Beulah

by Kee Sloan

In this sequel to the best-selling tale of a unique friendship, Jabbok, Buddy Hinton tells the story of his continuing education, in different classrooms, with three new JoJo McCain, John Cahill, and especially and most wonderfully, Beulah Grace Bayer.

Now twenty-five years old, Buddy Hinton is a newly ordained priest in the Episcopal Church. While seminary prepared him for ministry in small congregations in Mississippi, it is his experiences with the people he encounters along his journey, in a little village in the mountains of Honduras, at a summer camp for people with disabilities, and on the steps of his own church that open this eyes to the mysteries and realities of life, love, ministry, and God.

The Rt. Rev. John McKee Sloanis the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. Kee graduated from Mississippi State University before going to seminary at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He was ordained a priest in 1982 and bishop suffragan in 2008. He became the diocesan bishop in 2012. Kee grew up in Vicksburg, Mississippi; his wife, Tina, grew up in Leland in the Mississippi Delta. They now live in Birmingham, Alabama, and have two children, McKee and Mary Nell.

316 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 3, 2018

About the author

The Rt. Rev. John McKee Sloan is Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama. Kee graduated from Mississippi State University before going to seminary at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He was ordained a priest in 1982 and bishop suffragan in 2008. He became the diocesan bishop in 2012. Kee grew up in Vicksburg, Mississippi; his wife, Tina, grew up in Leland in the Mississippi Delta. They now live in Birmingham, Alabama, and have two children, McKee and Mary Nell.

Reviews

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the sequel to Jabbok, that I loved. I did enjoy this book, but not as much as Jabbok.

[Valerie Robertson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! Love the authors writing style. Funny yet thought provoking.

[Sandy T. Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kee is a fabulous story teller. This is a sequel to Jabbok.

[Sandy Edwards · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sequel to Jabbok. I loved it every bit as much as the first book. It has a different feel to it, although it continues Buddy’s story. Now I’m off to the third book - Prodigal!

[Jennifer Wofford · Rating 5 out of 5]

We don't find out about who Beulah is until part ways through the book. But getting to know her, has been a delightful experience. Seeing how she and Buddy grow their relationship is beautiful.

[Frances C Connor · Rating 3 out of 5]

As others have mentioned, I enjoyed Jabbok more but this was a delightful read!

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet stories about his early days as an Episcopalian priest. I enjoyed this but not quite as much as Jabbok. Now that I’ve read Prodigal, I see this book a necessary segue to it and worth the read!