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Happy endings edify, if you tell Truth

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on March 19, 2017 by David BergslandMarch 19, 2017

One of the difficulties of Christian fiction is Romans 8:28. “All things work to the good…” Happy endings edify, if you tell Truth. Life is hard, right? Our task is to tell a compelling story while dealing wih these Truths. … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Author, Creative, Discipleship, Fire, God's Call, Redemptive Fiction, Writing Help | Tagged Adding reality, christian, christian author, christian fiction, Christian Speculative Fiction, discipleship, Faith, Holy Spirit, knowing Jesus, transformational

Avoiding preachy, making it real

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on June 21, 2016 by David BergslandJune 21, 2016

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 →

Posted in Announcements, Author, Discipleship, Writing Help | Tagged christian author, christian fiction, Christian novel, Christian Speculative Fiction, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, knowing Jesus, preachy, redemptive fiction, transformational

Christian Urban Fantasy: The Kingdom – Here Be Dragons, Here Be Dreams by Joanne Rolston

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on March 11, 2016 by David BergslandMarch 11, 2016

This one’s hard to categorize. Joanne says it’s in the same genre as Pilgrim’s Progress—but not really. It’s hard to tell, as I have never actually met the author, but it seems at least semi-auto-biographic. But none of this genre speculation gets … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Book Reviews, Discipleship, Fantasy, Inspirational, Spiritual Content, Spiritual Warfare | Tagged christian author, Christian Speculative Fiction, discipleship, Jesus, Lord, re-birth, spiritual warfare, transformational

Where’s the Lord & His Holy Spirit in fiction today?

David Bergsland’s Reality Calling Posted on March 6, 2015 by David BergslandMarch 25, 2015

The new wave of powerful Christian fiction is really exciting. I can’t talk about how it’s manifesting in romance or mystery because I don’t read those genre. I would love it if those of you involved in those genre add … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, Author, Creative, Discipleship, God's Call, Spiritual Warfare, Worldbuilding | Tagged christian, Christian fantasy, christian fiction, christian science fiction, Christian Speculative Fiction, designed world, Holy Spirit, inspirational, Jesus, realistic, transformational

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