{"id":30291,"date":"2011-11-22T20:41:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-23T02:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=30291"},"modified":"2021-01-11T20:44:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T02:44:03","slug":"im-having-a-difficult-time-concentrating-when-i-read-the-bible-is-there-anything-you-can-suggest-that-will-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/im-having-a-difficult-time-concentrating-when-i-read-the-bible-is-there-anything-you-can-suggest-that-will-help\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m having a difficult time concentrating when I read the Bible. Is there anything you can suggest that will help?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h2>Question:<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m having a difficult time concentrating when I read the Bible. 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