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Bad Disciples: The Pie Night Chronicles
“When there is a bad taste in this world, allow God to create something worth dishing out.”
Bad The Pie Night Chronicles is contemporary novel about how God can transform the taste of bitterness through a year's worth of pie nights...one grace-served slice at a time.
Lindy Baluster is a not-so-fully-recovered cynic, in a tense marriage, with a pie to bake for her church groups’ pie night. She struggles not become like the people she dislikes. She has a bad taste about the world, and fears she is an equally bad disciple for Christ. Lindy gathers for one year’s worth of pie nights with the most unlikely a detached pastor, a comedic professor, a prideful woman, and a quiet faith-warrior, just to name a few. Throughout the year, Lindy and the other pie bakers discover how God creates eternal success stories from bad disciples, and how we each find grace . . . one slice at a time.
Bad The Pie Night Chronicles is an edgy, compact life story for brave women, moving beyond traditional pie-in-the-sky (pun intended) Christian novels and tackling relevant issues.
Bad The Pie Night Chronicles can be read independently or with a book club. Character discussion questions are provided at the end of the novel (to be discussed over pie, of course).
Enjoy!
Bad The Pie Night Chronicles is contemporary novel about how God can transform the taste of bitterness through a year's worth of pie nights...one grace-served slice at a time.
Lindy Baluster is a not-so-fully-recovered cynic, in a tense marriage, with a pie to bake for her church groups’ pie night. She struggles not become like the people she dislikes. She has a bad taste about the world, and fears she is an equally bad disciple for Christ. Lindy gathers for one year’s worth of pie nights with the most unlikely a detached pastor, a comedic professor, a prideful woman, and a quiet faith-warrior, just to name a few. Throughout the year, Lindy and the other pie bakers discover how God creates eternal success stories from bad disciples, and how we each find grace . . . one slice at a time.
Bad The Pie Night Chronicles is an edgy, compact life story for brave women, moving beyond traditional pie-in-the-sky (pun intended) Christian novels and tackling relevant issues.
Bad The Pie Night Chronicles can be read independently or with a book club. Character discussion questions are provided at the end of the novel (to be discussed over pie, of course).
Enjoy!
258 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 1, 2017
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About the author
Tiffany Kaye Chartier
4 books14 followersTiffany Kaye Chartier is a Christian author for teens and women as well as an opinion columnist for several newspapers. You can find more information about her Kindle and paperback books, “H.E.R.O. Faith” and “Bad Disciples”, on Amazon Books and on www.tiffanykayechartier.com.
Tiffany has worked as a Student Ministries director and a first responder crisis intervention specialist. She has written for Guide Magazine, Insight Magazine, Shine Brightly Magazine, and Keys for Kids Magazine. Tiffany has placed in several writing competitions, including Writer’s Digest.
Tiffany holds a Masters of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Texas at Dallas. She resides in the surrounding area with her family.
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Tiffany has worked as a Student Ministries director and a first responder crisis intervention specialist. She has written for Guide Magazine, Insight Magazine, Shine Brightly Magazine, and Keys for Kids Magazine. Tiffany has placed in several writing competitions, including Writer’s Digest.
Tiffany holds a Masters of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Texas at Dallas. She resides in the surrounding area with her family.
Like on Facebook for regular devotionals: Tiffany Kaye Chartier
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Twitter: @tiffanychartier
https://twitter.com/tiffanychartier
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April 22, 2017
I didn't really know what I was getting into when I started reading this book. It's weird how something as simple as no chapter numbers can throw you when you're used to always having them. But this book... Wow. I already know I am going to read it again the next couple of days. It gave me so many things to really think about. And to pray about.
October 1, 2017
I love this debut novel by this Christian author. But I must let you know, she is a friend. We met through a Ladies coffee group and I greatly admire her. She writes as she lives. She loves God and shares his love and shares all her struggles and humanness. I cannot help but laugh several times during this book, she writes what we all think. How we are often humbled. I love the little gem of a book. Also I have actually read the book twice since May.
