{"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\u003cstrong\u003eA warmly funny, intensely moving and startlingly personal account of the lives of an urban parish priest and his parishioners. \u003c\/strong\u003e\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. Burnley 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. And 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 class at a time when the divide between rich and poor is widening cataclysmically. But amid the tragedy, addiction, appalling loss, illness and neglect, there also lies hope, joy and moments of comedy. \u003cem\u003eOur Daily Bread\u003c\/em\u003e is as much the story of the rich cast of characters that cross the threshold of any church as it is our vicar's. Through 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. It is ultimately about modern poverty - and how we all can, and should, espouse Christian virtues of love, kindness, tolerance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Father Alex Frost\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harpernorth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.04w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008556556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFather Alex Frost is the vicar of St Matthew's the Apostle, Burnley, where he grew up. Ordained in 2012 after a mixed career working as a football referee, manager at Argos and a stand-up comic, Fr Alex was recently appointed to the General Synod for Blackburn Diocese. He hosts of The God Cast, a podcast devoted to issues of faith and spirituality, and recently featured in a BBC documentary called 'The Cost of Covid - One Year On, ' which has been viewed 12 million times. He is married and has three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harpernorth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43097691783283,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":24.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6071680c-c8b4-451c-861b-dedd172e3d7e.jpg?v=1748611212","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/our-daily-bread-from-argos-to-the-altar-a-priests-story-9780008556556","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}