{"product_id":"9780829436921","title":"Thrift Store Graces: Finding God's Gifts in the Midst of the Mess","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThis “ridiculous” religious thinking—that when we help the poor, they end up helping us—is at the heart of the 30 stories that Jane Knuth shares in \u003ci\u003eThrift Store Graces\u003c\/i\u003e, the sequel to her popular \u003ci\u003eThrift Store Saints\u003c\/i\u003e. Similar to the first book, \u003ci\u003eThrift Store Graces\u003c\/i\u003e contains personal accounts of Knuth’s experiences serving as a once reluctant, now enthusiastic volunteer at a thrift store in Kalamazoo, Michigan. \u003cp\u003eWhat sets \u003ci\u003eThrift Store Graces\u003c\/i\u003e apart from her first book is that Knuth introduces us to some far more challenging personal situations that emerge as a result of her volunteer work. Additionally, she invites us to join her as she hesitantly embarks on a pilgrimage to Medjugorje in war-ravaged Bosnia. Through it all, her delightful sense of humor keeps her going, along with her conviction that some of God’s greatest gifts come disguised as difficulties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitty, inspiring, and thought-provoking all at once, the stories in \u003ci\u003eThrift Store Graces\u003c\/i\u003e subtly compel us to redefine what it means to volunteer and to rethink why it is that we volunteer in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loyola Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018032726256,"sku":"9780829436921","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780829436921_p0.jpg?v=1763751294","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780829436921","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}