redletter?

so gabe and i were driving into boise this morning, looking for a coffee shop -- our weakness. as we passed Franklin Road, we looked to our left and saw RedLetter Books & Cafe. Gabe realized at once that this must be a Christian cafe -- RedLetter is a reference to the fact that in many Bibles the words of Jesus are inked red. (The fact that this poses a problem with the doctrine of across-the-board perfection of the Bible will be left for another more jaded blog).

So Gabe and I make a deal -- whoever gets the Gospel shared to them gets two dollars. I bring in my current read, "The End of Faith" by Sam Harris, a book proclaiming the need for Religion to become completely obscure, and Gabe borrows my "Portable Nietzsche". I open my laptop and am generally inconspicuous; I am asked a question about the computer, and I respond politely but am busy sending an email. My book is facing up, cover clearly readable. Nothing. No sharing, no $2.

Gabe's approach is slightly more involved. He strikes up a conversation with the worker I had been speaking with, but is dropping hints like fat kid running with french fries.

"Is this a Christian Cafe?"

"Oh yeah, I sorta grew up Christian."

"I'm not sure the name, I think it was a Baptist Church..."

And yet, no evangelizing. Maybe our friend has been reading too much Emergent literature...

(sorry to those of you who don't get much of this; it is only funny to a certain demographic of people. and your welcome to those of you who totally get this and are laughing hard.)

with love and jade,
dan