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"Emily Scott never planned on becoming a pastor. But when she started a church for misfits that met over dinner in Brooklyn, she discovered an unlikely calling-and an antidote to modern loneliness. As founding pastor of St. Lydia's in Brooklyn, New York, where worship takes place over a meal, Emily Scott spent eight years ministering to a scrappy collective of people with different backgrounds, incomes, and levels of social skills. Each week they broke bread, sang hymns, made halting conversation with strangers, then did the dishes. But in a city where everyone lives on top of one another yet everyone is lonely, these gatherings filled a longing that most people-even Scott-didn't realize they felt. With tenderness and humor, Scott weaves stories and reflections from the life of her unlikely congregation. Recalling her journey as a single woman and a pastor looking for love and friendship in a city of millions, she discovers how small acts of connection hold more power than we realize in a time when our differences are being weaponized, and creates activism and justice work fueled by empathy and relationship. For All Who Hunger articulates the value of church as a place where people can hear not only that they are loved but that they are good. When members of Scott's congregation build relationships with their neighbors in one of the world's most unequal cities, they find courage and resources to begin working for a more just world. For All Who Hunger is a story about a God whose love has no limits and a faith that opens our eyes to the truth. There's a place for you at the table."-- No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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For All Who Hunger is the story of a church and the story of a church planter, but it's more than that. It's a story of someone who loves God. It's the story of someone who loves people and wants them to know they all matter to God. It's the story of the struggle inherent to someone determined to follow Jesus while seeing the world as it is. And it's a lot more than I can put into words.
Emily's writing made me feel like I was there with her, listening to her over a cup of coffee or reading her journal entry from last night. That is not something I often feel when reading a book. It is also not a conversation I am used to hearing and wished I could have more like it. The beauty of a book is that it acts as a pause in a conversation. Emily's book disrupted my thoughts and showed me a different way of seeing the world. I need more conversations like that, but too often they are impossible to have because we are so polarized in politics, faith, and social arenas. For that, I am thankful to Emily. She allowed me to listen to her story, her world, her experience. And even if we never see eye-to-eye, I hope to have more conversations and hear more stories like hers that challenge my worldview and remind me how much God truly loves the world.
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley and have reviewed it willingly. ( )