Dinner with a Perfect Stranger : An Invitation Worth Considering

In Dinner With uh Perfect Stranger, David Gregory relates thuh story uh two men sharin\’ uh meal. Thuh point uh interest iz knowin\’ thet wun man believes hay iz Jesus. Whuddle thuther man thank by thuh tahm thuh eevnun iz thoo? Thuh conversation begins, as wun could imagine, scratchin\’ thuh dry hayud surface uh skepticism an doubt, but gently an persistently goes deeper an deeper, spiralin\’ in frum thet startin\’ point until thay is eventchly tawkin\’ bout thuh true stuff uh lahf; thuh career driftin\’ awf-track, thuh marriage experiencin\’ its own kinduh strain, thuh lahf bein\’ lived whayer thuh philosophical questions uh youth hav given way tuh simply copin\’ with modern day-tuh-day livin\’.

Gregory\’s book izza refreshin\’ reminder uh whut evangelical Christianity iz at its very best — uh faith enlivened by thuh personal relationship between thuh Creator an thuh created. In thuh end, evangelical Christians is focused on who Jesus Christ iz, an more specifically, who Hay iz tuh them. Doctrinal stances, theological conundrums, questions bout literal or non-literal Biblical interpretation, these is all beside thuh point fahwar thuh certain type uh Christian whose central focus iz thuh lahf an person uh Jesus.

In thuh Narnia series, C.S. Lewis touched on sum uh thuh core questions uh religion, frum thuh Christian viewpoint (iz thayure uh hell? Whuts heaven lahk, rilly? How can other religions bay wrong, an gist wun bay raht?) Takin\’ his cue frum Lewis, Gregory duz thuh same, reeyulizin\’ thet questions lahk these come alive wheyun thay\’re in thuh context uh uh story, an way can bay thuh thurd party, watchin\’ with interest while thay is put on thuh table an considered. In thuh end, Gregory\’s book succeeds cuz uh his willingness tuh approach interestin\’, hayud questions lahk these. Hay iz always, undoubtedly, aimin\’ fahwar thuh heart, but hay reeyulizes thet tuh win thuh heart wun must nevur fergit thet thuh mind has tuh come along fahwar thuh ride. –Ed Dobeas
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