{"product_id":"9781477162408","title":"Gold to Refine","description":"Gold To Refine is a collection of short stories.  It is stories about my experiences as a student, youth director, minister\/pastor\/preacher, and teacher in Tennessee, Wisconsin, and England.  It covers a period of about fifty years.  It is stories about places I have lived and places I have visited - wonderful places.  But much more, it is stories about people – people I have known and admired over the years – people who have been important in my life and in the lives of those around them – wonderful people (there are a few tales about not-so-nice people, too).  If anyone is in contact with all kinds of people and situations, it is clergy.  These are stories about the amazing experiences of a particular minister, which happens to be myself.  The stories are true. Some of the stories are humorous - even slapstick – others are quite serious.  As I say in the preface, I believe we all need stories – funny stories, touching stories, loving stories, happy stories, stories with a moral, stories with hope.  I offer this collection from the events of my life in the hope that in them are elements of humor, hope, and love…for entertainment…but also for encouragement.","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129716162800,"sku":"9781477162408","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781477162408_p0.jpg?v=1763611990","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781477162408","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}