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A Day with a Perfect Stranger
The conversation continues.
What if a stranger knew you better than you know yourself?
Exasperated by her husband's sudden new obsession with Jesus, Mattie Cominsky views an out-of-town business trip as a welcome opportunity to reflect on their marriage--and to decide if it's time to put an end to this painfully unrewarding relationship.
Aboard the plane, Mattie is relieved to find herself seated next to a passenger who shares her scorn for religion. After she confides her husband's unexpected turn, their conversation soon leads to a fascinating exploration of spirituality, God, and the quest for meaningful connection.
Mattie's skepticism softens under the perceptive insights of this stranger, and she finds herself confronting the unspoken longings of her soul. As his comments touch on personal issues he couldn't possibly know about, she begins to wonder if she's misjudged not only Nick but also the God he now claims to believe in.
What if a stranger knew you better than you know yourself?
Exasperated by her husband's sudden new obsession with Jesus, Mattie Cominsky views an out-of-town business trip as a welcome opportunity to reflect on their marriage--and to decide if it's time to put an end to this painfully unrewarding relationship.
Aboard the plane, Mattie is relieved to find herself seated next to a passenger who shares her scorn for religion. After she confides her husband's unexpected turn, their conversation soon leads to a fascinating exploration of spirituality, God, and the quest for meaningful connection.
Mattie's skepticism softens under the perceptive insights of this stranger, and she finds herself confronting the unspoken longings of her soul. As his comments touch on personal issues he couldn't possibly know about, she begins to wonder if she's misjudged not only Nick but also the God he now claims to believe in.
112 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2006
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About the author
David Gregory
138Ìýbooks102ÌýfollowersDavid Gregory's life has come full circle. Despite a love for writing and liberal arts in high school and college, David opted for a “more practicalâ€� business degree that launched him into a successful ten-year career in compensation management with three consulting firms and Texas Instruments. After a decade of spreadsheets, however, he was ready to look for a career offering more personal meaning.
David returned to graduate school, earning a master's degree from the University of North Texas with concentrations in communication and sociology. During that time, he began creative writing in the form of two short screenplays, one dramatic and one science fiction. He also started a periodic newsletter before joining a Christian ministry as staff writer and editor. While there, he coauthored two nonfiction books, The Marvelous Exchange and The Rest of the Gospel: When the Partial Gospel Has Worn You Out.
While earning another master's degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, David entertained a new craft: writing fiction. He decided that in a culture dominated by sound bites, reality TV, and the Internet, communicating through story could reach otherwise untapped audience. Taking some material on worldviews that he had planned to put into nonfiction form, he began writing Dinner with a Perfect Stranger.
David's current study focuses on the postmodern worldview and how it intersects with the Christian conception of God, meaning in life, and the process of knowing (epistemology). He is currently writing his second novel.
David lives in Texas with his wife and two children, where he works for a nonprofit organization.
David returned to graduate school, earning a master's degree from the University of North Texas with concentrations in communication and sociology. During that time, he began creative writing in the form of two short screenplays, one dramatic and one science fiction. He also started a periodic newsletter before joining a Christian ministry as staff writer and editor. While there, he coauthored two nonfiction books, The Marvelous Exchange and The Rest of the Gospel: When the Partial Gospel Has Worn You Out.
While earning another master's degree from Dallas Theological Seminary, David entertained a new craft: writing fiction. He decided that in a culture dominated by sound bites, reality TV, and the Internet, communicating through story could reach otherwise untapped audience. Taking some material on worldviews that he had planned to put into nonfiction form, he began writing Dinner with a Perfect Stranger.
David's current study focuses on the postmodern worldview and how it intersects with the Christian conception of God, meaning in life, and the process of knowing (epistemology). He is currently writing his second novel.
David lives in Texas with his wife and two children, where he works for a nonprofit organization.
