I’ve been a Christian for many decades. In the most recent decades, PTSD and other events really messed up my mind. Age took its toll too. The last month has been particularly tough. A single post on your website brought clarity again … and peace.<\/p>\n
Thanks for taking the time to develop your website. God is wonderful. Through ways that so often catch me off guard, He helps. I think He must have helped me “stumble upon” your website.<\/p>\n
We all serve in different ways. Thanks for serving.<\/p>\n\t
I’m glad you found something to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Thanks for taking the time to develop your website.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[127],"class_list":["post-2390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-about-this-site"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":83083,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/thanks-for-making-such-a-positive-impact-on-my-life\/","url_meta":{"origin":2390,"position":0},"title":"Thanks for making such a positive impact on my life","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I hope this message finds you well. 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