{"product_id":"9781598510157","title":"Faith and You: 28 Short Essays on Faith in Everyday Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Sometimes I wish my minister would read his column instead of the sermon!” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat’s the kind of response Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto draws from devoted readers of his faith column. Although best known as an award-winning sportswriter, Pluto has also earned a reputation—and a growing audience—for his down-to-earth musings on more spiritual subjects. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis followup to his first collection, “Everyday Faith,” offers 28 all-new thoughtful essays on faith in everyday life—practical topics such as choosing a church, lending money to friends, dealing with jerks, sharing your faith, visiting the sick, even planning a funeral. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps it’s because Pluto doesn’t claim to have the answers that so many readers are drawn to his writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Real faith writing should be about real life,” Pluto says. “I write as much about my failures as my triumphs, because that is what a life of faith is about. It’s often as much suffering as celebration, with lots of mundane, everyday stuff in between. I write for people who may have been hurt by someone in church, people who have been discouraged by one who claimed to speak for God . . . I write for people who have found contentment in their faith but want a deeper relationship with God.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gray \u0026 Company, Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049712009456,"sku":"9781598510157","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781598510157_p0.jpg?v=1763824825","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781598510157","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}