{"product_id":"call-me-buf-the-life-of-james-buford-smith-from-cajun-sharecropper-to-indiana-preacher","title":"“Call me Buf”: The Life of James Buford Smith—From Cajun Sharecropper to Indiana Preacher","description":"Call Me Buf tells the story of James Buford Smith, who grew up in rural Southern Louisiana (first Estherwood, then Jennings) in the 1940s and 50s, a time and place very different from present-day America. Buford’s journey out of “the swamps” begins with an on-the-road adventure worthy of Kerouac, as he runs away from home and hitchhikes across the South and Midwest multiple times, eventually ending up at a Christian high school, where he finds acceptance. Through a rich experience of odd jobs trying to make ends meet, Buford follows God’s calling to become a minister, which takes him to posts in Louisiana and Kentucky before he lands in Dugger, Indiana, where he enjoys a decades-long career as a school counselor and preacher, becoming a spiritual pillar of that small community.\nCall Me Buf is the story of a unique man, absolutely committed to his ideals, who, through humble beginnings, with humble means, and amongst small-town people, is able to accomplish great things for God’s kingdom.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B096TRWS1L\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.B096TRWS1L.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Boone, Nicholas S.|Smith, James Buford\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43394878046269,"sku":"BVV.B096TRWS1L.VG","price":7.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/call-me-buf-the-life-of-james-buford-smith-from-cajun-sharecropper-to-indiana-preacher","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}