1.0Faith Lenshttps://blogs.elca.org/faithlensrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="atpRwU9ekr"><a href="https://blogs.elca.org/faithlens/september-16-2018/">September 16, 2018–Give it up?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.elca.org/faithlens/september-16-2018/embed/#?secret=atpRwU9ekr" width="600" height="338" title="“September 16, 2018–Give it up?” — Faith Lens" data-secret="atpRwU9ekr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blogs.elca.org/faithlens/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Jen Krausz, Bethlehem, PA   Warm-up Question Have you ever had to give up something to practice your faith? If so, what was it? What is the most significant thing you can imagine being willing to give up for your faith? Give it Up? The Chinese government under President Xi Jinping has intensified pressure on […]https://blogs.elca.org/faithlens/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2018/09/iStock-172808822-1024x683.jpg1024683