{"product_id":"faith-and-you-volume-1-essays-on-faith-in-everyday-life-paperback","title":"Faith and You Volume 1: Essays on Faith in Everyday Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerry Pluto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sometimes I wish my minister would read his column instead of the sermon \" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's the kind of response Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto draws from devoted readers of his faith column. Although best known as an award-winning sportswriter, Pluto has also earned a reputation--and a growing audience--for his down-to-earth musings on more spiritual subjects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis followup to his first collection, \"Everyday Faith,\" offers 28 all-new thoughtful essays on faith in everyday life--practical topics such as choosing a church, lending money to friends, dealing with jerks, sharing your faith, visiting the sick, even planning a funeral. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps it's because Pluto doesn't claim to have the answers that so many readers are drawn to his writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Real faith writing should be about real life,\" Pluto says. \"I write as much about my failures as my triumphs, because that is what a life of faith is about. It's often as much suffering as celebration, with lots of mundane, everyday stuff in between. I write for people who may have been hurt by someone in church, people who have been discouraged by one who claimed to speak for God ... I write for people who have found contentment in their faith but want a deeper relationship with God.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes I wish my minister would read his column instead of the sermon! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e That's the kind of response Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto draws from devoted readers of his faith column. Although best known as an award-winning sportswriter, Pluto has also earned a reputation and a growing audience for his down-to-earth musings on more spiritual subjects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This followup to his first collection, \"Everyday Faith,\" offers 28 all-new thoughtful essays on faith in everyday life practical topics such as choosing a church, lending money to friends, dealing with jerks, sharing your faith, visiting the sick, even planning a funeral. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Perhaps it's because Pluto doesn't claim to have the answers that so many readers are drawn to his writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Real faith writing should be about real life,\" Pluto says. \"I write as much about my failures as my triumphs, because that is what a life of faith is about. It's often as much suffering as celebration, with lots of mundane, everyday stuff in between. I write for people who may have been hurt by someone in church, people who have been discouraged by one who claimed to speak for God . . . I write for people who have found contentment in their faith but want a deeper relationship with God.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770922893600,"sku":"9781598510508","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b6a4faf380e2da05b32761ba5a0007eb.webp?v=1780380837","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/faith-and-you-volume-1-essays-on-faith-in-everyday-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}