July 22, 2017
I won this book on Goodreads. It is a Christian book about several different people who get together once a month to eat pie. It shows how you can get closer to God and how their lives changed. The last couple of chapters really made you think about your relationship with God.
August 15, 2018
This is my first experience reading Christian literature. It's a timeless story of a woman searching for her better self through faith in God. As she criticizes herself and others, she turns to her faith. The author's voice is strong and easily recognizable from the one in her weekly articles. The characters who attend Pie Night are real and occasionally very funny. Loved the metaphors particularly, looking at life through a peephole as opposed to throwing open the door. Whether or not you're a Christian, there are lessons to be learned from this novel. My favorite - never underestimate the power of fellowship.
April 29, 2017
Before I get into my review, I have to comment on the cover of this book. How amazingly beautiful. The innocence of the pearl necklace and earring, but with the woman's head turned just enough hiding her face is so symbolic of this book and absolutely stunning. (A fun side note, it is actually a picture of the author.)
After reading this book, it took me over a week to write my review (my apologies to the author as she patiently waited for my thoughts!). This book is so thought provoking and self reflecting, it took me a long while to get my thoughts together.
The book is told from Lindy's point of view. An avid Christian, she is a mom and wife, just trying to make sense of the world around her. Her marriage is on the rocks, as she struggles to find the man she fell in love with all those years ago. The one thing that keeps her going is her monthly pie nights with the group of mismatched friends from her church. When one of the group's members ends up in the hospital, secrets from his past come out, bringing the group even closer. They soon all realize that even though their lives and friendships are built around God, they all have their struggles to be the best they can be. Thus, BAD DISCIPLES was born.
At times the book was a fast read, but other times I found myself reading paragraphs over just to truly grasp what was being said. It made me sit back and reflect on my own life and current relationships. Am I living a Christian life, or am I just being judgmental, easily annoyed, and looking at people through tainted eyes? Maybe it's not that people are being annoying, but maybe it's that I'm becoming less tolerable. Maybe I'm the one that needs to reflect more and make adjustments.
"A yuck pie will always be yuck no matter how much decoration it has on top."
I've been friends with the author, Tiffany, for awhile now, and I've always thought her writing was beautiful. She's always had a way with words, the way they flow on the page is pure poetic magic. This book is no exception.
I highly recommend this book for a thought provoking experience. It would also be a wonderful book for discussion groups!
After reading this book, it took me over a week to write my review (my apologies to the author as she patiently waited for my thoughts!). This book is so thought provoking and self reflecting, it took me a long while to get my thoughts together.
The book is told from Lindy's point of view. An avid Christian, she is a mom and wife, just trying to make sense of the world around her. Her marriage is on the rocks, as she struggles to find the man she fell in love with all those years ago. The one thing that keeps her going is her monthly pie nights with the group of mismatched friends from her church. When one of the group's members ends up in the hospital, secrets from his past come out, bringing the group even closer. They soon all realize that even though their lives and friendships are built around God, they all have their struggles to be the best they can be. Thus, BAD DISCIPLES was born.
At times the book was a fast read, but other times I found myself reading paragraphs over just to truly grasp what was being said. It made me sit back and reflect on my own life and current relationships. Am I living a Christian life, or am I just being judgmental, easily annoyed, and looking at people through tainted eyes? Maybe it's not that people are being annoying, but maybe it's that I'm becoming less tolerable. Maybe I'm the one that needs to reflect more and make adjustments.
"A yuck pie will always be yuck no matter how much decoration it has on top."
I've been friends with the author, Tiffany, for awhile now, and I've always thought her writing was beautiful. She's always had a way with words, the way they flow on the page is pure poetic magic. This book is no exception.
I highly recommend this book for a thought provoking experience. It would also be a wonderful book for discussion groups!
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