{"product_id":"lily-packed-a-facemask-paperback","title":"Lily Packed a Facemask: Pastoral Letters During a Pandemic - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry E. Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarl Wilkens\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the end of February 2020, Larry and Ann Thomas left their home in Issaquah, Washington, for a three-week vacation visiting family in Colorado and Texas. News of the coronavirus pandemic was slowly spreading. By the middle of March 2020 the world had changed and the global pandemic was in full swing. The Thomases decided to shelter in place in Flower Mound, Texas, for the next six weeks. On March 17, 2020, when Larry returned to his work as the interim pastor at Sammamish Hills Lutheran Church in Sammamish, Washington, it was from a makeshift office in Texas, not his office in Sammamish. Working remotely, Pastor Thomas began organizing weekly virtual prayer gatherings and Bible studies. In order to connect with the congregation, he started writing pastoral letters as a way of reflecting on the intersection of faith, hope, and love while living through the pandemic. Lily Packed a Facemask is a chronicle of one pastor's commitment to engage with a congregation during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Grounded in biblical texts, Thomas takes the threads of a variety of writers and contemporary resources and weaves a tapestry of living life faithfully in the midst of a year of constant changes and challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarry E. Thomas is a Lutheran pastor who has served congregations in California and Washington for forty-five years. A contributor to\u003ci\u003e God's Word for Students\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) Thomas also wrote for \u003ci\u003eThe Wittenburg Door\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eValley Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Sources and Resources\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42097853268103,"sku":"9781666713305","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/97aee58654cf30f718648b6da10d4267.webp?v=1732356764","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/lily-packed-a-facemask-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}