"Imagine an ordinary kitchen table transformed by remembering, telling and listening to stories into a sacred place. In The Painting Table , Roger tells a tender story through word and paintings rich in color, texture and symbolism that invites us to set an ordinary table that will be transformed into a sacred space of remembering, telling, and celebrating our own stories with vivid colors of paint, crayons and markers. With the playful spirit of an artist and blank pages with prompts he gives us permission take time to dig deeply and let our very souls talk in a language beyond words. This is the perfect book for home, Sunday School, retreats, intergenerational events and more. I can imagine a child coming home from school or an adult from a long day's work pulling this book out to trace the lines of the paintings and painting her own story for the day. Families grieving the loss of a loved one might use the book to create a storybook as handed down to the next generation. The possibilities are as endless as the communities we gather. It is a place for us to interact with sacred Word and Table of our liturgy of telling, remember, and celebrating.

" --Jenifer C. Gamber, author of My Faith, My Life: A Teen's Guide to the Episcopal Church and Call on Me: A Prayer Book for Young People.