{"id":187,"date":"2019-05-01T09:30:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T13:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/?p=187"},"modified":"2025-09-07T14:45:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T18:45:34","slug":"cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultural Significance: Is It WE or ME?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In addition to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"learning how to adapt (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/cultural-differences-beyond-the-front-door\/\" target=\"_blank\">learning how to adapt<\/a> during the SARS epidemic, Harry and I needed to learn how to navigate the world of Hong Kong. During the early days of our transition, friends from church took us to grocery stores, outdoor markets, furniture shops, government offices\u2014wherever we might need to go for necessities. In teaching us how to move around the city, they guided us onto <g class=\"gr_ gr_14 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling multiReplace\" id=\"14\" data-gr-id=\"14\">minibuses<\/g>, double-decker buses, one-story buses, and through the underground maze of the train system (MTR). Eighteen-thousand taxis offered another form of transportation. To move from a city of 80,000 to one of seven million required many adjustments, including no more one-stop shopping. (Goodbye, Walmart!) After they led us around a few days, I assumed they had other responsibilities; I completely missed the cultural significance of building relationships. I hated to monopolize their time. So, I bought a map book, gathered my courage, and set out to brave the labyrinth of Hong Kong. Yes, I lost my way sometimes but always made it back to our flat. Independence felt good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Cultural Significance of R<g class=\"gr_ gr_14 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"14\" data-gr-id=\"14\">elationships<\/g><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Next time I met one of the Chinese ladies who had helped us, she asked when I needed my next lesson. I proudly told her I could find where I needed to go with the map book. Her face spoke volumes; I had offended her. <em>Her&nbsp;<\/em>reaction confused me; I didn\u2019t understand what I\u2019d done wrong. <em>My&nbsp;<\/em>reaction confused her: why did I reject help? In my mind, independence was the goal. In her mind, relationship was the goal. I had caused her to lose face by neglecting the relationship. Although I realized everything in Hong Kong was different\u2014the population, the food, the streets, the stores, the homes, the language, the way people dressed, what I hadn\u2019t recognized <g class=\"gr_ gr_273 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"273\" data-gr-id=\"273\">was<\/g> the cultural significance of WE over ME.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cultural D<g class=\"gr_ gr_6 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"6\" data-gr-id=\"6\">ifferences<\/g><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I moved from an individualist culture where people value independence to a collectivist culture where people value <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"interdependence (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/healthypsych.com\/individualist-or-collectivist-how-culture-influences-behavior\/\" target=\"_blank\">interdependence<\/a>. Together is better than alone. The group provides protection. Multiple generations live together. Privacy is elusive. Even your laundry dries outside where others can see. (Most apartments\/flats don\u2019t come with a clothes dryer. They come with a washing window that has a pole where you hang your clothes\u2014outside, in full view of everyone\u2026 or at least of your neighbors. Once Harry and I looked out our kitchen window and saw our neighbor\u2019s unmentionables. We closed those blinds, never to open them again.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a collectivist culture, needing one another builds relationships, and those relationships define your identity. I wasn\u2019t Nancy; I was the pastor\u2019s <em>wife<\/em>, her <em>teacher<\/em>, his <em>neighbor<\/em>, their <em>friend<\/em>. With those relationships came responsibilities. Since I was her pastor\u2019s wife, one woman expected me to assess her spiritual growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not knowing the expectations of this new culture, I assumed they were the same as the expectations of my home culture. How wrong I was! I\u2019ve found we do the same thing when we read Scripture. Reading the Bible is a cross-cultural experience. The writers lived in a different context and culture with a different worldview. Like 70% of the world today, biblical culture was collectivistic\u2014a \u201cWE&#8221; culture <g class=\"gr_ gr_17 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"17\" data-gr-id=\"17\">not<\/g> a \u201cME&#8221; culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biblical Culture Was a WE C<g class=\"gr_ gr_16 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"16\" data-gr-id=\"16\">ulture<\/g><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After Cain killed his brother, God told him<em>:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you.&nbsp;You will be a restless wanderer&nbsp;on the earth.<\/p><cite>Genesis 4:12<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>What was Cain\u2019s major concern? Not unyielding ground but isolation and the danger of being alone. He said to the Lord:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>My punishment is more than I can bear.&nbsp;Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence;&nbsp;I will be a restless wanderer on the earth,&nbsp;and whoever finds me will kill me.<\/p><cite>Genesis 4:13-14<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Just as I misunderstood what my guides were saying with their gift of time, we sometimes misunderstand what the Bible is saying. Unless we learn what the authors assumed, we\u2019re in danger of substituting our assumptions for theirs\u2026 and misreading Scripture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the cultural significance of WE over ME? Not knowing can lead to wrong assumptions, hurt feelings, and misreading Scripture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Culture: Is It We or Me? Some cultures are individualist, and some are collectivist. What\u2019s the difference? Not knowing can lead to wrong assumptions, hurt feelings, and misreading Scripture.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[36,357],"tags":[15,20,37,81,38,7,5,13,30,14],"class_list":["post-187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cultural-differences","category-culture","tag-bible","tag-collectivist","tag-cultural-differences","tag-cultural-dynamics","tag-cultural-significance","tag-culture","tag-hong-kong","tag-independence","tag-individualist","tag-relationship"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.5 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cultural Significance: Is It WE or ME? - Nancy Lucenay<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What&#039;s the cultural significance of WE over ME? Not knowing can lead to wrong assumptions, hurt feelings, and misreading Scripture.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Cultural Significance: Is It WE or ME? - Nancy Lucenay\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"What&#039;s the cultural significance of WE over ME? Not knowing can lead to wrong assumptions, hurt feelings, and misreading Scripture.