David Gregory is an American
author
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of
Christian fiction
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The tradition of Christian fiction
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. David is a native of
Texas
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.
Selected works
Fiction
*''
Dinner with a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering''
WaterBrook Press
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, 2005.
*''
Day with a Perfect Stranger'' WaterBrook Press, 2006.
*''The Next Level: a Parable of Finding Your Place in Life'' WaterBrook Press, 2008.
*''The Last Christian'' WaterBrook Press, 2010
*''Night with a Perfect Stranger'', Worthy Publishing, March 2012
Non-fiction
*''The Marvelous Exchange''
*''The Rest of the Gospel: When the Partial Gospel Has Worn You Out ''(coauthored with Dan Stone)
Adaptations
Two of his works were adapted to film.
''Dinner with a Perfect Stranger'' was the inspiration for ''
The Perfect Stranger'', a film directed by
Shane Shooter
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People
* Shane (actress) (born 1969), American pornographic actress
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and
Jefferson Moore. His novel, ''Day with a Perfect Stranger'' which was a sequel to ''Dinner with a Perfect Stranger'' was the inspiration for the film ''
Another Perfect Stranger
''The Perfect Stranger'' is a 2005 independent film based on the novel ''Dinner with a Perfect Stranger'' by David Gregory. It was featured at the 2005 Western Film and Video Festival, and was released on October 28, 2005. Directed by Jefferson M ...
'', also directed by Shooter and Moore. Another sequel followed, ''
The Perfect Gift
The Perfect Gift is a 2009 independent holiday film. It stars Christina Fougnie, Amy Hess, Matt Wallace and Jefferson Moore. It was filmed almost entirely in the state of Kentucky.
Plot
Maxine Noelle Westray (Christina Fougnie) is a typical s ...
'', although it was not based on a book.
References
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Christian novelists
Writers from Texas
Writers from Oregon
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)