tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10487188.post189629395661207505..comments2023-08-12T03:14:16.855-05:00Comments on The Least Read Blog on the Web: CSFF Blog Tour: Vanished Day ThreeJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919292358655167603noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10487188.post-15271321811676482332008-06-25T15:59:00.000-05:002008-06-25T15:59:00.000-05:00Great post, John.I think Steve has a good point. I...Great post, John.<BR/><BR/>I think Steve has a good point. I think if a book has Christian characters, they ought to act like Christians. Not perfect Christians, because we aren't. But struggling Christians, who hurt each other or disobey God and have to ask for forgiveness when under the conviction of sin. Not easy to write but much more powerful than propaganda.<BR/><BR/>I think there's another kind of Christian fiction, though. I'll call it "theme based" Christian fiction. It may not be readily apparent, as most themes must be mined, but it's there for the reader willing to pull out the pick axe and go to work.<BR/><BR/>BeckyRebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10487188.post-47307986930154257202008-06-25T15:43:00.000-05:002008-06-25T15:43:00.000-05:00What a thought-provoking post. Thanks!BethWhat a thought-provoking post. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>BethBeth Goddardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520683969654515049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10487188.post-8725692747270662722008-06-25T14:15:00.000-05:002008-06-25T14:15:00.000-05:00The problem I have with FTHTBC is that I'd rather ...The problem I have with FTHTBC is that I'd rather get the "h" out of there. I don't "happen" to be Christian; it results from a choice. If Christ is central in my life, he will be central in my writing as well.<BR/><BR/>That doesn't mean propaganda is the only alternative. I generally pursue "literary lifestyle evangelism": I have Christian characters who discuss their faith and its implications realistically--thus they don't need to launch into a presentation of the Steps to Salvation for the benefit of unsaved readers.<BR/><BR/>From this standpoint, I would say that <I>Vanished</I> is LLE.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793038831644847951noreply@blogger.com