{"product_id":"9780829436938","title":"Thrift Store Graces: Finding God's Gifts in the Midst of the Mess","description":"This “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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Loyola Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112031469808,"sku":"9780829436938","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780829436938_p0.jpg?v=1763755902","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780829436938","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}