A Call To Action – And An Invitation

Recently, I read an article written by Dylan Campbell @TWOCENTTHEOLOGY titled “We Need Christian Writers,” and he stated:

“We are reaching a point where there are simply very few good works of fiction that aren’t degenerate. And this is [the] main thesis of this post: we need Christian writers.”

His article resonated with me deeply—and hit an eye-twitching kind of nerve—because I had been ruminating over this issue for the better part of two years. I have stared at many a wall trying to figure out how to help change this problem in the literary world and the entertainment industry. It’s true that most forms of entertainment start in writers’ minds: books to movies, lyrics to music, scripts to television and film. Without writers, there would be no “entertainment”.

I always pause to caution the use of the word “entertainment” when speaking of Christianity, as it seems to imply that some part of Christianity is, well, entertaining. It’s not. And while I don’t like the reference, the reality is that books, movies, television, art, and music are mostly all forms of entertainment, whether or not they are Christian. Is this a contradiction? Probably. But…moving on.

The thing is that entertainment has the world’s attention; it is more ingrained in people’s lives than almost anything else, and the Enemy loves to take advantage of that fact. He found the sweet spot, the key to the algorithm, so to speak, and has been riding an ever-ascending stats graph for so long that he has little to no competition anymore.

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