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Goodreads Review

Think Red Ink: Until Christ be formed in you...[Think Red Ink] ...A thinking man's journey to discover the Scriptural identity of Messiah... and himself.Think Red Ink: Until Christ be formed in you…[Think Red Ink] …A thinking man’s journey to discover the Scriptural identity of Messiah… and himself. by Don C Harris
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review Description:
Information about the author, Don C Harris – Author, Radio and Television Host, Speaker
Background information about the book – Think Red Ink is a reference to the words of Jesus which are printed in red in many Bibles.
Author’s purpose – The author’s purpose is to provoke Christians to love truth over tradition; to give people permission to doubt and to investigate their faith in the light of the Scriptures, not denominational creeds; to persuade people to leave fantasy and honestly consider what Jesus said.
Author’s thesis – The authority of the words of Jesus (the substance of the admonition to “think red ink”) provide the Scriptural foundation for Christianity.
Summary – Think Red Ink relays the life of Don C Harris as he struggles from childhood to believe the Bible and the inconsistent doctrines of the churches he attended; later even as he excelled in the business of church – he became disappointed with God and walked away. However, instead of becoming atheist, Don decided to give the Bible another read with the commitment to believe what he found, rather than to search for what he believed. Don traveled the United States living in a converted city-bus motor home for 20+ years. This “exile journey” separated Don from alliances and obligations to orthodoxy. Using the literary device of personal stories interwoven with an introduction to the Traveler (Don’s revelation of history), the reader is invited to walk along with the Apostle Paul and Don, as the story of the Scriptures comes to life.
“Think Red Ink” in its declarative form is a cry for men and women to take another listen to the instructions of Jesus, the Son of the God.
• In 2003, Harris wrote his first book, The Questions of Jesus. Don’s second book, The Red Letter Questions, was published by Bridge Logos in 2007.
Review Evaluation:
Scholarship – Autobiography, solid Biblical foundation, not scientific literature
Strengths and weaknesses: There are times the theological doctrines piqué a curiosity for more details than this work delivers. Some supporting information is available in the Appendix. The stories of Don’s life are not given in a chronological order, rather, Don utilizes life anecdotes to facilitate the reader in a gestalt process or discovery of theological truths he found. Harris allows, nay, rather demands the reader participate in the revelation and discovery of their own path. He is not a writer who mandates certain processes or ascription of certain beliefs that are applicable to every man…with one exception; he steadfastly draws the reader, the Christian to the authority of Jesus Christ.
The tone and style of the writing: Informal and conversational
The effectiveness of the author’s argument: Christian denominational promises offered to Don did not give him the strength or ability to be changed. Exchanging a “bad habit” (smoking) for an “accepted habit” (gossip or overeating) is not the thing that led to the regeneration and strength of the Apostle Paul – Paul learned from the Great Teacher, Jesus. Don maintains this same Teacher is available to all. For a Christian, there can be no greater authority than the words of Christ. Don makes a solid argument for a Christianity which is measured by changed lives.
The soundness of the author’s conclusions: There is a questioning and an honesty which haunts the reader who is comfortable with accepted traditions and methods of worship. The retooled doctrines, “We’ve decided…” religious practices of today are removed from the simple instructions of Jesus. Think Red Ink is not aligned to a particular set of doctrinal rules. The foundation of the book is the author’s experience with solid Scriptural support.
The practicality of the author’s recommendations: The idea of obeying Jesus, looking to His words for doctrine is simple, however, the distance between the brilliant advice of a Galilean preacher and the modern Christian practice is expansive in some cases. The basic requirement is simply honesty. A man’s journey to seek truth, not fantasy, to doubt that which could not be supported in church rhetoric. The reader may only see one man’s journey through the trials of life; others will be encouraged by the ensample of a modern witness of the faith of Jesus Christ. Those who love truth will rejoice!
• Don is an iconoclastic man of rare courage. History will compare the revelation of “think red ink” to the revelation of Martin Luther.

The Kovacs Perspective

Host of The Kovacs Perspective, Steve Kovacs, interviews Don Harris, Author of “Think Red Ink” about Don’s journey to discover “the red ink” in the Scriptures.  Neither Steve, nor Don skirt the hard questions about Christianity.   Listen now.

If Don’s message rings true and you’d like to hear more  . . .  join him for his daily, Red Letter Edition – LIVE! radio program.  If you have a question, there’s a call-in portion on his Sunday program!  (9:00 am MST)  Questions by email may be sent to Don@ThinkRedInk.com.

If he’s not on your favorite station, call them and request this fresh and insightful program.  The Red Letter Edition – LIVE! program is available online at ThinkRedInk.tv or ThinkRedInk.com.

 

 

Gospel Order

Gospel Order

There is a riddle that does not rhyme,
A rhyme that does not ring.
There is a story obscured by time,
A song you cannot sing.

There is a wine that eludes your drink,
A bread that resists being broken.
There is a thought that eludes your think,
A language that cannot be spoken.

There is a road that avoids your feet,
A path that resists your motion.
The sign, when read, its words fall to the street,
A direction, that melts into notion.

A riddle, a rhyme, a story, a wine,
All names for what we all know
God placed in our hearts and wrote in our minds,
This mustard seed to grow.

Cherish this order the Gospel has given,
That shows us the way we ought walk,
It’s only obscured by the way we’re living,
But, it’s truth is “lead in the rock”.

By Don C Harris

Word First

A game-changer in Christianity.  The process in this book works every time.  Every prayer answered. Hope and understanding to sustain the hard times, the love of God not misunderstood.

A pattern was revealed to me as I read the book of Hebrews. I could clearly see exactly what faith was, as my God shared the secret of this principle.  One night’s revelation made things so transparent that, from that moment on, I never again doubted God’s faithfulness to the words from His mouth.

Grab your copy on Amazon.

 

Word First – New book

Heads-up, friends.

Word First 3D 2500My new Kindle book, “WORD FIRST: A Revelation On Faith,” is available on Amazon.

If you know me, you know I am not interested in sales. However, I am interested in making this message available to the world and online marketing through Amazon makes this message visible.  Stick around – I’ll let you know when you can get it FREE.

The next free day for “WORD FIRST: A Revelation On Faith” is 04-10-15.  Get a copy for yourself and gift a copy to your friends!

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Think Red Ink…

Think Red Ink BannerReferences to the red ink, red letters or red words is to distinctly identify the words spoken by Jesus Christ as recorded in the Scriptures.  The origin of the Red Letter Edition Bible is attributed to the 1899 idea of Louis Klopsch who perceived that the words of Jesus should stand out from the rest of the script.

The answer all mankind should know, “What did Jesus say?”

Oh, Say Can You See . . .

Sparks flyThere is something wrong with our Country (and maybe US, if we are Christians) – our expectations, our demands and our values are out of sync.

In this 30 minute call-in portion of Red Letter Edition – LIVE! John Couvalt starts the segment, singing, “What God really thinks of me?”  Then, Don shares his few political views   RLE-L! 20014/04/06  and unpredictable logic.  Be sure to listen to the end.  Don is full of surprises. 

You’ll be saying  to your neighbor, “You’ve got to listen to this guy.  You’ve never heard anything like this before.”