The Guy with the Sign: And Other thoughts on Faith in Everyday Life, from the Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com Faith and You Column

by Terry Pluto

“Terry Pluto’s Faith and You columns remind me that no matter the struggle we face, we are never alone.” ― Neil O. From Terry Pluto … Faith writing is not a part of my job description. I do it because I believe God opened an amazing door in a major media outlet for stories such as the ones in this book. These are some of my favorite “Faith and You” columns from The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com, stories many readers responded to. This is not a religion column. I don’t write about hot-button issues. I write about everyday faith, like dealing with “family mess” such as troubled adult children or an addict in the family. Coping with cancer. Coping with strokes. Loneliness. The death of a loved one. Dealing with life in a nursing home. These are my topics, events that impact a lot more people than the culture war issues that dominate the news. My column has more questions than answers sometimes, and often the answers come from someone other than me. Just like in real life. From Readers … “Terry is a wonderful sportswriter, but his faith columns are truly inspired. They always make me think about how I can be a better person.” ― Elliot T. “I love how Terry connects ‘lived’ faith with everyday life using real life stories.” ― Mary D. “Terry connects with readers and uses real examples about how to live our faith instead of just preaching about it.” ― Jason M.

236 pages, Paperback

Published October 24, 2023

About the author

Terry Pluto is a sports columnist for the Plain Dealer. He has twice been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors as the nations top sports columnist for medium-sized newspapers. He is a nine-time winner of the Ohio Sports Writer of the Year award and has received more than 50 state and local writing awards. In 2005 he was inducted into the Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame. He is the author of 23 books, including The Curse of Rocky Colavito (selected by the New York Times as one of the five notable sports books of 1989), and Loose Balls, which was ranked number 13 on Sports Illustrateds list of the top 100 sports books of all time. He was called Perhaps the best American writer of sports books, by the Chicago Tribune in 1997. He lives with his wife, Roberta, in Akron, Ohio."

Reviews

[Timothy Henson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful read!

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a good, uplifting book that challenges me to better live my faith. Many inspiring stories. Thank Mr. Pluto.

[Rich · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple but enlightening stories and columns.