Faith and You Volume 1 - by Terry Pluto (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Thoughtful essays on faith in everyday life from award-winning sportswriter Terry Pluto, who has also earned a reputation--and a growing audience--for his down-to-earth musings on spiritual subjects. Topics include choosing a church, lending money to friends, dealing with jerks, sharing your faith, visiting the sick, even planning a funeral.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>"Sometimes I wish my minister would read his column instead of the sermon!" </p><p>That'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. </p><p>This 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. </p><p>Perhaps it's because Pluto doesn't claim to have the answers that so many readers are drawn to his writing. </p><p>"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." </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[Pluto] takes what is preached on Sundays and moves it into the family room, where friends are gathered around talking and sipping coffee . . . Pluto succeeds in bringing faith into the every day act of living. And while he writes, Pluto admits he doesn't know all the answers . . . This makes him incredibly human. Some chapters reaffirmed what I already knew about faith. Others explored a topic in new ways. My one complaint about the book was its length. It needs to be longer.--April Helms "Maple Heights Press" (12/15/2005 12:00:00 AM)<br><br>Pluto's take on things is down-to-earth, as befits his other persona as sportswriter, without being preachy or boring.--Laura Kennelly "Morning Journal" (12/18/2005 12:00:00 AM)<br><br>The focus is on the simple, everyday questions of faith that are often neglected during the church service, but that are important in the lives of the faithful . . . [Pluto's] appeal in this book comes from the fact that he is one of us: an average guy who works a steady job, has a wife and tries to be good person. Faith is a touchy subject, but Pluto writes like a friend, making the book as accessible as it is powerful . . . for friends and family of any denomination.--Lauren Burkhart "Akron Life Magazine" (12/5/2005 12:00:00 AM)<br>
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