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July 7, 2023
Although just as readable as , Day with a Perfect Stranger didn’t sweep me along in quite the same way. I’m not sure if it’s sequel syndrome, my expectations or the book itself. The story has its strengths including: the opportunity for a literary fantasy with the Divine. What would it be like to have a totally unexpected day with Jesus? Also I like having the broader scope brought by the vantage of Mattie Cominisky, the wife of Nick—the protagonist of author David Gregory’s earlier novel in the series. In this book, we learn Mattie isn’t too thrilled that Nick’s recent dinner with Jesus has resulted in such a transformation in her husband. Apparently she wasn’t very happy with her husband before, but now that he’s become ‘religious�, she is considering divorce. As I read a borrowed book, I can’t go back now and refer to exactly what it was about her husband which was so awful she felt justified in abandoning her marriage vows, I do recall thinking as I read it that the entire situation seemed ‘operable�. But then other people’s problems always do seem that way, don’t they? Only our own problems are insurmountable and insoluble. If Mattie’s response to what life has given her seems trivial and/or immature to me, how often do my responses seem the same way to others?
On the minus side, the character of ‘Jesus� was not as true to form in this book of Gregory’s—or at least He did not come off so to me. I do not believe Jesus ‘hates� religion as the author has him say he does. Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.� Matthew 5:17 As a boy of 12, his parents found him IN THE TEMPLE � the very heart and center of Jewish RELIGION � as it says in the Gospel of Luke, ‘After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers.� Luke 2:46-47 Jesus knew His Jewish Religion and He far from hating it, He loved it.
But for the sake of argument, let’s say, that Gregory’s Jesus made that claim not because He meant it literally, but more by way of meeting Mattie where she was. Often a wise counselor will do something like that to help a patient. If that is the case—and it well might be, I’d have to get a copy and reread the book to check out my theory—then it still could fit what it known about Jesus.
This critique aside, ‘Jesus� most certainly seemed to touch the character of Mattie through the course of their daylong conversation. While I personally wasn't as moved by this book, I had the impression Gregory was writing to an audience with a very different mindset from mine.
More than that will have to await another read. I do plan to give it another try and to read other books by this author as he intrigues me.
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Again, got this as a loaner from the Deacon in our parish. Read it in a single setting. Very enjoyable! Review to follow!
On the minus side, the character of ‘Jesus� was not as true to form in this book of Gregory’s—or at least He did not come off so to me. I do not believe Jesus ‘hates� religion as the author has him say he does. Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.� Matthew 5:17 As a boy of 12, his parents found him IN THE TEMPLE � the very heart and center of Jewish RELIGION � as it says in the Gospel of Luke, ‘After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers.� Luke 2:46-47 Jesus knew His Jewish Religion and He far from hating it, He loved it.
But for the sake of argument, let’s say, that Gregory’s Jesus made that claim not because He meant it literally, but more by way of meeting Mattie where she was. Often a wise counselor will do something like that to help a patient. If that is the case—and it well might be, I’d have to get a copy and reread the book to check out my theory—then it still could fit what it known about Jesus.
This critique aside, ‘Jesus� most certainly seemed to touch the character of Mattie through the course of their daylong conversation. While I personally wasn't as moved by this book, I had the impression Gregory was writing to an audience with a very different mindset from mine.
More than that will have to await another read. I do plan to give it another try and to read other books by this author as he intrigues me.
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Again, got this as a loaner from the Deacon in our parish. Read it in a single setting. Very enjoyable! Review to follow!
May 2, 2019
Both books in this series were good, but this one was the best of the two. Similar to the first book, this one can be easily read in a single sitting. Of course I highly recommend reading this series.
April 28, 2024
This is the second book in the "Perfect Stranger" series, and this time, Nick Cominsky's wife, Mattie, will be spending the day with "Jay".
