Faith And You Author:Terry Pluto "Sometimes I wish my minister would read his column instead of the sermon!" That's the kind of response Terry Pluto draws from devoted readers of his weekly faith column in the Akron Beacon Journal. A sportswriter by trade, Pluto has earned a reputation for his award-winning sports commentary. But in the past five years, his down-to-earth musin... more »gs on more heavenly subjects have also drawn a large and growing audience. This followup to his previous book, Everyday Faith, offers 28 all-new thoughtful essays on faith in everyday life--practical topics such as how to choose a church, learning that it's OK to say No to people, even planning a funeral. "I'm a sportswriter, not a theologian. I never imagined being a faith writer. I'm still amazed when I speak in churches, or when people come to me with questions about faith." Perhaps it's precisely because Pluto doesn't claim to have the answers that so many readers are drawn to his faith writing. "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."« less