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I am more overt in my faith and deliberately bring that out even moreso later, for I do not feel that I am writing for a secular audience. I feel called to write Fantasy for Christians, so there is more of an arc into the Lordship Walk towards maturity, than an appeal to share the basic gospel. The need is great to encourage Christians to move beyond the entryway of their salvation experience into the “working out of our own salvation” as the Apostle Paul describes in Philippians 2:12. I think too often people of faith forget that the world will not be drawn to a Jesus who seems to make no difference in our own lives. It is upon us to let The Vine bear His fruit upon us as branches. That gets the attention of the lost world more than just preaching it. SO, my stories challenge Christians to walk deeper, dig deeper, yield more of themselves to Christ to find their empowerment from Him and not in their own strength. God subverts man’s expectations continually. His strength is made perfect in weakness, He tells Paul.
1 Corinthians 1:27 says: “But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;”

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Your approach to writing sounds great. I think a lot of Christian authors feel they need to write their stories for secular audiences to reach them with the gospel. In reality though, I don’t think many non-Christians would pick up a book marketed as Christian fiction. Even as a Christian myself, I’m wary of a lot of Christian fiction. A lot of it is very shallow and mediocre. (However, your WIP sounds fascinating and I love the way you’re creating a sort of Biblical fantasy.)

We reach non-Christians with the preaching of God’s Word. I’m sure some have gotten their first taste of Christianity from reading a novel, but that’s not the way God ordinarily works. I’m not saying we shouldn’t try to reach non-Christians with our stories. But I don’t think we should feel so pressured to always use that approach. My WIP (a contemporary novel) is meant for a Christian audience and I think has a very timely message for the church. I’m also keeping in mind the non-Christian reader, particularly one who has been hurt by the church. But my main audience is Christians.