More Shameless Self-Promotion...And Embarrassment
The people who published my book THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE DA VINCI CODE wrote a nice article about it here:
"New B&H Book Sets Record Straight on Worldview Behind The DaVinci Code"
And thanks to all the folks who ordered pre-release copies, they have had to print more. But that's what they do, right?
Also, here's my first embarrassing story about being an author. I've had several people ask me to autograph copies of the book for them. And, like most Christian authors, I figured I was supposed to sign my name and write some Bible verse under my name. Very classy.
The problem is there are two books in the Bible I always confuse: 1 & 2 Peter. I honestly cannot tell one from the other -- it's a mental block or something. So, the verse I wanted to write under my name is the verse where Peter says, "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect" (1 Peter 3:15). I figured that would be a good fit for this particular book.
Unfortunately, what I actually wrote under my name was not 1 Peter 3:15 but 2 Peter 3:15.
I imagine there were several confused people who went home and looked up the following: "Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him."
"New B&H Book Sets Record Straight on Worldview Behind The DaVinci Code"
And thanks to all the folks who ordered pre-release copies, they have had to print more. But that's what they do, right?
Also, here's my first embarrassing story about being an author. I've had several people ask me to autograph copies of the book for them. And, like most Christian authors, I figured I was supposed to sign my name and write some Bible verse under my name. Very classy.
The problem is there are two books in the Bible I always confuse: 1 & 2 Peter. I honestly cannot tell one from the other -- it's a mental block or something. So, the verse I wanted to write under my name is the verse where Peter says, "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect" (1 Peter 3:15). I figured that would be a good fit for this particular book.
Unfortunately, what I actually wrote under my name was not 1 Peter 3:15 but 2 Peter 3:15.
I imagine there were several confused people who went home and looked up the following: "Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him."
posted by john alan turner at 2:40 PM
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