{"id":30000,"date":"2023-06-30T13:28:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T19:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/?p=30000"},"modified":"2024-01-04T16:57:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T23:57:53","slug":"seeing-john-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baonline.cog7engage.net\/seeing-john-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeing (John 9)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Seeing <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><i>(John 9)<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Born blind. Aren\u2019t we all?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Dumb in sin, cursed by the Fall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">We stumble through life<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Grappling with strife,<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Until the good news seeps in<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Jump starting our heart, and then<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">We come home to Him, seeing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p5\">Stephen R. Clark<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><b>Stephen R. Clark<\/b>\u00a0is the former editor of\u00a0<i>Christian Bookseller Magazine\u00a0<\/i>and a regular contributor to the Christian Freelance Writers Network blog. He has written for Adams Media,\u00a0<i>Bookstore Journal<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Christian Century<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Eternity<\/i>, and other publications. He has also project managed and edited dozens of books with Bridge Publishing and Wiley Publishing, where he worked in the Consumer Dummies division on the \u201cFor Dummies\u201d books. Stephen lives with his wife, Beth Ann, in Lansdale, PA. Learn more about him and his writing at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenrayclark.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.stephenrayclark.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1688483985724000&amp;usg=AOvVaw08cMY7qQoM72IgAazbV-Sw\">www.StephenRayClark.com<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seeing (John 9) Born blind. Aren\u2019t we all? 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