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I looked at the homepage of the Bible Society and found Lectio Divina also:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20121130032833\/http:\/\/www.kitabimukaddes.com\/reference-books\/lectio-divina-en.html\">http:\/\/www.kitabimukaddes.com\/reference-books\/lectio-divina-en.html.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How could this crazy deception be everywhere even in the arabic world and Turkey? In the Bible Society of Dubai, you could find almost all contemplatives!<\/p>\n<p>A pastor in Turkey told me that he loves mysticism.<\/p>\n<p>Only the judgment of God can bring order again.<\/p>\n<p>Everywhere I go, I warn and give them your address.<\/p>\n<p>C. ________<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To Lighthouse Trails: I just\u00a0sent&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1549,43,29,475],"tags":[30,84,161,1550,1551,1552,1553,1554],"class_list":["post-10333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lectio-divina-contemplative-colleges","category-contemplative-organizations","category-contemplative-spirituality","category-letters-to-the-editor","tag-contemplative-prayer","tag-richard-foster","tag-lectio-divina","tag-bible-society","tag-istanbul","tag-turkey","tag-dubai","tag-celebration-of-discipine","wpcat-1549-id","wpcat-43-id","wpcat-29-id","wpcat-475-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - 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