{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Now Word","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog","author_name":"Mark","author_url":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"2020: A Watchman's Perspective - The Now Word","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bvnXdaOfrP\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/2020-a-watchmans-perspective\/\">2020: A Watchman&#8217;s Perspective<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/2020-a-watchmans-perspective\/embed\/#?secret=bvnXdaOfrP\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;2020: A Watchman&#8217;s Perspective&#8221; &#8212; The Now Word\" data-secret=\"bvnXdaOfrP\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"&nbsp; AND so that was 2020.\u00a0 It is interesting to read in the secular realm how glad people are to put the year behind them \u2014 as if 2021 will soon return to &#8220;normal.&#8221; But you, my readers, know this is not going to be the case. And not only because global leaders have already [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Watchmansreview2.jpg"}