{"product_id":"a-small-town-kind-of-j-a-bouma-9781948545938","title":"A Small Town Kind of Friendship","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf there is anything that is true about small towns, it's that relationships, friendships, are the ties that bind the community together. Any community, really, small town or not, but they're the glue of small-town life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese original short stories showcase those inspiring friendships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first takes us to a night on the countryside between friends that leads to a rollicking adventure only conjured by small-town living. Then there's the small-town law firm of three partners struggling to make ends meet, and a revelation about what matters most. Story three is a deeply personal one, between father and son, where a gut-wrenching encounter forges a bond between the two like nothing ever could. In story four, the new Junction pastor finishes up his first week taking over from the Rev-and a chance encounter with several Junctioneers drives home his Why for getting into the pastoring gig in the first place. Ending with a group of friends celebrating a holiday that reminds them they've got all they need: each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriendships are the stuff of life, especially small-town life. Which makes sense, as the Book of Ecclesiastes points out: Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWise words for an age forgetting what matters most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, here's to friendships. Here's to what brings us together and holds us together-in any number of ways. Here's to friendships, great and small.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. a. Bouma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948545934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948545938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Emmausway Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.26d","brand":"J. a. Bouma","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46334748852479,"sku":"9781948545938","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd59c61b-d5f8-41ff-bdfc-8a72b8d33262.jpg?v=1731467658","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-small-town-kind-of-j-a-bouma-9781948545938","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}