| Dinner with a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering |  | Author: David Gregory
Publisher: WaterBrook Press
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ISBN: 1578569052
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
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Publication Date: July 12, 2005
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You are Invited to a Dinner with Jesus of Nazareth The mysterious envelope arrives on Nick Cominskyâ?s desk amid a stack of credit card applications and business-related junk mail. Although his s
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In Dinner With a Perfect Stranger, 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. 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. In the Narnia 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. --Ed Dobeas
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 I'm a Skeptic October 22, 2005
Eric Wilson (Nashville, TN United States)
86 out of 89 found this review helpful
I'm a skeptic when it comes to little books that are supposed to pack a big punch. They seem shallow, glib, and over-simplified. Usually.
I read "Dinner with a Perfect Stranger" in one sitting. Yes, it's short; yes, it's simple; but it's also profoundly moving. There are no big surprises--a few little ones--and no hit-you-in-the-gut emotional twists. Instead, the author moves us through this meal with Jesus in such a way that I wanted to kick back and have coffee and dessert too. I wanted to meet Jesus face to face and ask some of my own questions.
The author handles many subjects within his dinner conversation, and he does so with grace and wisdom. Nick Cominsky, our main character, deals with Jesus in sarcastic tones, and Jesus responds in ways that seem downright believable, wise, and funny. I liked this realistic tone of the dialogue. Sure, the author could've gone much deeper into certain issues, but he leads us to the bottom line of Christianity: a personal relationship with Jesus based on faith instead of good works.
If you believe the Bible, this book is a breath of fresh air; if you don't believe, this book may cause you to reconsider things. Either way, it's well done and well worth an hour of your time.
Great presentation of the Gospal November 9, 2005
Todd Sullivan (Mount Vernon, WA)
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
I picked up this book becuase of two things (1) it sounded interesting and (2) having been a little out of sorts with my faith I was hoping it would help awaken my desires for Christ. well it didn't fail on both levels, this book is maybe the best way to present the Gospal story to anyone who is curious about Jesus, or God and that is dabbling in what is called "Vending Machine Spirituality" which is being spiritual when it best fits a personal agenda. David Gregorie's story of Nick meeting Jesus for dinner and having a dinner conversation and getting to ask and test Jesus about the hard questions is brilliant and is in line with true Christian and Biblical Doctrine, unlike the best selling Conversations with God series by new age Author Neal Donald Walsch.(be afraid very afraid)
This book also serves as a return to the truth book for someone who maybe has lost their way (as I was!) in the sense that it reintroduces the main fact of christianity that god loves and never leaves us and has our best at heart in all things ( even those that we can't seem to understand)
This is an easy read as i was able to put finish in just over an hour but it will serve as a book that you will refer to again and again. makes a great gift for that someone in your life that either needs to know God for the first time or needs to be re-introduced to him in a whole new way.
I love this book! December 27, 2005
L. Wolfe
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I found this book at a local retailer and gave it to myself as a stocking stuffer. It is December 26. I read the book in one night! It had me in tears on a couple of occasions because of the truths that are in the book that I needed to hear. It really is a great read for believers and no-believers alike. There is so much information in this book that has been historically and scientifically documented... Mr. Gregory really did his homework! I already have a couple of people in mind that I am going to loan the book to! Highly recommended!
Enlightening October 13, 2005
W. Farthing (Kingsport, TN)
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
A coworker loaned me the book. The book presents Jesus in a non-threatening way. Jesus cares for the protagonist in a personal way as he explains who he is and why he is the most important person in history. Jesus rebuts a few attacks related to other religions and not forcing himself on us. All this through a dinner conversation. In the end, the book is a good evangelistic tool that presents Jesus in his fullness, but more of a loving warm fuzzy than a judgmental hammer. I liked it so much that I ordered five copies to give away to searching friends.
Basically, a lite read as well. And the author has much the same gift that Rick Warren shows in "Purpose Driven Life", in that he takes complicated principles and simplifies them down to easy-to-understand truths without any dilution of meaning. You'll love it, whether you are a Christian (any denomination) or not.
Dinner with a perfect stranger: an invitation worth considering September 3, 2005
Mary Smith (Miami, Fl)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
This book is absolutely incredible. It is about a dinner invitation, which takes place now in time, from Christ himself to a man he chose. In that dinner they discuss Himself and compare other religions to Him. What comes in place is fantastic.
I encourage Christians and non Christians to read this for reenforcement and to clear doubts.
God has superblessed the author.
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