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Christian Authors Are Special

By Dan Balowon August 28, 2024
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Since the author’s worldview and perspective are significant elements of a book’s content, whatever that worldview happens to be, books written by Christians are not like those written by those who are not.

The core message of a book written by a Christ-follower is special.

Their acknowledgment of Genesis chapters 1 and 3, and their belief that God sustains the world and has a plan for it, is core to their worldview, not to mention every other biblical tenet (Jesus) that separates Christianity and its followers from everyone else.

Pick a subject, genre, reader target, or any other book type–fiction or nonfiction–and the message that shines through most prominently reflects the author’s view of God, whether they are a Christian or not.

Even though, according to the late Christian theologian R.C. Sproul, “All truth is God’s truth,” there is a difference between a Christ-following writer and someone who does not acknowledge Jesus as king.

And this difference is quite apparent in books.

Short-form writing is not as susceptible to an author’s worldview as books. It may be as simple as the difference between spending seven minutes with someone and seven hours, roughly the time between reading an article and a book.

In an article, because of the limited word count, you only focus on the one or two points made by the writer. The focus is on the subject of the piece.

Books are different. You spend many hours living inside the author’s head, regardless of the subject. Their perspective will come through, no matter what they believe.

So, what makes Christian authors special? It is how they think, write, and create. Maybe the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew’s Gospel illustrates the reasons best. In the fifth chapter, we see some of the unique traits of Christ-followers, including writers:

Humility (v. 3) – goes a long way to connecting with readers.

Empathy (v. 4) – the key element of any effective communicator.

Teachable (v. 5) – intellectual humility (open to learning something new).

Truthtellers (v. 6) – thirsting for righteousness and a desire to reflect God’s word accurately.

Merciful (v. 7) – a shining example of how to treat and communicate with others.

Genuine (v. 8) – the best way to live and interact with people.

Peacemakers (v. 9) – calming the storms of life rather than stirring them up.

Courageous (vv. 10-12) – an excellent trait for any writer, but Christians receive courage from the giver of all good things, so this isn’t just conjured up based on human strength.

In the apostle Paul’s letter to the Colossians, chapter 3, verses 23-24 (NIV) is an excellent reminder:

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

Christian authors are special because their message is special.

“Since God is the one who calls people to their work, the worker becomes a steward who serves God” (Leland Ryken).

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How to Write Powerful Christian Stories With Zackary Russell

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on August 13, 2024
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Discover four laws of Christian storytelling that will ensure your story is good for your readers and portrays the truth of God and humanity.

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Category: ChristianTag: Christian Fiction, Craft, story

Pursuing Purpose: How Your Writing Can Serve and Inspire Others

By Megan Brownon June 20, 2024
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What if I challenged you to think outside the box and consider new ways to wield your pen—or keyboard—for good? A few years ago, I stumbled on an exciting revelation about freelancing. It wasn’t only about churning out articles or snagging bylines—it was about using my words to shine a spotlight on the unsung heroes in my community, the ones making a real difference. By 2017 I found myself …

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The Heavenly Minded Author

By Dan Balowon August 30, 2023
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Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., was quite a guy. A prominent, influential physician and writer, his friends included Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Ralph Waldo Emerson. He was born in 1809 and died in 1894. His son was Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., who fought in some of the bloodiest battles of the …

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Category: Career, Christian, Theology

The Ephesians 4 Author

By Dan Balowon August 2, 2023
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While many writers set out writing for the sake of writing, without much thought to an endgame, Christian writers have biblical foundations in their lives and work, which affect how they do things. Today I will look at one chapter of Paul’s letter to the Ephesians as a possible roadmap to being the kind of author that reflects Christ in what you do. In the first three chapters of Ephesians, the …

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Category: Career, Christian, Encouragement, Inspiration, The Writing Life, Theology

All Wrapped Up

By Steve Laubeon December 19, 2022
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When I was a boy, my family had the tradition of opening our gifts on Christmas Eve. But another tradition was that there would be one more gift waiting for us the next morning, Christmas day, from “Santa.” I have a vivid memory, as a little boy, of being disappointed one Christmas Eve that the thing I wanted most was not among my unwrapped presents. However, I knew, I was just certain, that it …

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Category: Christian, Faith, Personal, SteveTag: Christian, Christmas, Faith

Food vs. Medicine Books

By Dan Balowon September 7, 2022
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Even though this topic could be applicable to just about any type of book, we’ll be looking at those in the Christian publishing category today. Categorizing books has been part of publishing for a very long time. Officially, there are over four dozen primary book categories designated by the BISAC coding system, which spin off to thousands of subcategories. For example, one of the primary …

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Category: Book Business, Christian, Creativity, Theology

Fearful Writing

By Dan Balowon March 23, 2022
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It is important for Christian writers to be bold, not worrying so much about who might be offended by the gospel or who might take biblical truth the wrong way. Despite society being fragile these days with so many people triggered by the littlest thing, this situation shouldn’t stop us from proclaiming God’s truth. We all need to be more fearless in the way we live and communicate. After all, as …

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Read “A Christian Reading Manifesto”

By Steve Laubeon April 5, 2021
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Last year David Steele created this document: “A Christian Reading Manifesto.” It bears review for those of us in the writing of books and those who believe in the power of reading said books. Given the efforts of our secular culture to redefine words and their meaning, his statement “Reading Forces Us to Reckon With Words” resonated. I’ve often said, “People of …

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Category: Book Review, Career, Christian, Theology

The Only Answer

By Steve Laubeon December 17, 2018
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Hope you had a blessed Christmas!

The last four weeks I have posted what was, in actuality, an Advent series. Note the key words in each post:
Wait
Prepare
Expect
Give
 The Christmas season is one that is full of family, fun, food, and friends. But under it all is the foundation of our joy. The answer to our greatest longing. Of course, saying there is an answer assumes there is a …

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