Mattie needs to fly to Tucson to meet with a client regarding designing brochures for a new resort. Unfortunately, she is unable to obtain a direct flight from Cincinnati to Tuscon therefore, she has a layover in Dallas. Since Mattie and Nick's marriage is experiencing some strain, she is looking forward to the four days away from him. In addition, Nick's new enthusiasm with Jesus is not helping the situation.Ìý
After she boards the flight, Mattie takes a call from her sister, Julie, and tells her about Nick and his "religious stuff" and that she set up an appointment with a lawyer. The guy sitting next to her in the window seat overhears Mattie's conversation and questions her on the possibility that maybe her husband is right. Mattie and "Jay" spend the flight debating the existence of God and the possibility of Nick actually meeting Jesus over dinner. "Jay" finally convinces Mattie that Jesus exists when he wishes her congratulations on her pregnancy, and in January, she will have a baby boy. She is at a loss for words since she has not even told anyone that she is even pregnant.Ìý
I have to be honest, this short story was not as good as the previous one, but it still made we wonder what I would talk about if given the opportunity to spend the day with Jesus. Additionally, I am looking forward to the next book in this series.Ìý
Mattie needs to fly to Tucson to meet with a client regarding designing brochures for a new resort. Unfortunately, she is unable to obtain a direct flight from Cincinnati to Tuscon therefore, she has a layover in Dallas. Since Mattie and Nick's marriage is experiencing some strain, she is looking forward to the four days away from him. In addition, Nick's new enthusiasm with Jesus is not helping the situation.Ìý
After she boards the flight, Mattie takes a call from her sister, Julie, and tells her about Nick and his "religious stuff" and that she set up an appointment with a lawyer. The guy sitting next to her in the window seat overhears Mattie's conversation and questions her on the possibility that maybe her husband is right. Mattie and "Jay" spend the flight debating the existence of God and the possibility of Nick actually meeting Jesus over dinner. "Jay" finally convinces Mattie that Jesus exists when he wishes her congratulations on her pregnancy, and in January, she will have a baby boy. She is at a loss for words since she has not even told anyone that she is even pregnant.Ìý
I have to be honest, this short story was not as good as the previous one, but it still made we wonder what I would talk about if given the opportunity to spend the day with Jesus. Additionally, I am looking forward to the next book in this series.Ìý
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 30, 2014
Mattie is exasperated with her husband's "new obsessions with Jesus". And so she jumps at the chance of a business trip to escape him for a while.
But we know we can never escape Him.
I like David Gregory, and was introduced to his writing from the "first" book, Dinner With A Perfect Stranger. (I can't find my review of that here on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, so I might have read it before 2012.) I really enjoyed that book, as well.
And this book didn't differ, or even compare. Similar to the first book, it "introduces" God [back] to a person who seems to be indifferent on the idea of a God, but at the same time is longing for a relationship with Him.
This book doesn't answer all of that person's questions, but it's great way to get started.
I especially like that part where His relationship and love with us is very much similar to a parent's relationship and love with his/her child. I like that part very much. It got me being grateful and blessed all over again.
But we know we can never escape Him.
I like David Gregory, and was introduced to his writing from the "first" book, Dinner With A Perfect Stranger. (I can't find my review of that here on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, so I might have read it before 2012.) I really enjoyed that book, as well.
And this book didn't differ, or even compare. Similar to the first book, it "introduces" God [back] to a person who seems to be indifferent on the idea of a God, but at the same time is longing for a relationship with Him.
This book doesn't answer all of that person's questions, but it's great way to get started.
I especially like that part where His relationship and love with us is very much similar to a parent's relationship and love with his/her child. I like that part very much. It got me being grateful and blessed all over again.
February 9, 2009
While I was not vastly impressed with this book, I think it did have a good message and was worth reading. It's an easy read (I read it in one evening) but does bring up some ideas about God that many people miss entirely, namely how so many people get caught up in the "rules and regulations" of religion that they not only alienate non-believers from truly understanding what God is all about but also often miss the point themselves,that most of all, God desires the a relationship with us just as we desire relationships with others. And at a time when I have been dealing with issues related to my own faith and relationship with God, it was a strangely appropriate book to randomly pull from the library shelf.
January 2, 2013
I enjoyed this book and will probably read more by this author. The story makes you think about those around you and what would you take away from spending the day with Jesus. Wish we all could have that chance!
August 18, 2017
A Day With a Perfect Stranger
This book in the series is almost as the first. I like to think that we can have a conversation with the Savior as though we were talking to another person. I look forward to Part 3.
