"Pssst. Did you hear about the guy who claims gossip can be Christian? I was skeptical until I read this book. Camery-Hoggart blends stories and illustrations, experiences and ideas, to broaden our understanding of Christian communication. Pass it on!" --Arthur Paul Boers, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary "Although taking talk seriously is not easy, reading this book surely is. This book has a thoroughly enjoyable and profound kind of storytelling." --Susan Biesecker-Mast, from the Foreword " Coffee Shop Spirituality offers a rich vintage of stories and illustrations describing the power of words. Parents will reflect on how they talk to, and about, their children. Church leaders, boards, and committees will benefit from this insight into the power of words to include and build up, or to exclude and destroy people in a community of faith.

" --Henry Paetkau, Denominational Minister, Mennonite Church Canada.