{"product_id":"9781426749469","title":"Ten Questions Every Pastor Fears","description":"\u003cp\u003ePastors will keep this book--its hints, its chuckles, its struggles--close at hand. You never know when you'll get one of those dreaded questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThey are always just around the corner. Even when things are going swimmingly for the pastor, a these dreaded questions are waiting in the wings. They might come from a tear-stained child , a gruff,  \u003cem\u003e\"You'll have to show me\"\u003c\/em\u003e member, or from a desperate Sunday School teacher. The zinger comes and the pastor, aware that two thousand years of Christian thought have not generated a simple \"I'm glad you asked\" answer, most respond.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dreaded ten:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(1) Is my Jewish neighbor going to hell?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(2) Why did God let my kitten, Fluffy, die?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(3) What do you mean, you changed the light bulb that Grandma gave the church?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(4) Why doesn't your wife sing in the choir?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(5) Who are you going to vote for, Reverend?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(6) Why are you leaving us for another church? Don't you like us?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(7) Why do you pick hymns no one knows?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(8) Why do we keep sending off money for missions?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(9) Why can't we use Christmas red on the altar table during December?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(10) Are all \"acts of God\" acts of God?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eF. Belton Joyner Jr. is a retired United Methodist pastor and author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Unofficial UM Handbooks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeing Methodist in the Bible Belt: A Theological Survival Guide for Youth, Parents, and Other Confused Methodists \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand many other books. Currently, he is a visiting lecturer at Duke Divinity School and member of Judicial Council of The United Methodist Church. He lives in Bahama, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abingdon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141533253872,"sku":"9781426749469","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781426749469_p0.jpg?v=1763743500","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781426749469","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}