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2_cultural-significance.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@NancyLucenay\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@NancyLucenay\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nancy Lucenay\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Nancy Lucenay\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30\"},\"headline\":\"Cultural Significance: Is It WE or ME?\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-01T13:30:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-07T18:45:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":699,\"commentCount\":9,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/staging\\\/8869\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/2_cultural-significance.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"Bible\",\"collectivist\",\"cultural differences\",\"cultural dynamics\",\"cultural significance\",\"culture\",\"Hong Kong\",\"independence\",\"individualist\",\"relationship\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Cultural Differences\",\"Culture\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\\\/\",\"name\":\"Cultural Significance: Is It WE or ME? - Nancy Lucenay\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/staging\\\/8869\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/2_cultural-significance.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-01T13:30:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-07T18:45:34+00:00\",\"description\":\"What's the cultural significance of WE over ME? Not knowing can lead to wrong assumptions, hurt feelings, and misreading Scripture.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/staging\\\/8869\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/2_cultural-significance.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/staging\\\/8869\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/2_cultural-significance.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1\",\"width\":1800,\"height\":1000,\"caption\":\"Image by John Hain from Pixabay showing WE over ME, a visual image showing the cultural significance of WE over ME\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/staging\\\/8869\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cultural Significance: Is It WE or ME?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Beyond the Front Door\",\"description\":\"Connecting Faith to Life\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30\",\"name\":\"Nancy Lucenay\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1\",\"width\":1425,\"height\":1645,\"caption\":\"Nancy Lucenay\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1\"},\"description\":\"Retired pastor\u2019s wife, Bible teacher, &amp; writer. Connecting faith to life\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/staging\\\/8869\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/nancylucenayblog\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/nancylucenay\\\/?fbclid=IwAR2CNKUTu-_u2pxXv7xEWhFYk8apr3LNT_-rqs0kWb7t5QFoFb7anvyqHNU\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/nancy-lucenay-b05079115\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/NancyLucenayAuthor\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/NancyLucenay\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@nancylucenay2025\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cultural Significance: Is It WE or ME? - Nancy Lucenay","description":"What's the cultural significance of WE over ME? Not knowing can lead to wrong assumptions, hurt feelings, and misreading Scripture.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Cultural Significance: Is It WE or ME? - Nancy Lucenay","twitter_description":"What's the cultural significance of WE over ME? Not knowing can lead to wrong assumptions, hurt feelings, and misreading Scripture.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2_cultural-significance.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1","twitter_creator":"@NancyLucenay","twitter_site":"@NancyLucenay","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Nancy Lucenay","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/"},"author":{"name":"Nancy Lucenay","@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/#\/schema\/person\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30"},"headline":"Cultural Significance: Is It WE or ME?","datePublished":"2019-05-01T13:30:40+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-07T18:45:34+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/"},"wordCount":699,"commentCount":9,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/#\/schema\/person\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2_cultural-significance.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1","keywords":["Bible","collectivist","cultural differences","cultural dynamics","cultural significance","culture","Hong Kong","independence","individualist","relationship"],"articleSection":["Cultural Differences","Culture"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/","url":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/","name":"Cultural Significance: Is It WE or ME? - Nancy Lucenay","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2_cultural-significance.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1","datePublished":"2019-05-01T13:30:40+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-07T18:45:34+00:00","description":"What's the cultural significance of WE over ME? Not knowing can lead to wrong assumptions, hurt feelings, and misreading Scripture.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2_cultural-significance.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2_cultural-significance.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1","width":1800,"height":1000,"caption":"Image by John Hain from Pixabay showing WE over ME, a visual image showing the cultural significance of WE over ME"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/cultural-significance-is-it-we-or-me\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cultural Significance: Is It WE or ME?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/","name":"Beyond the Front Door","description":"Connecting Faith to Life","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/#\/schema\/person\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/#\/schema\/person\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30","name":"Nancy Lucenay","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1","width":1425,"height":1645,"caption":"Nancy Lucenay"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1"},"description":"Retired pastor\u2019s wife, Bible teacher, &amp; writer. Connecting faith to life","sameAs":["https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nancylucenayblog","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nancylucenay\/?fbclid=IwAR2CNKUTu-_u2pxXv7xEWhFYk8apr3LNT_-rqs0kWb7t5QFoFb7anvyqHNU","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nancy-lucenay-b05079115\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/NancyLucenayAuthor\/","https:\/\/x.com\/NancyLucenay","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@nancylucenay2025"]}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2_cultural-significance.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paUWAp-31","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1514,"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187\/revisions\/1514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}