false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166590265m/14334.jpg 14334 10 In <i>Dinner With a Perfect Stranger</i>, David Gregory relates the story of two men sharing a meal. The point of interest is knowing that one man believes he is Jesus. What will the other man think by the time the evening is through? The conversation begins, as one could imagine, scratching the dry hard surface of skepticism and doubt, but gently and persistently goes deeper and deeper, spiraling in from that starting point until they are eventually talking about the true stuff of life; the career drifting off-track, the marriage experiencing its own kind of strain, the life being lived where the philosophical questions of youth have given way to simply coping with modern day-to-day living. <P> Gregory's book is a refreshing reminder of what evangelical Christianity is at its very best -- a faith enlivened by the personal relationship between the Creator and the created. In the end, evangelical Christians are focused on who Jesus Christ is, and more specifically, who He is to them. Doctrinal stances, theological conundrums, questions about literal or non-literal Biblical interpretation, these are all beside the point for the certain type of Christian whose central focus is the life and person of Jesus. <P> In the <i>Narnia</i> series, C.S. Lewis touched on some of the core questions of religion, from the Christian viewpoint (is there a hell? What is heaven like, really? How can other religions be wrong, and just one be right?) Taking his cue from Lewis, Gregory does the same, realizing that questions like these come alive when they're in the context of a story, and we can be the third party, watching with interest while they are put on the table and considered. In the end, Gregory's book succeeds because of his willingness to approach interesting, hard questions like these. He is always, undoubtedly, aiming for the heart, but he realizes that to win the heart one must never forget that the mind has to come along for the ride. --<i>Ed Dobeas</i> 16380 2003 Dinner with a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering total:518|5:159|4:165|3:129|2:46|1:19| 518 1953 683 145 1 1 false false Wed Jan 28 03:02:21 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 03:14:03 -0800 2009 See how unmemorable it was?

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To sit down with Jesus and ask him anything you ever wanted to know. The chance to reaffirm your beliefs. Or in my case, the chance to shed those layers of doubt, and constant...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 23 15:25:36 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 15:26:19 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Dec 04 10:55:48 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 15:29:22 -0800 2008 This...more...]]> 0 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed May 21 09:37:48 -0700 2008 Wed May 21 09:42:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Aug 04 09:15:23 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 09:15:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 17 14:39:26 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 17 14:47:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Dec 02 18:58:58 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 18:58:58 -0800 2008 Dinner with a Perfect Stranger by David Gregory is an attempt to address some of the major tenets of contemporary Christianity. Due to its brevity (it weighs in at only 100 pages), Dinner tends to gloss over very heavy issues. Gregory t...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Sep 04 03:49:17 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 04:02:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 05:50:31 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 05:54:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 true false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 05:17:34 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 06:35:35 -0700 2009 1 Dinner with a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering is a slim volume best suited for a light-weight philosopher interested in the claims of Jesus Christ. The plot of the book centers on a dialogue in a restaurant between a man, Nick, in a turbulent marriage mostly disinterested in relig...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 04 10:10:45 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 30 09:24:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Feb 20 12:20:24 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 12:20:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 18:37:45 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 18:41:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 17:05:22 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 10:06:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 08:32:13 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 08:41:56 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 06:40:33 -0800 2009 Thu May 14 08:55:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Jan 18 08:02:07 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 08:04:58 -0800 2009 The book isn't very big, but you kno...more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Jul 31 19:03:19 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 19:06:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Sep 30 10:04:54 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 10:07:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 15:15:28 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 15:20:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=14334