{"id":2610,"date":"2025-11-15T10:30:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T15:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.godweb.org\/?p=2610"},"modified":"2025-11-16T08:52:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T13:52:27","slug":"the-essence-of-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.godweb.org\/?p=2610","title":{"rendered":"The Essence of Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.godweb.org%2F%3Fp%3D2610&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>Suddenly it&#8217;s upon us. 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