The Heart of the Home and a review of Bri McKoy's Come and Eat

I've heard it said that the kitchen is the heart of the house and I couldn't agree more.  I have so many memories of standing in the kitchen while my mom was preparing dinner and chatting about the happenings of the day.  Or sipping coffee with my grandma in her Kentucky home.  She had one of those peculator coffee pots and one of those ceramic cow shaped creamer bowls on her dining room set.  Our dinner table holds so many memories.

Author Bri McKoy shares in her book Come and Eat the power of the table.  Her writings reminds me of the song, At the Table by Richard Smallwood.  Smallwood writes whatever you are seeking is at the table where the feast of the Lord is going on.  Think about it.  There's peace at the table.  There's hope.  There's joy.  There's pain.  Everything is at the table.

12 chapters and 12 interesting perspectives on how the table shapes relationships.  Overall a great read that warms the heart and soul and gives charge to readers to realize the symbolism and spirituality of congregating at the table.

Book Description

Bri McKoy, of the blog Our Savory Life, celebrates the power of the everyday table and shows how, by regularly and intentionally gathering around it, we can follow in the footsteps of Jesus and usher in grace, love, and deep fellowship.

Raised in the world of takeout and microwaveable meals, like so many busy women Bri McKoy found herself utterly lost in the kitchen and nowhere near using her dining room table as an inviting place of community. However, as she learned how to more intentionally invite not just others but also herself to her table every day, she noticed that the kitchen stopped feeling like a prison cell and started feeling like a sanctuary, that gathering with others around the table, like Jesus often did during his time on earth, had the power to usher in deep relationship and a fuller understanding of God’s love and grace.

In Come and Eat, Bri invites readers on an adventure of burnt pie, ten-pound bags of onions, and kitchen catastrophes to discover how to transform a common dining-room table into a vehicle that ushers in the presence of Jesus. It’s an invitation with no pressure, no strings attached, no advanced cooking skills or fancy accouterments necessary. Just a healthy appetite and a desire to take a deeper look into the power and ministry that can be found at the table. Combining biblical reflection with engaging personal stories from Bri’s own home, as well as the tables she has joined around the world, Come and Eat shows readers how they can intentionally make their own tables a vibrant source of life.

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