{"id":438,"date":"2007-09-12T22:13:23","date_gmt":"2007-09-12T22:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2007\/09\/biscotti-brain.html"},"modified":"2007-09-12T22:13:23","modified_gmt":"2007-09-12T22:13:23","slug":"biscotti-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2007\/09\/biscotti-brain.html","title":{"rendered":"Biscotti Brain"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m really starting to love Canadians. Seriously, some of my newest and coolest friends reside there. This stellar review from Erin Wilson, AKA Biscotti Brain<\/a>, is worth your time to read. Erin, many thanks.
I will never play the game Chicken with Tom Davis.  I would lose, guaranteed.<\/p>\n

Tom Davis<\/a>, author of Red Letters:  Living a Faith That Bleeds<\/a>
\nhas the ability, through his writing, to stare you directly in the eye
\nand speak truth that takes your breath away. He begins Red Letters with
\nan apology on behalf of the Christian church, to the 25 million people
\ncurrently infected with HIV\/AIDS. He apologizes for our unwillingness
\nto respond to the Bible’s ‘red letters’… those words set apart in
\nsome Bibles as Christ’s own. And Davis clearly outlines his take on
\nGospel: "The only Gospel worth living is the one that incarnates love.
\nThe only Gosepl worth giving our lives for is the one that elevates the
\nneeds of others above our own. That’s what the "good news" is all
\nabout."<\/p>\n

Davis weaves biblical passages with his own experiences
\nworking with orphans in places like Russia and Swaziland. He names the
\nfears that keep us immobile. He provides statistics that stun. He looks
\nat the sanctity of life and call to justice. He names the immense needs
\nfaced by so many of our children living around the world.<\/p>\n

But in
\nthe most amazing way, Davis does not try to shame us into action.
\nRather, he informs, inspires and then provides a host of resources to
\nhelp us follow through with the call Christ has placed into each of our
\nhearts. Somehow he maintains hope for the orphans… and hope for us.<\/p>\n

Once
\nagain, my green highlighter got a work out. While this is not a
\ntechnically difficult book to read, it was very challenging. Davis
\ntakes away any excuse to be inactive because of ignorance. There were
\nmany passages I could have chosen to share, but I felt like they were
\nreally speaking to my own failings (you’ve got to appreciate a book
\nthat feels like it was written just for you). But I will add here a
\nquote from Mother Theresa that is used in a chapter called A Call to
\nJustice:<\/p>\n

"When a poor person dies of hunger, it has not happened
\nbecause God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because
\nneither you nor I wanted to give that person what he or she needed."<\/p>\n

The proceeds from the sale of these books goes back in to feeding orphans.  In fact, do you remember me mentioning "5 for 50"<\/a>?  Same folks.  And the profits from each book will feed a child for a month.  Seriously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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