and that we should expect the unexpected. Indeed, the discerning will ask, \u2018Is there more to life?\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">So, how should we respond? Come with me to Colossians 4:2. Paul the Apostle writes: <i>Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. At the same time pray for us as well that God will open to us a door for the word, that we may declare the mystery of Christ, for which I am in prison,\u00a0so that I may reveal it clearly, as I should.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Prayer<\/b>. The French philosopher, Blaise Pascal observed: <i>God instituted prayer in order to allow his creatures the dignity of causality.<\/i> God has made the universe in such a way that we can make an impact with our prayers \u2013 within certain limits of course. It\u2019s an amazing thought. God has given himself the discretion to act within his overall plan according to our prayers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Prayer is not just a means of keeping the lines of communication with God open. God listens to our prayers and answers them in ways that are for our good. Prayer of itself is not powerful. Prayer is only powerful because we are addressing the all-powerful God.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This is why Paul urged the Colossians to be steadfast in prayer. He knew, for example, that effective outreach begins with persevering prayer. To <i>devote<\/i> ourselves to prayer is to bring our requests to God in much the same way that the energetic widow of Jesus\u2019 parable did. In this parable in Luke 18, the widow gave her local magistrate no rest until her cause was settled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The first Christians were committed and enthusiastic in their prayer. Humanly speaking it is one of the reasons for their terrific success in spreading God\u2019s good news. Perhaps Paul\u2019s Colossian readers had become apathetic. That\u2019s why he insists, <i>Continue steadfastly in prayer&#8230;<\/i> \u2018Never give up praying\u2019, he is saying. \u2018Your prayers may not be answered immediately. But never give up.\u2019 Indeed, the Bible tells us it is God\u2019s great passion that people turn to him. This is a prayer we can be assured God will answer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Notice also the emphasis on <b><i>thanksgiving<\/i>.<\/b> True prayer can\u2019t exist without heartfelt thanks, any more than thanksgiving can exist without prayer. They feed and fuel each other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In this context Paul wanted the Colossians to pray, not that the doors of his prison might open, but that opportunities might open for him <i>to declare the mystery of Christ<\/i> \u2013 even while he was in prison. Yet how often do we pray that God will open up doors of gospel opportunity for us?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>The way we live<\/b>. But there is more. Consider verses 5 and 6: <i>Conduct yourselves wisely towards outsiders, making the most of the time.\u00a06Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Paul has two pieces of advice for the Colossians, and for us \u2013 about life-style and speech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We are <i>all<\/i> obliged to act wisely and graciously towards people we live and work with. We are to live out the new resurrection life that Paul has been writing about in chapter 3, with wisdom and integrity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We are also to cultivate conversations that are gracious and yet seasoned with salt. We are not to be bland, insipid, and gossipy, in our conversations, but rather we are to start doing the unexpected, pushing back against the culture, looking for, and even creating opportunities to raise questions about the meaning of life. We can do this over coffee or a meal, or online. As we do this, we need to be prepared to answer people\u2019s questions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With people you know you might ask: \u2018How are you <b><i>really<\/i><\/b> doing in these troubled times?\u2019 You might also consider ways you can bring a comment from a book such as John Lennox\u2019s very readable, <i>Where is God in a Coronavirus World?<\/i> Remember, our aim is to explore ways to introduce the notion that there is more to life than this material world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You might look for an opportunity to ask: \u2018Do you think there\u2019s anything beyond this life?\u2019 \u2018Friends of mine feel we only have one life and we should make the most of it. What do you think?\u2019 If the response is that there\u2019s no future beyond the grave, you could ask: \u2018Are you sure about that?\u2019 You could also add: \u2018For me the Christian idea of resurrection has a lot going for it\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If their response is that there\u2019s a future beyond the grave, you might ask: \u2018Can we be sure of this?\u2019 It\u2019s worth remembering that Jesus\u2019 resurrection is foundational for Christianity. Every sermon recorded in the <i>Acts of the Apostles<\/i> refers to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Furthermore, be prepared to tell your own story of faith in no more than three minutes. Begin with a brief account of your life and then focus on two or three unexpected events that led you to faith in Christ. Because it\u2019s your story, it\u2019s important.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">And don\u2019t forget, it\u2019s worth pointing enquirers to one or two introductory courses: \u2018Christianity Explored\u2019 and \u2018Word One-to-One\u2019 are very good.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Above all, continue steadfastly in prayer \u2013 perhaps for five people you know \u2013 that the Lord will provide unexpected opportunities for you to introduce them to the Lord Jesus Christ, whose love and compassion are far greater than we ever dreamed.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 John G. Mason<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>New &#8211; &#8216;An Anglican Understanding of the Bible&#8217;:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/gods-word-written-an-anglican-understanding-of-the-bible\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/gods-word-written-an-anglican-understanding-of-the-bible\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1597885706469000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEhLf-9jlnY2d_Wq7Ck7todFdSB2g\">https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/gods-word-written-an-anglican-understanding-of-the-bible\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><b>Coming January 2021 \u2013 Anglican Connection Online Conference<\/b><br \/>\nDetails for the Anglican Connection January 2021 Online Conference will be released shortly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"\u2018Talking about God in a Troubled World\u2019\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2020-09-09T11:43:58+10:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT13M55S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In these dramatically changed times the Word on Wednesday provides a mid-week ministry of Bible reading, reflection and prayer, turning hearts back to God.\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/WoW_logo_v3.