The Yada Yada Prayer Group (The Yada Yada Prayer Group, Book 1) (Mass Market Paperback)

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What do an ex-con, a former drug addict, a real estate broker, a college student, and a married mother of two have in common?

Nothing, or so I thought. Who would have imagined that God would make a group as mismatched as ours the closest of friends?

I almost didn't even go to the Chicago Women's Conference--after all, being thrown together with five hundred strangers wasn't exactly my "comfort zone." And being placed in a prayer group of twelve women from such diverse backgrounds seemed completely awkward.

But something happened that weekend to make us realize we had to hang together. The "Yada Yada Prayer Group" was born, and we decided to meet regularly to pray for each other: knocking off each other's rough edges and learning to laugh and cry along the way! And when I faced the biggest crisis of my life, God used my newfound girlfriends to help teach me--Jodi Baxter, longtime Christian "good girl"--what it means to be just a sinner saved by grace.

About the Author

Neta (pronounced Nee-tuh) Jackson and her husband, Dave, are an award-winning writing team, best known for the Trailblazer books - a forty-book series of historical fiction about great Christian heroes with 1.5 million in sales and Hero Tales: A Family Treasury of True Stories from the Lives of Christian Heroes (Vols. 1-4).  Neta has collected many honors for her work, including a 1995 C.S. Lewis Award and a Gold Medallion Award.

--This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (May 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595544224
• ISBN-13: 978-1595544223
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,161 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not your everyday Christian book!, April 4, 2005

By	Lorraine Fuller "Book mom" (Flower Mound, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Yada Yada Prayer Group (Yada Yada Prayer Group, Book 1) (Paperback)

Most modern novles tend to be about a certain partilcular cultural or ethnic group. Most characters in the book will be very similar in background and culture. This book changes that, the main characters are very different and even better no one is perfect, no one better than the other person. Each is just different. I think it's a wonderful book for women!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Three Cheers for Yada Yada!, December 8, 2003

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This review is from: The Yada Yada Prayer Group (Yada Yada Prayer Group, Book 1) (Paperback)

I'll admit, I'm a jaded reader. I came to this novel thinking, "O great, a Christian rip-off of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood." Man, was I wrong! This is the most important novel for the women of The Church I've read in many years, touching tenderly yet with no apology issues such as racial division, pride and all of our need to come face to face with our own sin and admit "I am just a sinner saved by grace," as undeserving as a drug addict, a prostitute or murderer. I was encouraged to worship the LORD with all my heart, soul, mind and strength, to call upon Him for all things. The faith of Avis and Adele and Florida, Nony and Delores, ripped into my soul like it did Jodi, the main character. This was more than reading a book, this was a flashlight from heaven lighting corners of my heart I didn't even know existed. I pray this book gets into the hands of people all over the world, people of all colors, creeds and lifestyles. Lisa Samson, author of The Church Ladies and The Living End

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I was totally caught up..., September 2, 2004

By	K. Love - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Yada Yada Prayer Group (Yada Yada Prayer Group, Book 1) (Paperback)

I stayed up later than normal every night because I just couldn't find a stopping place.

This is a wonderful story about how a group of women become entwined in each other's lives, and you will feel like you are right there. Laugh, cry, praise, and pray right along with the women in the story. It's so real, it's hard to believe it's fiction.

There's a character to fit every race, personality, and life background. Drugs, alcohol, religious piety, grace, forgiveness, surrender, friendship. Look deeper into your own prayer life, and feel the power of God.