{"id":25987,"date":"2016-11-02T19:19:56","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T00:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saintmichaellutheran.org\/?page_id=25987"},"modified":"2023-12-06T14:03:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T20:03:59","slug":"what-we-believe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/saintmichaellutheran.org\/what-we-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"What we believe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; inner_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1080px&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;80%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Faith is both a noun and a verb.&#8221; 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