Come to the Table by Neta Jackson

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.”

I had read some of the Yada Yada series and thoroughly enjoyed them.  I was slightly skeptical that she could continue to stay fresh in her writing.  I had not read book 1 of this series but found I could pick up much of the story line as it continued and yes, Neta Jackson continued to stay fresh.

What captivated me most was the realism of each character, many relatively new in their Christian walk.  She captured the enthusiam of new believers, that zeal that can be either contagious or alienating. And alongside those new believers, are the seasoned Christians, helping to guide them.

I could relate to Kat as she has a damper put on her enthusiam regarding a food pantry. How many times have we had a really great idea only to have others shake their head or complacently say, "Have you prayed about it?  Or, how something God has put on our hearts, we want the people we love to be a part of, yet, they do not show any enthusiam?  Kat's friends and mentor encourage to pray and seek the direction God has for not only the food pantry but for the church's part in it.  And Kat does.

Not only is this a feel good book, but a book to remind us all of when we were young in our faith and high in enthusiam to serve the Lord.

Should you buy the book?  Yes!

I received this book from Booksneeze in exchange for an honest review.