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13 Observations from the 50 (48) Bestselling Christian Authors’ Books

1. Sex sells (for Christians too). 2. COROLLARY to #1: Anything about men, women, and relationships sells 3. As the starfish in Finding Nemo said to herself, “Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts,” and the nothing-will-go-wrong-in-your-life-if-you-believe mentality sells. 4. Fiction sells. 5. If you’re on the radio, you will probably be able to sell books. [...]

Popular Doesn’t Always Mean Quality

When I would walk into my local Christian bookstore, I would glance at the Top 20 bestselling books and one thing would strike me, the dearth of good quality books on that list. I was amazed to see how many of those books were fiction, or dealt with sex (sex sells even for Christians), or [...]

Charles Bridges on the Pastor

Tim K sent this quote to me by Charles Bridges. Thought it was a good reminder of what those in ministry are to be: Nor is a man fitted to be a minister of Christ who does not have the proper public spirit towards the Church. He needs to delight in its beauty, long for [...]

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