{"id":2567,"date":"2013-10-29T09:28:09","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T13:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/?p=2567"},"modified":"2013-10-29T13:57:56","modified_gmt":"2013-10-29T17:57:56","slug":"did-you-ever-see-a-ghost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/29\/did-you-ever-see-a-ghost\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you ever see a ghost?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2568 alignright\" alt=\"guard\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/guard.jpg?resize=450%2C338\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/guard.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/guard.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/guard.jpg?resize=399%2C300&amp;ssl=1 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><strong>When Laurel and I went to England<\/strong>, we took the tour of The Tower of London.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s well-worth the time and money to visit, if for no other reason than to hear the stories of the guards, who act as tour guides.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As our guide (the guard pictured here) began his presentation, he said something like this:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Before I say anything else, let me say this: &#8220;No. I have never seen any ghosts here.&#8221; Every group has people who ask, &#8220;Have you seen any ghosts in the Tower of London?&#8221; and I reply, &#8220;No &#8212; because there are no such things as ghosts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That&#8217;s his opinion. He can believe whatever he wishes about ghosts.\u00a0What&#8217;s your opinion?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Better &#8212; I wonder what Jesus&#8217; teaching tells us about ghosts?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you wonder, click the play button below to hear an audio file that addresses it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9937\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2567-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20131027HalloweenTheTalkingDead.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20131027HalloweenTheTalkingDead.mp3\">http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20131027HalloweenTheTalkingDead.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20131027HalloweenTheTalkingDead.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=2567-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20131027HalloweenTheTalkingDead.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20131027HalloweenTheTalkingDead.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Laurel and I went to England, we took the tour of The Tower of London. 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