I was born in Kentucky, but we moved to Quincy, Mass., when I was in kindergarten to 3rd grade, where my father was the principal at Cambridge Christian High School. My parents were involved in Christian education. know you deeply, inspire you to praise (“yadah”)? If you were to form a “Yada Yada Prayer Group,” who would you invite? ( Pick up the phone!)ġ0 What would you still like to know about the characters after reading this novel? What do you think is going to happen to the Yada Yada Prayer Group in Book Two? ( Why don’t you tell the author-she doesn’t know either!) Or ask yourself: How might an interracial or cross-cultural friendship enrich my life? What challenges might you face?ĩ Do you have a group of friends that “yada” you-i.e. What obstacles have you experienced in making friends-real friends-across the color line”? (Be honest!)Ĩ Share instances when a cross-cultural relationship has been a gift for you. What particular barriers tend to divide people, even those who share the same faith, where you live? (Cultural or ethnic differences? Racial tensions? Doctrine or worship styles?) Brainstorm ways you could be intentional about “breaking down the walls.”ħ. What religious cliché’s” have basically lost their meaning for you? Brainstorm new ways to communicate old truths.Ħ. or freedom? Have you experienced “God’s grace” up close and personal?ĥ. Does admitting you’re still “just a sinner” like everyone else feels like, blame…. Jodi, a longtime Christian, experienced what it truly meant to be “just a sinner saved by grace” for the first time. What was the common denominator that kept the women in Yada Yada hanging in there with each other?Ĥ. Why do you think it was important for the women in the Yada Yada Prayer Group to get off the Internet and into each other’s homes?ģ. Which character in this novel do you identify with most? Why?Ģ. The Yada Yada Prayer Group Discussion Questions by Neta Jacksonġ.
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