{"product_id":"the-gospel-blimp-and-other-parables-9781940017013","title":"The Gospel Blimp (and Other Parables)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA blimp that saves souls. A college student who flies. A conflicted southern preacher in the wake of a local lynching. A mysterious stranger at a corporate Christmas party who turns water into wine.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning in the late 1950s, Joe Bayly made it his business to expose the blind spots of American Christianity. How did he do it? He wrote parables--or, as Joe put it, stories on target. And, as it turns out, he did a pretty good job at it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere in one collection are Joe's wisest and funniest stories. These are stories about sinners, bumblers, fools, and hypocrites. In other words, they are stories about normal, everyday people. The kind you might find on the other side of a mirror.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd, really, if you're not looking in the mirror you're missing the point. Not that Joe was mean. Satirists needn't always be scoffers or cynics. Joe just saw people the way they were and loved them enough to say so. And he had a knack for saying so with wit, charm, and a healthy dose of good humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-21384\"\u003eJoseph Bayly\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Warhorn Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940017013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1940017017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC042050\"\u003eChristian | Collections \u0026amp; Anthologies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Warhorn Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42657447805165,"sku":"9781940017013","price":12.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_460ce23d-0cf7-4567-b95a-8494369cc531.jpg?v=1649311812","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-gospel-blimp-and-other-parables-9781940017013","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}