{"product_id":"diary-of-a-pastors-soul-m-craig-barnes-9781587434440","title":"Diary of a Pastor's Soul: The Holy Moments in a Life of Ministry","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2021 Award of Merit (The Church\/Pastoral Leadership)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiary of a Pastor's Soul\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a fictionalized pastor, embarking on his final year before retirement, who reflects on the experiences and relationships that have formed his vocation and shaped his soul over a lifetime of pastoral ministry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on his own experiences, seasoned pastor Craig Barnes invites readers to embrace the life lessons of a pastor who has been formed by his failures and his fleeting moments of glory, but most of all by discovering the holy in the routine but often quirky duties of being a parish pastor.\u003cbr\u003eThrough 52 weekly thematic entries, Barnes presents spirituality in narrative form through a collection of interwoven stories about learning to love others with curiosity, amazement, vulnerability, and most of all gratitude for the grace found in flawed lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarnes's fictionalized diary approach creatively shows how the pastoral vocation forms mind, heart, and soul, helping pastors make sense of their own calling. With unvarnished honesty, this book eloquently illustrates a lifetime of ministry, revealing how \"the Holy haunts the landscape of life.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Craig Barnes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 158743444X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781587434440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brazos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/02\/2020","brand":"M. Craig Barnes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995226669311,"sku":"9781587434440","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e6ac55e-c583-4287-96e0-6839ade907d7.jpg?v=1683334584","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/diary-of-a-pastors-soul-m-craig-barnes-9781587434440","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}