This book in the series is almost as the first. I like to think that we can have a conversation with the Savior as though we were talking to another person. I look forward to Part 3.
July 30, 2019
I thought it was a very eye-rolling ho hum book. It was a quick read and did have a good final message, but I wouldn't bother.
June 27, 2019
I really enjoyed this quick read that describes God’s love for His people and the personal relationship He wants to have with us. For such a quick read, it touched on many topics and questions people have about God - why is there suffering, what is God’s character, etc. I am looking forward to reading the other books in this series!
January 11, 2024
Wonderful, quick read. I do wish it was longer - but it was certainly short enough to keep my attention and interest. Very simplistic writing style, an easy read. The MC grated on my nerves a few times. I shed a few tears, especially towards the end. Would recommend, and maybe even read again!
March 13, 2017
Hmm. What would it be like if Jesus came back to Earth to interact with people in this crazy modern time? How much different would His approach be from that of those who claim to be Christian's? ... Very well done!!!
August 7, 2012
I really enjoyed the first book in this series, Dinner With a Perfect Stranger, which is about Nick's dinner encounter with the "perfect stranger", Jesus Christ, to Nick's wife's encounter with him.
So, in A Day With a Perfect Stranger, Mattie encounters a strnager seated next to her while she's on a business trip to Tucson. Mattie is not so happy about the changes in her life and marriage due to Nick's encounter with Jesus Christ, so she's "loaded for bear" as the saying goes, when the conversation turns "religious".
Thess books are fantastic. Just imagine what you would ask Jesus Christ if you had the opportunity. Set aside you preconceptions and presuppositions and just have a conversation with Jesus, not simply for historical reasons, but for personal ones as well.
These books are so well written that I think anyone would find them engaging and maybe even thought provoking. I HIGHLY recommend this series. The 3rd book is called Night With a Perfect Stranger.
There's a movie called "Perfect Stranger" that is a film adaptation of the first book. Like most film adaptations, they felt the need to change the character of Nick to a female, Nickie, whose husband is Matt. Not sure about the why of that. But I highly recommend the film too!
So, in A Day With a Perfect Stranger, Mattie encounters a strnager seated next to her while she's on a business trip to Tucson. Mattie is not so happy about the changes in her life and marriage due to Nick's encounter with Jesus Christ, so she's "loaded for bear" as the saying goes, when the conversation turns "religious".
Thess books are fantastic. Just imagine what you would ask Jesus Christ if you had the opportunity. Set aside you preconceptions and presuppositions and just have a conversation with Jesus, not simply for historical reasons, but for personal ones as well.
These books are so well written that I think anyone would find them engaging and maybe even thought provoking. I HIGHLY recommend this series. The 3rd book is called Night With a Perfect Stranger.
There's a movie called "Perfect Stranger" that is a film adaptation of the first book. Like most film adaptations, they felt the need to change the character of Nick to a female, Nickie, whose husband is Matt. Not sure about the why of that. But I highly recommend the film too!
July 24, 2014
I will admit until just this very minute, the Perfect Stranger part of the title escaped me!!! I don't know why I didn't put two and two together. Mattie is on her way to Texas for a business trip. She leaves home pretty sure that her husband Nick is losing his mind. He was, until just recently, an absent husband and father working way too many hours at work. Now he is spending more time with his family, but he has changed. He says he had dinner with Jesus Christ, and he is reading the bible. On her flight Mattie sits next to a man that says he is a "counselor". They are discussing Mattie's problem with Nick "becoming" religious. When her seat mate asks if she believes in God, and then ask her to just for a moment believe that her husband did actually talk and eat with God. I feel like Mattie asked the same questions most people would in the same situation. But how hard would it be to comprehend that you are sitting next to Jesus? This is a quick read and is thought provoking.i have read Dinner with a Perfect Stranger too. I have to say I liked this book a bit better.
