If God has called you to write, it’s a call to holiness. The New Testament word for believers is saints. A saint is a holy one. Writing in holiness is our call. If you think your call is something else, … Continue reading →
One of the things we talk about a lot is the horrible attribute named preachy. I’ve always just blown it off with a quick, “You got to make it real.” In Jerry Jenkins regular email today, he shared this. The Come … Continue reading →
For the past day or so, I’ve felt under an increasing compulsion to remind myself and you about what’s important. We talk about redemptive fiction which will transform lives. This is true and I believe this is our vision, as authors … Continue reading →
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”” Acts 1:8 MEV What does this mean? … Continue reading →
This is a copy of a post on bergsland.org, four years ago examining Galatians 5:7-9. It may well be more relevant today. Ask God if you’re not sure something or someone is true. The Holy Spirit will certainly guide you into … Continue reading →
Here’s our issues as writers and musicians. We need reality, people. Not harsh, nasty reality, because we live in a Kingdom of love with a miraculous, amazing King. But we’ve got to keep it real to have any chance at … Continue reading →
I want to start with a little quote from John Follette in “Golden Grain”: Education is good, but I want it to be where it belongs. It is the mechanism, the mechanics, the world of flesh and time. It does … Continue reading →
March 19, 2011 Eric wrote this over five years ago. I’d like to be able to say that we’ve come a long way since then. In some ways we have—but only for the indies and the self-publishers. Traditional publishers still have … Continue reading →
Who needs strong fiction to introduce them to Jesus? The first and obvious answer is, the world! bzzaat! Wrong answer. The world cannot come to know Jesus, by definition. Biblically, the world (kosmos in the Greek) is the system developed … Continue reading →
One of the most egregious errors seen in speculative fiction is a misunderstanding of how prophecy works. I should probably write a how-to some day. But the article linked below is superb. Don’t use a prophet unless you know what … Continue reading →