When I was approached to write this article, I wasn’t sure how it would go over. So many people are provocative just to make other people angry. I didn’t want to write another over-the-top, attention-getting article. Instead, I sat down to explore what exactly Jesus would say to us today–2,000 years after he was here–about how well we’ve followed his example.

I think he’d pick a choice phrase that everyone would understand. I think he’d say: You suck.

If we are religious for religion’s sake… we suck. If we listen to the Word but don’t do what it says… we suck. That’s where I’m coming from with today’s lead article on Beliefnet.com titled "Why Christians Suck," and the feature entitled "How to do What the Bible Says."

If you’re visiting my blog today for the first time, welcome. I’m Tom Davis, the CEO of Children’s HopeChest, an international outreach to orphans around the world. In addition to reading through the posts and videos, there’s a couple things you can do here…

1. The book links on the left hand page will take you to Amazon.com where you can buy a copy of Red Letters, Fields of the Fatherless, or Confessions of a Good Christian Guy.  If you’d like a review copy for your blog or Web site, send me a request at redletters@hopechest.org.

2. Check out Saint’s Coffee. This is organic, fair trade coffee that supports orphan ministry at Children’s HopeChest. It was featured in the article as one of ten ways to "not suck."

3. Visit www.5for50.com. This is a simple way to get involved in global poverty issues through prayer, fasting, giving, missions, and recruitment.

4. Leave a comment about the article. I’d love to hear your feedback.

5. Pass it on. Write a review of the article on your blog, Facebook, MySpace, or other social networking site. The more we get the message out, the sooner we can stop sucking.