October 24, 2010
Mattie Cominsky gladly escapes on an out-of-town business trip after her husband Nick claims to have found God. Mattie has no interest in joining him in his new journey of faith and is contemplating divorce. She finds herself in a middle seat on the airplane. To her right, in the aisle seat, is a man who shares her disdain for religion and its tedious rules and rituals. Yet as she becomes engrossed in conversation with him, Mattie has the uncomfortable feeling that he does believe in God. Worse she feels complelled to open her mind and heart to his words, words which might lead her into a relationship with God. And thinking, would that really be so bad?
This is a small but powerful book that deals with faith and belief in God rather than religion, the sequel to Dinner with a Perfect Stranger. As a Christian, this provides a wonderful example of how to spread the word of God without turning people off with religious fervor.
This is a small but powerful book that deals with faith and belief in God rather than religion, the sequel to Dinner with a Perfect Stranger. As a Christian, this provides a wonderful example of how to spread the word of God without turning people off with religious fervor.
January 27, 2016
A great follow up to 'Dinner With A Stranger.' This is the second time this year I have read this book and if I could give it better than a 5 out of 5, I would. Mattie's husband encountered Jesus in the first, but now it is she who has her own spiritual encounter while on a business trip. While on the plane, she meets a man named Jay who opened her up to God's existence. Like all us, Mattie has encountered some deep hurts and disappointments in life. This is a beautifully written and a wonderful feast for the mind and spirit. Mr Gregory magnificently describes the kind of relationship Jesus Christ wants with each and everyone of us. This is a fantastic read and I highly recommend it. If you have not already done so, please read this book and watch the movie based on it ("Another Perfect Stranger)." This is a story you wont soon forget and a friendship that you wont want to miss out on.
December 8, 2015
This was a great book. I enjoyed reading it. It is a story about a woman going on a business trip flight. This woman is having trouble with her husband and encounters Jesus on the trip. He explains what a relationship with God is like. I recommend you read Dinner with a Perfect Stranger first. It tells what seems to have brought on the disagreement between the husband and wife.
February 5, 2012
This is the follow-up with Nick's wife Mattie. She is quite frustrated with her marriage and looking to God for answers was not on her list of ways to resolve it. It is not a big book but is a fast read and gives a person a few things to ponder.
August 6, 2015
A good quick read that will help you understand the importance of having a relationship with God and how that relationship will strengthen your love for everyone, especially your husband/wife.
August 14, 2015
Good read...
October 16, 2017
My mom gave me this book to read. I read it in a little over an hour. It’s about having an intimate relationship with God which we should.
November 7, 2024
Loved it!
The main theme of the book was exploring relationship vs. religion.
Some of my favorite quotes included�
“Then they start distancing themselves from people they have meaningful relationships with. They’re afraid that people who don’t believe like they do will lead them astray. So instead of making them more loving, religion isolates them from the people they really do love.�
“Sincere questions aren’t stupid.�
“Let me ask you this. If there was a God who created everything, don’t you think it’s possible that He would feel the same way about you that you feel about Sara [main character’s daughter]…is it possible that your love for Sara is a reflection of Who the Creator is?�
“Do you think that people’s desire to connect with God could have come from Him? That God might have placed within them the desire for such a connection, because He is the One who actually wants it? That He designed them for intimacy with Himself, and they are incomplete without it?�
“Religion is what people mistakenly do to try to get to God � by being good enough, keeping certain rules, performing certain rituals, and so forth. But God? Of course I believe in Him.�
“Because how is your heart going to be filled by someone, or something, as finite and imperfect as you are? If people were created to have an intimate connection with their Creator, would you expect them o be satisfied apart from Him?�
“God far surpasses any person or thing experience this world could possibly offer. God is infinitely more delightful than anything or anyone He has made.�
“Yes, but not everyone can hear Him talk back. That’s what a true relationship is all about. It’s about deeply communing with another person. Once you establish a connection with God, He will teach you.� “Teach me what?� “To listen.�
“A life of love is simply the outflow of God through a person.�
“And that comes through listening?�
“In large part. Your heart i changed by deeply knowing God’s heart toward you. Hearing how you are loved. Hearing how you are forgiven. Hearing how you are accepted and delighted in and how you have a special place in God’s family. What if you lived in a place where these were the constant messages you received?�
“That would be a nice place.�
“And it’s available to you now. You can find that place in Jesus Christ, through faith in Him.�
The main theme of the book was exploring relationship vs. religion.
