{"product_id":"2940170257140","title":"Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words Are Vanishing-and How We Can Revive Them","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover a faith worth talking about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs America rapidly becomes a pluralistic, postmodern society, many of us struggle to talk about faith. We can no longer assume our friends understand words such as grace or gospel. Others, like lost and sin, have become so negative they are nearly conversation-enders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Merritt knows this frustration well. After Jonathan moved from the Bible Belt to New York City, he discovered that whenever conversations turned to spirituality, the words he'd used for decades didn't  connect with listeners anymore. In a search for answers and understanding, Jonathan uncovered a spiritual crisis affecting tens of millions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking book, one of America's premier religion writers revives ancient expressions through cultural commentary, vulnerable personal narratives, and surprising biblical insights. Both provocative and liberating, \u003ci\u003eLearning to Speak God from Scratch\u003c\/i\u003e will breathe new life into your spiritual conversations and lure you into the embrace of the God who inhabits them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DINE ALONE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169294467312,"sku":"2940170257140","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170257140_p0.jpg?v=1763706496","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170257140","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}