A Meal with Jesus

Discovering Grace, Community, and Mission Around the Table

By: Tim Chester

Narrated by: Bruce Mann

Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's Summary

Meals have always been important across societies and cultures, a time for friends and families to come together. An important part of relationships, meals are vital to our social health. Author Tim Chester sums it up: "Food connects."

Chester argues that meals are also deeply theological - an important part of Christian fellowship and mission. He observes that the book of Luke is full of stories of Jesus at meals. These accounts lay out biblical principles. Chester notes, "The meals of Jesus represent something bigger." Six chapters in A Meal with Jesus show how they enact grace, community, hope, mission, salvation, and promise.

Moving from biblical times to the modern world, Chester applies biblical truth to challenge our contemporary understandings of hospitality. He urges sacrificial giving and loving around the table, helping listeners consider how meals can be about serving others and sharing the grace of Christ.

©2011 Tim Chester (P)2020 eChristian

Through and food for thought.

I love what Tim Chester does with this topic. Clearly states how important food and fellowship is for a healthy church and how it draws people together. Well worth the read.

Evangelism!

This will be our church’s evangelism plan, period. Book makes great arguments for hospitality and should be required reading for church elders.

Great perspective

I enjoyed the information and perspective but am not used to the accent. Sounds haughty.

Great Content! BAD reader.

Please re-record with another reader. It’s pretty much unbearable. The reading is unnatural, robotic and somehow the reader manages to reverse the author’s intended emotion and tone at times.
I am thankful for the performer’s willingness to read the book and I can respect his intentions. His voice has a good quality that could be enjoyed if he made some technical adjustments. Consider Nick Podehl’s performance in books like “The Name of the Wind”. His performances have a rhythm and tone that enhance the narrative. His techniques can be applied to non-narrative books like these as well.

Bruce, if you read this, don’t be discouraged! I hope you can improve and master your craft. If you’ve been coached, fire them immediately and throw away everything they’ve told you.

An excellent read

This an excellent read. It has deepened my passion for eating together as a Christian community.