Some of my favorite quotes included�
“Then they start distancing themselves from people they have meaningful relationships with. They’re afraid that people who don’t believe like they do will lead them astray. So instead of making them more loving, religion isolates them from the people they really do love.�
“Sincere questions aren’t stupid.�
“Let me ask you this. If there was a God who created everything, don’t you think it’s possible that He would feel the same way about you that you feel about Sara [main character’s daughter]…is it possible that your love for Sara is a reflection of Who the Creator is?�
“Do you think that people’s desire to connect with God could have come from Him? That God might have placed within them the desire for such a connection, because He is the One who actually wants it? That He designed them for intimacy with Himself, and they are incomplete without it?�
“Religion is what people mistakenly do to try to get to God � by being good enough, keeping certain rules, performing certain rituals, and so forth. But God? Of course I believe in Him.�
“Because how is your heart going to be filled by someone, or something, as finite and imperfect as you are? If people were created to have an intimate connection with their Creator, would you expect them o be satisfied apart from Him?�
“God far surpasses any person or thing experience this world could possibly offer. God is infinitely more delightful than anything or anyone He has made.�
“Yes, but not everyone can hear Him talk back. That’s what a true relationship is all about. It’s about deeply communing with another person. Once you establish a connection with God, He will teach you.� “Teach me what?� “To listen.�
“A life of love is simply the outflow of God through a person.�
“And that comes through listening?�
“In large part. Your heart i changed by deeply knowing God’s heart toward you. Hearing how you are loved. Hearing how you are forgiven. Hearing how you are accepted and delighted in and how you have a special place in God’s family. What if you lived in a place where these were the constant messages you received?�
“That would be a nice place.�
“And it’s available to you now. You can find that place in Jesus Christ, through faith in Him.�
January 5, 2023
This follow-up to the immensely popular Dinner with a Perfect Stranger continues shortly after the first book. In ‘Dinner�, Nick, a workaholic husband, receives an invitation to dinner with Jesus. At first he believes it is a prank from his co-workers, yet decides to see what their plan is. He goes for the dinner, and actually meets Jesus, or J-man. He learns that Jesus hates religion and loves relationship. So Nick has started reading his bible and going to bible study.
Yet all these changes in Nick are not well received. His wife Mattie did not want to be married to a religious nut; she could handle his not being around if he was at work, but now he is over the top. She is even thinking of divorce. She has to travel with work and is looking forward to a few days away from Nick and his bible.
While on the plane, she meets two men, one who bible thumps her and another one, Jay, who is in business with his father and is a counselor. She and Jay end up talking most of the fight. Then they have coffee in the airport during a layover. They then end up on a second flight together.
Through her conversations with Jay she begins to question her perceptions of reality, god, religion and life in general.
The book aims to show you what a day with Jesus would be like if he were to appear and spend time with you one-on-one. Gregory challenges us to view faith not as religion, but as a relationship with a person. It is a great little book either for yourself, or as a gift for others.
Yet all these changes in Nick are not well received. His wife Mattie did not want to be married to a religious nut; she could handle his not being around if he was at work, but now he is over the top. She is even thinking of divorce. She has to travel with work and is looking forward to a few days away from Nick and his bible.
While on the plane, she meets two men, one who bible thumps her and another one, Jay, who is in business with his father and is a counselor. She and Jay end up talking most of the fight. Then they have coffee in the airport during a layover. They then end up on a second flight together.
Through her conversations with Jay she begins to question her perceptions of reality, god, religion and life in general.
The book aims to show you what a day with Jesus would be like if he were to appear and spend time with you one-on-one. Gregory challenges us to view faith not as religion, but as a relationship with a person. It is a great little book either for yourself, or as a gift for others.
