Book Review: The Yada Yada Prayer Group
This novel is the first of seven novels which I devoured over the last couple of weeks. All of the books can be found in the Anne Arundel Library system, which is where I discovered the first book and became subsequently addicted.
I have read all types of Christian fiction—the good, the bad, and the really cheesy. These novels are light-hearted and fun, due to the author’s descriptions of each very unique character. The best feature of the novels, though, is the emphasis on prayer and worship that is the core of every book.
The plot begins with Jodi Baxter, a self proclaimed “good girl” who has been a Christian all her life. She agrees to attend a women’s prayer conference one weekend with a colleague that she barely knows. During the conference, she is paired up with eleven other women in a prayer group for the few days of their conference. However, the women bond more than they expect to through some difficult circumstances happening in one lady’s family that weekend; they form a permanent prayer group, meeting bimonthly, from all over Chicago. Their differing races, ethnicities, worship practices, and economic backgrounds make for a very interesting prayer group, but in each novel the group faces more and more challenges, which only serve to draw them closer. I felt that these books were not only entertaining, but really convicted me about my own prayer life. These fictional novels model a stronger Christianity that many a true believer has.
I have read all types of Christian fiction—the good, the bad, and the really cheesy. These novels are light-hearted and fun, due to the author’s descriptions of each very unique character. The best feature of the novels, though, is the emphasis on prayer and worship that is the core of every book.
The plot begins with Jodi Baxter, a self proclaimed “good girl” who has been a Christian all her life. She agrees to attend a women’s prayer conference one weekend with a colleague that she barely knows. During the conference, she is paired up with eleven other women in a prayer group for the few days of their conference. However, the women bond more than they expect to through some difficult circumstances happening in one lady’s family that weekend; they form a permanent prayer group, meeting bimonthly, from all over Chicago. Their differing races, ethnicities, worship practices, and economic backgrounds make for a very interesting prayer group, but in each novel the group faces more and more challenges, which only serve to draw them closer. I felt that these books were not only entertaining, but really convicted me about my own prayer life. These fictional novels model a stronger Christianity that many a true believer has.