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Confessions of a Christian Author

July 4, 2018 By Author John Leave a Comment

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Confessions Relative to the Existence of God

God Thoughts from a Christian Author

The primary meaning of the word “confessions” is “acknowledgment; avowal; admission.” Now, I confess that I am a broken sinner saved by grace, being transformed into the image of Christ by grace as I look to Him. But that is not my primary point of confession here. My primary confession is that there has never been a time in my life that I have not believed in God. That does not mean that I have always been a Christian. It does mean that from my earliest memories of childhood I believed God was there. That has always been a given to me.

ConfessionaHave there been moments of doubt? Sure. We all have those moments, attacks of the enemy trying to undermine reality and truth. I stop, focus my mind on the reality of things, smile and nod—yep, God is there! You might ask, “But how can one be sure?”

Ultimately my assurance rests in my real and personal relationship with Christ—either I am insane or He is real, and if He is real God is real. But there are many reasons to believe in God. And in truth, no other concept or philosophy makes sense of all that is.

Life can be looked at as a dance, a drama being played out, or even a symphony. And as I point out in “The God Question,” if there is no God, existence is absurd and the symphony has no meaning. Furthermore, the very idea of telling me what I should or should not believe becomes absurd. For that matter, social order is absurd if there is no God; and death? Death becomes its own Black Hole. If there is no God neither the individual nor society as a whole has meaning. In fact, meaning itself becomes an arbitrary thing without meaning.

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Christian Fantasy Fiction at Its Best

June 23, 2017 By Author John Leave a Comment

Christian Fantasy Fiction at Its Best
Christian Fantasy Fiction in the Tradition of CS Lewis

Tarnished Crown – e-book only

Christian Fantasy FictionTarnished Crown is Christian fantasy fiction at its best. In this enchanting story, death stalks Pip’pt as he attempts to restore the King’s crown. In the tradition of CS Lewis, Tarnished Crown is a stirring allegory about Pip’pt’s struggle to press on toward an impossible goal in the face of extreme peril, his own confusion, and growing despair. The finale is fascinating, as are the characters you will meet throughout the story.

Journey to the Tower of Death – e-book only

This too is a story in the tradition of CS Lewis. Leander, Davina, and Fentoin’s pursuit of the forbidden is accompanied by the threat of peril. Journey to the Tower of Death is a powerful allegorical novella that explores the meaning of life.

Christian FantasyIn this story, Leander has to decide what he will do with his life. He has tried numerous trades, but nothing satisfied. Something is missing. There is a void in his life that those trades do not fill. Davina and Fenton have the same feeling of emptiness. Why is it there? What causes the emptiness within? That question plagues Leander and his friends. Then a strange old man offers answers. However, the place where those answers are to be found is forbidden. But they must have answers, and so begins their terrifying journey to the Tower of Death.

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Christian Authors and the Place of Faith

January 5, 2017 By Author John Leave a Comment

Place of Faith
Musings from My Journal

Reflecting on Christian Authors and Faith

Christian Authors ReflectionsIn the last few posts I have shared musings from my journal and how the content of those musings impact me as a Christian writer. In this article I look at the nature of faith and observe that true faith affects the totality of a person’s life. That being true, then faith must of necessity imbue the Christian author’s writing? So let us contemplate the nature of faith. The following was taken from my journal and also appears in my book, Reflections of a Searching Soul.

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John has experience as a school teacher, a pastor, and has been a writer of stories since his two sons were knee high to a gnome.

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