Misfit Table
Let Your Hunger Lead You to Where You Belong
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Published: 2019
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Publisher's Description
Too often the world speaks words of harm, and too often we believe them--and so we live stories God never intended for us. Yet God longs to rewrite and redeem your story. Tiffini Kilgore, founder of the lifestyle and design boutique House of Belonging, grew up in a broken home before marrying at the tender age of sixteen. Years later, divorced and with three small children, she remarried. The seasons that followed brought two more children, another broken marriage, chronic disease, major surgeries, and cycles of abuse--leaving Tiffini feeling alone and unloved. Hungry for healing and a safe space, Tiffini began seeking Jesus through journaling and soon found bread crumbs of grace leading her down a new path. There, she found a rich table set for misfits just like her--a place of nourishment and restoration. Where she was fed lies of worthlessness, God fed her truth that she was his treasured daughter. Where she was told she was a helpless victim, God offered her the cup of his strength. Where she once held an empty future, God gave her hope and a fresh start. In cultivating an ongoing dialogue with her Abba Father, God transformed Tiffini's pain into passion, and ultimately, fierce belonging. Tiffini writes as a modern-day mystic, with lyrical force and deep tending of the soul, in this book for anyone who has ever felt out of place or at odds in the world. Each chapter features compelling narrative as well as a poignant response from "Papa" God as Tiffini calls him, and the result is a stirring invitation to come home to where you belong. Come and sit, take and eat, and join the battle cry to take God at his word.
Endorsements (12)
“words that drape over us like a heavy blanket, words the enemy uses to keep us in bondage—but those words were labels we were never created to wear. I believe this book will be a lifeline of freedom for so many. Thank you, Tiffani, for telling your story. Your vulnerability reminds us all that we are wanted and valued, and that we always have a seat at his table.”
“In this world that values perfection, or at least the appearance of it, God looks for brokenness. He waits for people who chase after him, even if they do it with a limp. Tiffini is my friend. I have known few people who have embraced the process of brokenness with obedience, worship, and thanksgiving like Tiffini.”
“Misfit Table left me so deeply encouraged and even surprised all over again by the great lengths the Father will go to in inviting us to his table, over and over again. Tiffini so bravely and beautifully lays her heart out on the table to help all of us misfits remember that the Word of God still keeps us, heals us, and deeply satisfies our every need!”
“I couldn’t put Misfit Table down! The deep hurt and vulnerability of Tiffini’s life story being covered so completely with the words from Papa God was soul-lifting in a way I can’t fully describe. This book is a beautiful reminder that God’s never-ending love for us is far greater than the brokenness of this world. His promises are true and good. His love never fails.”
“Tiffini speaks to all who crave belonging, to be fully known and fully loved. I am forever marked by her bravery on these pages; she speaks what many yearn to say. There is no one beyond God’s love, no misfit beyond his reach. May her redemption story call your heart home, as it did for mine.”
“Misfit Table will not only keep you captivated as you read through Tiffani’s beautifully written words but will show you the way home. If your life has been filled with overwhelming heartache, loss, rejection, and pain, Tiffini shows you that there is a Father in heaven who has never left you nor forsaken you. He has been there the whole time, leaving “breadcrumbs,” as she calls them, to lead you home.”
“I can say about Misfit Table what I can say about only a rare few books: it captured me early and kept me until the end. It made me hungry for Jesus, whose story Tiffini really tells. Gorgeous, gripping word pictures paint an honest offering in book pages I won’t soon forget.”
“As a therapist, I find that the balance of the clinical and the spiritual is such a fine line. Tiffini does an amazing job of understanding the truth of what she faced in her story while also hearing the raw and honest words from the Father. Such a great book for anyone who has experienced any struggle, at any time. She demonstrates, with such grace, how to lean into the Father while tending to her own tangible emotion. I cannot wait to use this with clients in my practice!”
“Tiffini has pulled back the curtain of religion and invited us into real, raw, authentic relationship with others and with God. The reality is that Tiffini’s story is all too common yet untold in the people you sit next to at church or on public transport or even at your table. Most don’t have the courage or platform to tell their story in such a way that it brings God’s healing, love, and relationship. I can feel Tiffini’s and God’s heartbeat for each other and for the readers.”
“Tiffini’s brilliant words in Misfit Table are everything our hurting world desperately needs. What makes this book so powerful is that these words have been lived out by an incredible author who we gratefully get to call a friend. The Bible informs us that the power of life and death resides in our words, which is why you need all the words written in this book. They will inspire you to live out your God-given design with joy and confidence.”
“Tiffini’s story will take you on a journey that will encourage you, shock you, make you mad, break your heart, and bring you hope. Each step will lead you into the arms of a loving Father, or Papa as Tiffini calls him. Misfit Table is an invitation for all who are hungry, an altar for the broken, and a must-read for those longing for the church to be more than a building.”
“Tiffini Kilgore is a woman who knows how to use her words. She is a woman who believes with every fiber of her being that words matter, and she wields them accordingly. This book is living proof.”
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