{"id":4837,"date":"2017-11-30T13:59:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T12:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=4837"},"modified":"2017-11-30T13:59:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T12:59:11","slug":"calling-friends-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2017\/11\/30\/calling-friends-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling for friends to step up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4840\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/11\/blog-horses-in-the-intersection.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4840\" class=\"wp-image-4840 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/11\/blog-horses-in-the-intersection.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/11\/blog-horses-in-the-intersection.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/11\/blog-horses-in-the-intersection-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">So, before you go stand in the middle of an intersection, maybe you should check with your friends to see if it\u2019s a good idea?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4843\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/11\/blog-bad-hair-day.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4843\" class=\"wp-image-4843 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/11\/blog-bad-hair-day.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/11\/blog-bad-hair-day.jpg 450w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/11\/blog-bad-hair-day-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You think you\u2019re having a bad hair day?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4838\" style=\"width: 347px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/11\/blog-bad-hair.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4838\" class=\"wp-image-4838 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/11\/blog-bad-hair.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/11\/blog-bad-hair.jpg 337w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/11\/blog-bad-hair-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Real friends help you get the bugs out!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Today, go help a friend get out of a precarious situation, or encourage someone who is plagued by something beyond their control, or just go and help a buddy with something out of their reach but within yours.\u00a0 The Lord blesses our hearts when we reach out and bless others!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=4837&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, go help a friend get out of a precarious situation, or encourage someone who is plagued by something beyond their control, or just go and help a buddy with something out of their reach but within yours.\u00a0 The Lord &hellip; 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