{"id":387,"date":"2018-12-05T09:47:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T17:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/migrate.bettersermons.org\/?p=387"},"modified":"2020-06-01T11:39:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T18:39:32","slug":"off-the-beaten-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettersermons.org\/off-the-beaten-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Off the Beaten Path"},"content":{"rendered":"
Off the Beaten Path<\/span><\/div>\n

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“Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.”
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\n–Charles Kuralt<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Before Interstate Highways came into existence, one had to drive on two-lane roads through small towns and villages. You couldn’t go fast because there were too many roadside fruit stands, side roads, curves and stop signs.\u00a0In 1959 I remember\u00a0riding with my family\u00a0through Georgia, from Florida to Tennessee.\u00a0Along the way we saw gasoline stations, farms, peach orchards, tractors,\u00a0horses, ice cream shops and quaint town squares. We were never very far from the smells and sounds of the passing scenery.\u00a0Today, cars can\u00a0pass through Georgia in a few hours\u00a0on super highways that\u00a0provide generic views of highway medians, exit ramps and overpasses.<\/p>\n

From time to time we need to pull off the\u00a0highways and follow the byways to\u00a0experience life in the\u00a0slow lane<\/em>. Next time you’re on the road, why not take a short side\u00a0trip to explore some place you’ve never been before!\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
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\nComments by Rich DuBose.\u00a0BetterSermons \u00a9 2009. All rights reserved. Use of this material is subject tousage guidelines<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0View main index<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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