{"id":481,"date":"2007-07-11T14:19:09","date_gmt":"2007-07-11T14:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2007\/07\/back-from-atlan.html"},"modified":"2007-07-11T14:19:09","modified_gmt":"2007-07-11T14:19:09","slug":"back-from-atlan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2007\/07\/back-from-atlan.html","title":{"rendered":"Back from Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am back from an incredible trip to ICRS. My schedule was so busy, I didn’t even have time to pick up the newest books – Bummer! But, I did get to see many incredible friends and that was the best part. Will Samson<\/a> and his wife, Lisa Samson<\/a>, have a new book coming out August 1st called, Justice in the Burbs<\/a>. To find out a little about the book, Click here to see the Video Promo<\/a>. I also was able to spend time with Claudia Mair Burney<\/a>, a novelist, and simply an amazing person! Lisa, Claudia, will accompany me to Swaziland, Africa in January of ’08. Also got to hang out with my buddy, Matt Bronleewe<\/a>, who has a novel releasing entitled, Illuminated<\/a>, that is available now. Catching up with my friend, Gabe Lyons, founder of The Fermi Project and Q<\/a>, was also a treat. Last, but not least, I spent some time with Steven Curtis Chapman who I’ve known for some time and we were able to dream about the future and how we could help orphans together. <\/p>\n

Please check out the video promo of Red Letters<\/a> at the top of this page featuring the people the book is about. From a promotional stand point, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and Borders were very excited about the release of the book. I’m glad to see it’s getting attention in the ABA market. Only a month and a half until it releases!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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