{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chunks: The Letters of John","title":"Episode 90: Encouraging obedience","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":407,"description":"John’s community had gone through much pain and confusion, and he wanted to spare other communities the same heartache. That’s the purpose of 2 John, and some of what he says there seems harsh. How do you tell people something they may not want to hear? Start by saying something nice; ancient letters often began by establishing some goodwill between the sender and the recipient. But in trying to encourage obedience to the truth, was John paying his readers a left-handed compliment?","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-p4tfZRYD2UThw-ewnML8u-EgB_X59J7rgJzLAfHa-k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zZmZm/ZjRkMmM2YzRjMmMy/ZmNhMzI5M2FmZGI5/Y2Q4Ny5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}