Article: When in God’s Time
As we think of Christmas we focus on God sending his Son into the world to redeem the world, but may overlook a key truth that has personal application.
As we think of Christmas we focus on God sending his Son into the world to redeem the world, but may overlook a key truth that has personal application.
This year in particular I have been receiving both fiction and non-fiction proposals from writers who are upset about where the church is headed and where the country is going. Many have a lot of criticism and few solutions for the problems they see.
Over the last few weeks I have repeatedly been asked, “What shall I write?” I received the question from both not-yet-published and already published fiction writers, as well as non-fiction writers.
A call from my brother on the last day of 2010 set off reflections on moving on after setbacks. What gave me the courage to keep going despite numerous setbacks? And I recognized a key factor was our father’s persistence despite his setbacks.
There’s a myth floating around in the Christian writing community that a Christian writer with a cultural, apologetic or evangelistic message can write a book that will reach both Christians and non-Christians. The approved term for this is “creating a crossover book.”
What can you do when your dream of writing a book is finally realized, only to discover that the publishing world has changed and is not interested in your book? This situation has been happening a lot to authors recently and is most disconcerting. There are, however, alternatives to books in getting out your message, if that is your purpose for writing your book.