{"id":15736,"date":"2014-08-05T14:50:44","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T20:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=15736"},"modified":"2017-04-17T22:00:07","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T02:00:07","slug":"zapped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/zapped\/","title":{"rendered":"Zapped!","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lightningzap.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"264\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>\n<script>\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><strong>AS <\/strong>I mentioned recently, when you come between the Woman and the dragon, you&#8217;re entering a primordial battle!<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">A storm passed over today and a near lightning strike fried my computer (even though it was plugged into a powerbar)! Fortunately, it was backed up to a hard drive&#8230; unfortunately, the computer is damaged.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">But it gives me an excuse to introduce (at my office manager&#8217;s behest) our new <a href=\"http:\/\/store.markmallett.com\/donate\/\">Donation page<\/a> that makes it way easier for supporters to contribute to this ministry. Just click the button below, and donating on a monthly, annual, or one-time basis has been streamlined. We&#8217;ve heard your complaints, and hope you will appreciate the new design.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">And suddenly, we need some extra help!<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">Aside from having to replace my computer, there are other ministry expenses that are coming fast, such as the need to replace some old and tired concert equipment. I <a href=\"http:\/\/store.markmallett.com\/\">released two new albums last summer<\/a>, but have not had the time to promote them, which I&#8217;m hoping to begin doing this Fall in between writing&#8230; as the Spirit leads.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">If this ministry is blessing and helping you, please pray about tithing to some of our needs here, especially towards a dawgone computer. Our ministry simply doesn&#8217;t draw enough income at this time to budget for new car brakes or fried logic boards.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">Thanks for all your prayers and support. Thank you too for your letters. My mailbox has over a thousand emails to sift through yet, and so forgive me if I have not replied. I try to write everyone, but can&#8217;t always respond.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">Blessings and thanks! Keep on praying&#8230; you are loved.<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">Mark Mallett<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/zapped\/\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-action=\"recommend\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-share=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" data-via=\"MarkMallett2\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n\/\/ < ![CDATA[\n!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=\/^http:\/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+':\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document, 'script', 'twitter-wjs');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thanks for your prayers and support.<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/store.markmallett.com\/donate\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Donateovalbtnonbeige.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"48\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Join Mark on Facebook and Twitter!<\/span><br \/><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Mark-Mallett\/479309778804431\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Facebooklogo.png\" alt=\"Facebooklogo\" width=\"98\" height=\"98\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkMallett2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Twitterlogo.png\" alt=\"Twitterlogo\" width=\"98\" height=\"98\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0 AS I mentioned recently, when you come between the Woman and the dragon, you&#8217;re entering a primordial battle! 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