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"12.7\" \/><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fword_on_wednesday%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fword_on_wednesday%2Ftalking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fanglicanconnection.com%2Ftalking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world%2F&amp;artwork_url=https%3A%2F%2Fanglicanconnection.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fpowerpress%2FWoW_logo_v3.jpg#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-3\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/?powerpress_pinw=30016-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/content.blubrry.com\/word_on_wednesday\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 13:55 &#8212; 12.7MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3oaVMRpfARBkj4dyfEZcC0\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Heraclitus the 5th century BC Greek philosopher wrote: Unless you expect the unexpected you will never find truth, for it is hard to discover and hard to attain. He was commenting on the creative thinking required to understand the nature and meaning of life. His wise words make a great deal of sense: many discoveries [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29909,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ac-podcast","category-word-on-wednesday"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Talking about God in a Troubled World\u2019 - The Anglican Connection<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Heraclitus the 5th century BC Greek philosopher wrote: Unless you expect the unexpected you will never find truth, for it is hard to discover and hard to attain.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Talking about God in a Troubled World\u2019 - The Anglican Connection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Heraclitus the 5th century BC Greek philosopher wrote: Unless you expect the unexpected you will never find truth, for it is hard to discover and hard to attain.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Anglican Connection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-09-09T01:43:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-09-09T04:43:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/A-spiritual-reawakening-johngmason-anglicantrinityconnection.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"513\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John Mason\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"John Mason\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/\",\"name\":\"\u2018Talking about God in a Troubled World\u2019 - The Anglican Connection\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/A-spiritual-reawakening-johngmason-anglicantrinityconnection.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-09-09T01:43:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-09-09T04:43:39+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e27a055f18ca2b07364608453460219c\"},\"description\":\"Heraclitus the 5th century BC Greek philosopher wrote: Unless you expect the unexpected you will never find truth, for it is hard to discover and hard to attain.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/A-spiritual-reawakening-johngmason-anglicantrinityconnection.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/A-spiritual-reawakening-johngmason-anglicantrinityconnection.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":513},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"\u2018Talking about God in a Troubled World\u2019\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/\",\"name\":\"The Anglican Connection\",\"description\":\"Connecting Gospel-Centered Churches in North America\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e27a055f18ca2b07364608453460219c\",\"name\":\"John Mason\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/82bb7a398217ed7491402bf3cfda1857?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/82bb7a398217ed7491402bf3cfda1857?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"John Mason\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/author\/johnmason\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\u2018Talking about God in a Troubled World\u2019 - The Anglican Connection","description":"Heraclitus the 5th century BC Greek philosopher wrote: Unless you expect the unexpected you will never find truth, for it is hard to discover and hard to attain.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\u2018Talking about God in a Troubled World\u2019 - The Anglican Connection","og_description":"Heraclitus the 5th century BC Greek philosopher wrote: Unless you expect the unexpected you will never find truth, for it is hard to discover and hard to attain.","og_url":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/","og_site_name":"The Anglican Connection","article_published_time":"2020-09-09T01:43:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-09-09T04:43:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":513,"url":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/A-spiritual-reawakening-johngmason-anglicantrinityconnection.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"John Mason","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"John Mason","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/","url":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/","name":"\u2018Talking about God in a Troubled World\u2019 - The Anglican Connection","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/A-spiritual-reawakening-johngmason-anglicantrinityconnection.jpg","datePublished":"2020-09-09T01:43:58+00:00","dateModified":"2020-09-09T04:43:39+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e27a055f18ca2b07364608453460219c"},"description":"Heraclitus the 5th century BC Greek philosopher wrote: Unless you expect the unexpected you will never find truth, for it is hard to discover and hard to attain.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/A-spiritual-reawakening-johngmason-anglicantrinityconnection.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/A-spiritual-reawakening-johngmason-anglicantrinityconnection.jpg","width":1024,"height":513},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/talking-about-god-in-a-troubled-world\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"\u2018Talking about God in a Troubled World\u2019"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/","name":"The Anglican Connection","description":"Connecting Gospel-Centered Churches in North America","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e27a055f18ca2b07364608453460219c","name":"John Mason","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/82bb7a398217ed7491402bf3cfda1857?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/82bb7a398217ed7491402bf3cfda1857?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"John Mason"},"url":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/author\/johnmason\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/A-spiritual-reawakening-johngmason-anglicantrinityconnection.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30016"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30019,"href":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30016\/revisions\/30019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anglicanconnection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}