[{"id":2768,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/10\/28\/blessing-love-without-betraying-doctrine\/","name":"blessing-love-without-betraying-doctrine","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/colour-inside-church.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Blessing love without betraying doctrine","author":{"name":"JP Grayland","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/joeg\/"},"date":"Oct 28, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-10-28 05:05:00","modifiedDate":"2025-10-23 08:49:56","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-10-22 19:49:56","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"","series":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":13},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The Church faces a defining question: can it bless love without betraying doctrine? 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Daily Reflections
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