{"id":302,"date":"2012-11-25T21:29:29","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T03:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/?p=302"},"modified":"2012-11-25T21:30:27","modified_gmt":"2012-11-26T03:30:27","slug":"understanding-the-rural-context","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/2012\/11\/25\/understanding-the-rural-context\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Rural Context"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of one of my seminary classes, we went on a &#8220;Rural Plunge&#8221;. \u00a0Instead of telling you all about it, I invite you all to view the movie I put together about our weekend experience.<\/p>\n<p>Please click on the link below for the movie.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wartburg Seminary Rural Plunge 2012\" href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/V6oUoRxp5RA\" target=\"_blank\">Wartburg Seminary Rural Plunge 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of one of my seminary classes, we went on a &#8220;Rural Plunge&#8221;. \u00a0Instead of telling you all about it, I invite you all to view the movie I put together about our weekend experience. 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