So, you are having an intimate dinner party (three plus you) with any one, living or dead.
Who do you invite?
Me? I’m inviting Jesus (naturally), the Notorious RBG, and my dad. I think Jesus and my dad would enjoy themselves immensely. And they could both learn something from Justice Ginsburg.
There’s too many possible choices but with Art’s suggestion in mind, Molly Ivins, Dick Gregory and, dare I say, Donald Trump. Or maybe Bella Abzug, Anita Hill and Matt Gaetz. It would be more like watching surgery without anesthesia than it would be illuminating but it would be fun and maybe a little sadistic………….Ok, a lot sadistic.
If you don’t recall, check out Steve Allen’s “Meeting of Minds” series from the late 70’s. You can find it from various sources. It was great.
Needs to be a multi-course dinner with different guests. Appetizer: Jesus, the Trumpster & Obama. Short discussion ‘cause DJT can’t look at Jesus & lie, and even he shall bend his knee! A sight for Pres. Obama to witness. Soup: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the two women I’m named after- Patsy, a black woman who helped care for my mom when she was a child; Seleta, my ggm who reportedly was part Native American but refused to talk about her lineage. Both died before MLK and the changes he helped bring about. Entree: Minister Peter Marshall (& husband of author Catherine Marshall) whose sermons enhanced my spiritual growth; Henri Nouwen priest, educator, author. I learned more from him in a 90 min. workshop than in a 1 semester college course. Ravi Zacharias, a widely respected theologian & apologetics lecturer who near the end of his life went off the rails in a totally disgraceful way. Salad to cleanse the palate: Authors Pearl Buck whose books introduced me to other cultures (read my 1st @ 12 yrs); Catherine Ryan Hyde whose characters keep me reading till the wee hrs.; Marjorie Keenan Rawlings- Killed me with The Yearling but redeemed herself with Cross Creek. Dessert: Gonna need 1 extra chair. My sister Cindy & her daughter Callie who was ravaged by cancer but assured us at age 15 she’d be ok when she met Jesus; and Nelba Marquez-Green whose beloved daughter Ana Grace was murdered at age 6 at Sandy Hook. These two mothers’ hearts will only be healed when they’re reunited with their cherished children. What joy to be able to see that!
So many to choose from. One version would be James Baldwin, Hannah Arendt, and Lenny Bruce. But they wouldn't be allowed to smoke, so I think that might be a problem.
Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman and
Clarence Thomas. Then sit back and watch. Maybe, just maybe Clarence will have a
“Come to Jesus” moment and Christ will appear!
Lord have mercy !!
Can I stand at the window and watch?
It would be better than the Jan 6 committee hearings :-)
Wouldn’t it just?
There’s too many possible choices but with Art’s suggestion in mind, Molly Ivins, Dick Gregory and, dare I say, Donald Trump. Or maybe Bella Abzug, Anita Hill and Matt Gaetz. It would be more like watching surgery without anesthesia than it would be illuminating but it would be fun and maybe a little sadistic………….Ok, a lot sadistic.
If you don’t recall, check out Steve Allen’s “Meeting of Minds” series from the late 70’s. You can find it from various sources. It was great.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meeting_of_Minds
Brilliant…
Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Hershel Walker.
My, the possibilities are only limited by the imagination.
Oh, wonderful...
Oh to hear Molly Ivin’s take on the Trumpster!
That would be worth the price of admission!
I'd forgotten all about this, and love your dinner-mate choices.
I'm thinking if I invite Jesus, I better invite you, too. That way if he asks hard Bible questions, you've got us covered!
A Bible Bowl with the Son of God. I'm pretty sure I'd lose because I'd be focused on the letter, and he'd have the spirit of the law covered.
Ok. I'll invite Jesus, the 14th Dalai Lama, and my brother. They will figure out how to save us all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E47u3ZEMxYE
How very cool! Thank you for this.
I was inspired by Deacon Art, but it took me a while to get up a good version.
Margery Kempe, Billy Graham, and Saint Teresa of Avila.
On, fabulous!
Needs to be a multi-course dinner with different guests. Appetizer: Jesus, the Trumpster & Obama. Short discussion ‘cause DJT can’t look at Jesus & lie, and even he shall bend his knee! A sight for Pres. Obama to witness. Soup: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the two women I’m named after- Patsy, a black woman who helped care for my mom when she was a child; Seleta, my ggm who reportedly was part Native American but refused to talk about her lineage. Both died before MLK and the changes he helped bring about. Entree: Minister Peter Marshall (& husband of author Catherine Marshall) whose sermons enhanced my spiritual growth; Henri Nouwen priest, educator, author. I learned more from him in a 90 min. workshop than in a 1 semester college course. Ravi Zacharias, a widely respected theologian & apologetics lecturer who near the end of his life went off the rails in a totally disgraceful way. Salad to cleanse the palate: Authors Pearl Buck whose books introduced me to other cultures (read my 1st @ 12 yrs); Catherine Ryan Hyde whose characters keep me reading till the wee hrs.; Marjorie Keenan Rawlings- Killed me with The Yearling but redeemed herself with Cross Creek. Dessert: Gonna need 1 extra chair. My sister Cindy & her daughter Callie who was ravaged by cancer but assured us at age 15 she’d be ok when she met Jesus; and Nelba Marquez-Green whose beloved daughter Ana Grace was murdered at age 6 at Sandy Hook. These two mothers’ hearts will only be healed when they’re reunited with their cherished children. What joy to be able to see that!
This made me cry, a little. And I'm all for extending the dinner to include multiple courses, if it gets us all guests such as these.
So many to choose from. One version would be James Baldwin, Hannah Arendt, and Lenny Bruce. But they wouldn't be allowed to smoke, so I think that might be a problem.
You wouldn't let them smoke? I think the second-hand smoke would be totally worth it.
I think that's a good call.