{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6177ff32908c620015c9ca9d/6177ff3a91b757001963bd3e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#005 - Silence - Dr. James D. Allen","description":"<p>How do I get to that place of silence. Others have said that you can&apos;t keep a bird from flying over your head. But you can keep it from building a nest. That sounds great. But as an all simplistic answers, it does not hold up to scrutiny. I wish it was only a bird flying over my head. But what I find is that when I bow to prey, an entire flock of Canadian geese rain down upon me.<br/><br/>Am I the only one that deals with a flock of birds at prayer? As soon as I move towards silence. Here comes politics, temptation, worry, gossip, my schedule for the day. It all just comes running in upon me. I can choose some of the birds away. But I need some buckshot to blast them away. <br/><br/>Listen in as Dr. Allen provides some practical answers to finding some silent time with God.</p>","author_name":"Dr. James D. Allen"}