{"product_id":"our-daily-bread-from-argos-to-the-altar-a-priests-story-9780008556556","title":"Our Daily Bread: From Argos to the Altar - a Priest's Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eA parish priest in Burnley, England, found his calling while running an Argos store and moonlighting as a stand-up comedian. He recognized the dire need of his parishioners and started a food bank from a car park, helping the desperate amid the pandemic. Fr. Alex's down-to-earth style of ministry struck a chord with people of all faiths, cultures, and classes, showing the continued relevance of the church for the poor and marginalized. Our Daily Bread is a heartfelt and moving book that gives a voice to the voiceless, charting the tragedy and pain, humor, and hope that are ever-present in his community. It is ultimately about modern poverty and how we can and should espouse Christian virtues of love, kindness, and tolerance. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 06 July 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA warmly funny, intensely moving, and startlingly personal account of the lives of an urban parish priest and his parishioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFather Alex Frost was not always a man of the cloth. He found his calling while running an Argos store in his native Burnley, moonlighting as a stand-up comedian and die-hard fan of The Clarets and Depeche Mode.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut having achieved his profession, Fr Alex quickly recognised the 17,000 inhabitants of his new parish were in dire need of help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurnley is typical of many towns across Britain: a place of run-down council estates, severe poverty, litter, crime, and drugs, but also a place where the sacred sits alongside the secular in an intimate and personal way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so it was that he found himself running a food bank from a car park, helping the desperate amid his flock as the pandemic raged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFr Alex's down-to-earth style of ministry struck a chord with people of all faiths, cultures, and classes at a time when the divide between rich and poor is widening cataclysmically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut amid the tragedy, addiction, appalling loss, illness, and neglect, there also lies hope, joy, and moments of comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Daily Bread is as much the story of the rich cast of characters that cross the threshold of any church as it is our vicars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough them, it shows the continued relevance of the church for those in peril: the poor and the marginalised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis heartfelt and moving book seeks to give a voice to the voiceless, charting the tragedy and pain, humour and hope which are ever-present in his community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is ultimately about modern poverty – and how we all can, and should, espouse Christian virtues of love, kindness, tolerance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 180g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 128 x 199 x 23 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780008556556\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Father Alex Frost","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44327419642106,"sku":"9780008556556","price":7.31,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1688743017601_book.jpg?v=1688886746","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/our-daily-bread-from-argos-to-the-altar-a-priests-story-9780008556556","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}