Once upon a time, Christian Fiction had a bad reputation for being overly preachy and browbeating towards those who do not place their hope in Jesus. While, yes, we are supposed to call out sin for what it is, we are to do so like Jesus does and not take our methods from the Pharisees.
In recent years, I’ve noticed that some Christian Fiction books have taken a turn for the better. Instead of hitting readers over the head with the Bible through their narratives, Christian characters are showing more, or learning how to express, compassion for non-believers. When I say “compassion” I don’t mean that these books aren’t calling out sin; rather, they’re doing it in a loving way, showing readers how sin is harmful and that God instructs us to not partake in it out of His love for us.
As an Indie Christian author, I’m excited about this for the Christian Fiction world, and hope more authors join in on writing compassionate Christianity into their books.
If you’re a Christian author or aspiring writer and may not understand what I mean, let me explain why making sure Christian Fiction contains compassion is such a vital part of our books being lights for Christ.
Christian authors, something we need to stop and ask ourselves from time to time is, is our writing a true, biblical labor of love? And if we find it isn’t, how can we rectify that?
Can Christian fiction truly be both edgy and edifying? This week’s post goes over what the line between edgy and edifying is, and how we as writers of Christian fiction can write from a happy medium that glorifies God without sugarcoating the realities of the fallen world.
How on earth can we combat the stigma and write Christian books that are realistic, spiritually sound, and entertaining? It can be quite a feat to tackle, my friend, but as long as we let God lead and trust Him to guide us throughout the process, we can revolutionize the Christian fiction genre for the better. Here’s what I’ve learned about writing Christian fiction after half a decade.
God convicted me to update my (now unpublished) post from 2018: “Bad Language Used in Christian Fiction”. What are my new convictions? Check out the post to see where God has edified my thinking over the past four years writing Christian fiction.
Writing Christian characters can be a difficult concept to grasp. How can we make them realistic while not crossing the line into too legalistic, or too edgy? Join me in learning how we can craft believable Christian characters who are realistically flawed and still lead the reader on a Christ-centered journey.
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