From the back:
Kat Davies is suddenly wondering if her good deed was a bad
idea.
Kat may be new in her faith, but she’s embraced the more
radical implications of Christianity with reckless abandon. She invited
Rochelle—a homeless mother—and her son to move in the apartment she shares with
two other housemates. And she’s finally found a practical way to channel her
passion for healthy eating by starting a food pantry at the church.
Her feelings for Nick are getting harder to ignore. The fact
that he’s the interning pastor at SouledOut Community Church and one of her
housemates makes it complicated enough. But with Rochelle showing interest in
Nick as a father-figure for her son, their apartment is feeling way too small.
But not everyone thinks the food pantry is a good idea. When
the woman she thought would be her biggest supporter just wants to “pray about
it,” Kat is forced to look deeper at her own motives. Only when she begins to
look past the surface does she see people who are hungry and thirsty for more
than just food and drink and realizes the deeper significance of inviting them
to “come to the table.”
My Reflections:
Come to the table is Neta Jackson’s second book in the
SouledOut series. This book can be read alone and having not read any of
Jackson’s books I was able to follow the characters and plot line with little
difficulty. That being said, it would have given me a better understanding of
the story line if I had started with the first book, as there are references to
events from Sand By Me, her first novel.
This book is engaging and challenges readers to think about
how we serve like Jesus instructs us to. I enjoyed the character depth and
traveling alongside as Kat and Nick as they fumbled to find themselves. (It reminded me of myself as a young new
believer).
Though Kat is young and a little overzealous in her
decisions her story helped me to remember who and why I serve my Lord and to
explore the reasons behind some of my decisions. If you are a fan of Neta Jackson’s books I am
sure you will enjoy reading this one!
I graciously received this book from the B&B Media Group free of charge in return for my honest review.
About the Author:
As a husband/wife writing team, we are enthusiastic about
books, kids, walking with God, gospel music, and each other! Together we
are the authors or coauthors of over 120 books. (You can see our
Publication Record by clicking HERE.)
In addition to writing several books about Christian community, we have
been privileged to coauthor numerous books with expert resource people
on a variety of topics from racial reconciliation to medical ethics to
ministry to kids in gangs.
But over the years the we have especially enjoyed writing for children and young people! This includes our award-winning TRAILBLAZER series, historical fiction about great Christian heroes and heroines for young people ages 8-12, and the four-volume HERO TALES: A Family Treasury of True Stories from the Lives of Great Christians, and the companion book, Heroes in Black History.
Somewhere along the way, our own children grew up! Son Julian is Director of Experience Design for the Alder Planetarium in Chicago where he “provides the experience of exploring space” for visitors. He has two sons, Liam Isaac and Elijah David. Daughter Rachel graduated from Eastern Mennonite University and after working in the field of rape-crisis prevention went on to earn a Masters Degree in counseling from the University of Illinois. She is now a counselor at “Uni High School” in Champaign, Illinois. She is the loving mother of Havah Noelle (our first grandchild!) and Noah Zion, our youngest grandchild. The Jackson family also includes a Cambodian foster daughter, Samen Sang, who has four children.
We live in Evanston, Illinois, where for twenty-seven years we were part of Reba Place Church, a Christian church community. We are now members of a multi-racial congregation in the Chicago area.
I graciously received this book from the B&B Media Group free of charge in return for my honest review.
About the Author:
A Journey of Hope
As a husband/wife writing team, we are enthusiastic about
books, kids, walking with God, gospel music, and each other! Together we
are the authors or coauthors of over 120 books. (You can see our
Publication Record by clicking HERE.)
In addition to writing several books about Christian community, we have
been privileged to coauthor numerous books with expert resource people
on a variety of topics from racial reconciliation to medical ethics to
ministry to kids in gangs.But over the years the we have especially enjoyed writing for children and young people! This includes our award-winning TRAILBLAZER series, historical fiction about great Christian heroes and heroines for young people ages 8-12, and the four-volume HERO TALES: A Family Treasury of True Stories from the Lives of Great Christians, and the companion book, Heroes in Black History.
Somewhere along the way, our own children grew up! Son Julian is Director of Experience Design for the Alder Planetarium in Chicago where he “provides the experience of exploring space” for visitors. He has two sons, Liam Isaac and Elijah David. Daughter Rachel graduated from Eastern Mennonite University and after working in the field of rape-crisis prevention went on to earn a Masters Degree in counseling from the University of Illinois. She is now a counselor at “Uni High School” in Champaign, Illinois. She is the loving mother of Havah Noelle (our first grandchild!) and Noah Zion, our youngest grandchild. The Jackson family also includes a Cambodian foster daughter, Samen Sang, who has four children.
We live in Evanston, Illinois, where for twenty-seven years we were part of Reba Place Church, a Christian church community. We are now members of a multi-racial congregation in the Chicago area.
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