{"id":614,"date":"2020-04-21T15:06:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T23:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/english\/?p=614"},"modified":"2020-04-21T15:07:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T23:07:05","slug":"faith-and-hope-in-dark-times-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/english\/?p=614","title":{"rendered":"Faith and Hope In Dark Times of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc all over the world, on a scale rarely seen in generations. When we face severe hardships in life (such as death of a loved one, financial bankruptcy or a debilitating illness), it will take a toll on our faith in God. It is in such dire circumstances that doubt about God may creep into the faith of a person. In this lecture, we will examine how negative life experiences can weaken our faith in God.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2578\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/audio\/04-18-2020.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('2578','http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/audio\/04-18-2020.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/english\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/audio\/04-18-2020.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/english\/?powerpress_pinw=614-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/hamidentezam.com\/audio\/04-18-2020.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"04-18-2020.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc all over the world, on a scale rarely seen in generations. When we face severe hardships in life (such as death of a loved one, financial bankruptcy or a debilitating illness), it will take a toll on our faith in God. It is in such dire circumstances that doubt about God may creep into the faith of a person. 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