July 29, 2018
I really loved this book. I always like reading fiction with a faith-based message, and this one really got me thinking. Most of us tend to think of God as The Almighty in charge and shifting people and events like on a giant chess board, but that is not what God is about. I never really thought about taking delight in the Lord. Love Him, yes. Revere Him, yes. But take delight in Him? Got to really pray and think on this. If you like books that challenge your faith, you will like this one. I would recommend reading Dinner With a Perfect Stranger first. It will make this one easier to understand.
Thank you Mr. Gregory for writing such a thought-provoking book. At only 105 pages, it's easy to get through, but don't think you will sit down and read it in thirty minutes or an hour. You will want to stop and reflect on what was said before you continue. I hope there will more of these types of books.
Thank you Mr. Gregory for writing such a thought-provoking book. At only 105 pages, it's easy to get through, but don't think you will sit down and read it in thirty minutes or an hour. You will want to stop and reflect on what was said before you continue. I hope there will more of these types of books.
May 13, 2021
I've absolutely loved the first book, dinner with a perfect stranger, but I think sometimes the same formula doesn't work so well the second time. This time it's the turn of Nick's wife to have an encounter with Jay, or Jesus. Nick has already become a Christian and Matti, his wife really hates the new 'religious' Nick. Nick is staying at home to look after the couple's young daughter, Sara, while Matti goes to a hotel in Tucson to pursue her PR career. On the plane she strikes up a conversation with Jay about her marriage, Nick's new faith and her doubts. Jay and her have a conversation that continues on the first flight, at the airport and then on the connecting flight. However, the conversation, apart from the last two chapters, seems a little forced and doesn't sparkle as in the first book. It does however, have a great ending. A bit disappointing.
August 3, 2024
OH MY GOSH! This has to be one of the best books I have ever read. The raw emotion I felt reading this whole book is unreal. As I am typing this, I am crying with tears down my face. This book is such a great reminder that God loves you and wants to connect with you. It was great to see the side of the unbeliever-why they think what they think etc..
The part that made me start crying was when Jay started writing scripture and saying that his father wrote it. I loved how he called himself Jay. This was a great way example on how to do apologetics with an unbeliever. The writing was amazing.
I encourage everyone to read this book. The amounts of love I felt from our Creator was astonishing. This is a great book to read when you are down in the dumps and feel far away from God.
The part that made me start crying was when Jay started writing scripture and saying that his father wrote it. I loved how he called himself Jay. This was a great way example on how to do apologetics with an unbeliever. The writing was amazing.
I encourage everyone to read this book. The amounts of love I felt from our Creator was astonishing. This is a great book to read when you are down in the dumps and feel far away from God.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 13, 2017
I love how this author can take everyday people and give them a "stranger" to talk to and they finally realize how precious their relationship with the Lord truly is. It feels like the author has pulled some of the questions from my head and placed them in his character's head as well. This story was full-filling, thought-provoking, and a blessing.
June 13, 2023
Story of woman whose husband starts becoming religious and believing in Jesus and she is not happy about it. But she meets a stranger on a plane and he has a conversation about God with her. It is an interesting conversation but a little simplistic. At the end He disappears and she believes it was Jesus.
April 29, 2024
picked up on a whim from my library. can’t believe i got duped into reading a christian book😫 this only got stupider as it went on, ofc the guy on the plane was jesus🙄 like gimme a break. nothing his character said wasn’t something i haven’t heard before. can’t believe i just got evangelized to against my own will😫 maybe i should look into books before i begin them smh.
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September 16, 2024
Wow. As a catholic who tends to struggle with her faith, I really connected to this book. I’ve always believed and have been taught to believe in Him. With religious grandparents and attending catholic schools, God’s exists was never a question. But this book has helped me to understand the how and why in ways the Bible couldn’t. I hope I can experience God in a similar way she did.
January 18, 2017
Enjoyed this quick read. I had read the first book - dinner with a perfect stranger a number of years ago, and found this one at my library. Its a little schmaltzy....but also has some nice moments and interactions.
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