{"id":2704,"date":"2013-06-05T21:51:31","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T18:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=2704"},"modified":"2015-01-05T09:13:41","modified_gmt":"2015-01-05T07:13:41","slug":"01-how-to-develop-a-hunger-for-gods-word-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/01-how-to-develop-a-hunger-for-gods-word-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"#01 How to Develop a Hunger For God&#8217;s Word -Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you have a hunger for God&#8217;s Word? Do you look forward to that time when you read the Bible every day? 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