{"product_id":"you-dont-look-like-a-paul-a-corcoran-9781556730351","title":"You Don't Look Like A Minister: But You Sure Do Sing Like One","description":"Here are candid observations and quips from a minister with over 35 years experience. These 36 delightful essays will be instantly recognized by anyone who serves a parish ministry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConsider...\u003cbr\u003e You can never hide the fact that you are a clergyman. Maybe it's the way we usually sit down front... it could be the shameless way we sing hymns as though they were meant to be heard. I've gone to church in a sport shirt and pastel slacks and had people say to me, \"You don't look like a minister, but you sure do sing like one.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePersonally, I've always thought of heaven as down, like down in the Caribbean in February. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ad in the church supplies magazine said, \"We put the van into e\u003ci\u003evan\u003c\/i\u003egelical.\" It was from a company that sells buses and other vehicles to churches. If you can't afford a van look what Peter did with only a pair of sandals and a heart of love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring a sermon, a spider dropped down from the end of the microphone. Ordinarily, I can take spiders, but in the middle of a sermon, I don't need any more distraction. I get enough sirens, coughers, and bookdroppers -- and people who sit there grinning and I can't figure out why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul A. Corcoran\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired Presbyterian pastor who has served parishes in the United States and England and has taught at the University of Pittsburgh and Dickenson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Corcoran's other CSS title is \u003ci\u003eWith All Due Respect\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book was originally published under the title \u003ci\u003eDon't Wash Your Antependia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul A. Corcoran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1556730357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556730351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CSS Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.45h x 5.29w x 0.26d","brand":"Paul A. Corcoran","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442418856191,"sku":"9781556730351","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_306af30b-321f-45f7-aa46-acc6bd9a9de5.jpg?v=1777197281","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/you-dont-look-like-a-paul-a-corcoran-9781556730351","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}