{"id":1,"date":"2010-07-07T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-07T16:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.browniesmoke.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2011-10-25T22:13:49","modified_gmt":"2011-10-26T02:13:49","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.browniesmoke.com\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"So on my morning walk…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>When I’m in Montreat, walking the four-footed child is on my to-do list. I am not imaginative about this; we generally have two options. We either walk around Lake Susan (same direction, always) or take the slightly longer walk across the dam and around the barn (same direction, always).<\/p>\n

So, really, weather is about the only thing that changes our outlook – or maybe other dogwalkers and dogs. Cookie thinks he’s the only dog in Montreat, so generally this is not preferred.<\/p>\n

So, off the dam on July 4th, I see a tent on the Moore Field. THIS is new. I am thinking it’s perhaps the Cottagers’ Barbecue, but I wonder why the barbecue is such an unusual shape. I also wonder WHY on earth the Cottagers – who have been selling tickets for several days, at least – are so anxious to keep out people. There’s a fence around the entire deal! AND the tent seems a little small…<\/p>\n

So much for almost 15 years of teaching Godly Play<\/a>. It is, of course, “The Ark and a Tent for God,” \u00c2\u00a0and my barbecue is not for July 4th picnics but is, of course, the burnt offering altar. Almost-College-Freshman got it right off. I did a bit of research and determined that this larger version is a ministry of the First Presbyterian Church of Florence, SC, taking part in the Christian Life Conference in Montreat. Who knew?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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