How do you add anointing to your writing? Ezekiel, an architect, asks one of my lead characters, “What do you think the key is to anointed design? I feel like I am really fighting it.” He’s asking William, a young … Continue reading →
Your fiction sells what is in your heart. Jesus said, “Out of your heart, the mouth speaks.” But it’s fiction! No, it’s your fiction. What are you selling? Whatever your heart is focused upon, your fiction will promote. So, what … Continue reading →
The miraculous reality genre requires a new way of thinking. I just read what I consider one of the best Christian fantasies of the past five years. I was rereading the original book to refresh myself before I read book … Continue reading →
The Reign Series offers speculative refreshment in a world gone mad. As we bring the end of the church age to a close, a simple breath of fresh air seems like a life raft on a stormy sea. Here’s a … Continue reading →
This season I was given a Patrick Carr Magi Tale to review, no strings. By its very nature, this is an extra-biblical story as there is virtually nothing in the scriptures themselves. That being said, entertainment reveals itself here. There is … Continue reading →
Making fictional evil real always remains a focus of excellent Christian fiction—at the levels of four and five especially. But any fiction showing spiritual truth requires Absolute Truth when describing the enemy, also. This never appears in worldly or entertaining fiction. … Continue reading →
The Staff of Light pre-release available after nearly three decades of work. I can’t tell if I’m excited, exhausted, or simply grateful to be almost done with it. The comments from beta readers have been excellent. They also provided many excellent … Continue reading →
As we finally (after three and a half years) begin to set up our home in New York, I find myself praying more and more about what God is calling me to do way out here near the East coast. What … Continue reading →
The Jesus Boy by Sean Elliot Russell gives us a wonder. This spirit-filled superhero Jesus boy presents an urban fantasy as an extension of true reality. The wondrous events ring true even though we know this is fiction. It’s clearly … Continue reading →
Kingdom Come, by Justin Coogle, has exciting spiritual warfare surprises for you. The blurb reads like a Roman Catholic nightmare. But the book is really much better than that. Because of the obvious RC setting, I was concerned as I started. … Continue reading →