As a Christian writer, particularly a writer of Christian
romance fiction and Christian romantic suspense fiction, I bring an inspirational
(inspirational sounds so much nicer than religious) slant to everything I
write. Don’t misunderstand, I have written a few things that aren’t Christian
in nature, but wholesome none-the-less.
I have a number of writer friends on Facebook. I use the
term “friend” lightly because some I’ve never even met. Anyway, there have been
a number of posts lately from these Christian writer friends about religious,
political and current event issues. And, in case you didn’t know this,
Christians disagree on a variety of religious and biblical issues.
Did I hear a gasp? Just kidding. Most people already know
that, and sadly, it is that very thing that liberals and the media love to
point out. When we argue with each other, it discredits the very thing we seek
to defend. I’m not talking about friendly debate. I’m talking about vicious
ranting and name calling.
Where am I going with this, you may be asking yourself. The
answer is simple. When I write Christian or inspirational fiction, my slant
will be what I know, what I’ve lived, what I’ve experienced. And that, dear
friends, is where controversy can arise.
One of those writer friends on Facebook posted recently, “What
are you giving up for Lent?” I’ve never
practiced Lent in my denomination. Because I haven’t, that in no way negates
the observation of Lent. It’s a beautiful tool to get Christ followers to take
the focus off themselves and onto Christ.
So, whatever your particular slant is on religion or
Christianity, as you write, let it simply glorify God. And don’t allow yourself
to get sucked into debate and arguments on scripture, religious beliefs and
practice if in doing so, you’ve done more harm than good.
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