{"id":12,"date":"2021-06-03T19:49:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T19:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authorwebservices-temp1.net\/WestBowPress\/827587\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2021-07-19T06:48:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T06:48:59","slug":"about-the-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lebronmcbride.com\/?page_id=12","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-50 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lebronmcbride.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/author.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"246\" \/><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>J. LeBron McBride, Ph.D.<\/strong> has over 20 years as an ordained minister and 30 years as a licensed family therapist. He has also worked in medical education and pastoral care. He is very familiar with the difficulties and challenges of living as a Christian today and the emotional struggles of humanity. 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