Behold Faith and Other Stories
In sometimes humorous and sometimes tragic, even violent, contexts, the characters in these stories struggle to fathom the complexities and circumstances of their lives. Here are ordinary people trying to come to grips with the implications of where they've been, and prepare themselves for where they're headed. Here are a butcher contemplating the show-business dreams of his young assistant; an elementary school teacher dealing with the violent aftermath of her husband's infidelity; a young man driving to make up with his pregnant girlfriend caught in the year's Blizzard of the Century; a minister reconsidering his vocation as he races through the aisles of a grocery store; a minor league baseball mascot trying desperately to salvage his love life and the dignity and hope of a city; a young boy, anxious to impress his father, losing a finger to an axe; and a high school football player simultaneously confused and awed by his own mystical visions. All these stories seek to interrogate and render in genuine and unflinching ways the nature of doubt, delusion, and, surprisingly, the potentially rescuing powers of faith and grace. They are above all, honest and compassionate stories. Here is a writer you can trust; here are people you have known.
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Behold Faith and Other Stories
In sometimes humorous and sometimes tragic, even violent, contexts, the characters in these stories struggle to fathom the complexities and circumstances of their lives. Here are ordinary people trying to come to grips with the implications of where they've been, and prepare themselves for where they're headed. Here are a butcher contemplating the show-business dreams of his young assistant; an elementary school teacher dealing with the violent aftermath of her husband's infidelity; a young man driving to make up with his pregnant girlfriend caught in the year's Blizzard of the Century; a minister reconsidering his vocation as he races through the aisles of a grocery store; a minor league baseball mascot trying desperately to salvage his love life and the dignity and hope of a city; a young boy, anxious to impress his father, losing a finger to an axe; and a high school football player simultaneously confused and awed by his own mystical visions. All these stories seek to interrogate and render in genuine and unflinching ways the nature of doubt, delusion, and, surprisingly, the potentially rescuing powers of faith and grace. They are above all, honest and compassionate stories. Here is a writer you can trust; here are people you have known.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940013146044 |
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| Publisher: | Dufour Editions Inc. |
| Publication date: | 07/28/2011 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 224 |
| File size: | 290 KB |
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