Comments on: Too Much Christian Talk? https://judybodmer.com/?p=85 Author and Speaker Fri, 25 Jul 2014 19:29:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: Judy Bodmer https://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-55 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 14:07:50 +0000 http://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-55 Janet,
Thanks for the comment and for reposting on Facebook.
Judy

]]> By: Janet K Brown https://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-54 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 00:35:49 +0000 http://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-54 I liked the post. I’ll go easy on my salt shaker with food & with writing.

]]> By: Judy Bodmer https://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-53 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 19:09:17 +0000 http://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-53 Jeanetta,
Of course, you’re exactly right. I’ll have to check out the Yada Yada Prayer Group novels. I have a question. As a mature Christian, when you come to the “time of teaching” do you skip over it? Or do you read the scripture, pay attention to every word the “teacher” is imparting to the novice?

]]> By: Jeanetta Chrystie https://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-52 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 18:35:51 +0000 http://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-52 Love this!
We are as salt of Christ to others; but too little is ineffective, too much offends the taste. Some dishes require more salt, others less. The key is finding the right balance for each recipe – and each opportunity to share our Christian witness.
Writing crossover materials requires a lighter touch of salt.
Writing overtly Christian fiction provides the opportunity to be bold, yet remembering new Christians won’t understand “Christian-ese” phrases.
Good examples include Neta Jackson’s “Yada Yada Prayer Group” novels. They are overtly Christian, yet she created characters who need explanations and make other characters (and readers) aware of our too-easily-tossed-about church-y lingo.
Read good examples and tell other writers – perhaps in GoodReads or Pinterest.
Thanks for the topic, Judy. Happy Writing!

]]> By: Judy Bodmer https://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-51 Sun, 25 Aug 2013 14:19:31 +0000 http://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-51 Thanks, Brandy. And thanks for leaving a comment.

]]> By: Brandy Heineman https://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-50 Sun, 25 Aug 2013 02:15:02 +0000 http://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-50 Great analogy, Judy.

]]> By: Judy Bodmer https://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-49 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 20:17:27 +0000 http://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-49 Thanks, Terri, for your excellent comment.

]]> By: Judy Bodmer https://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-48 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 20:16:35 +0000 http://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-48 Thanks for your comment, Peggy. I hoped to make people think. By they way–you did successfully post your comment.

]]> By: Terri Main https://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-47 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 16:57:35 +0000 http://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-47 This is a major issue I have with most Christian Fiction. The story is subservient to the message. Someone said, “It you want to send a message call Western Union, don’t write a book.”

In my first novel, I made a conscious effort to go through and remove overly intrusive, preachy, comments by my Christian characters and it was published by a secular publisher.

Salt in the shaker is no good. But if you dump the whole shaker out on your plate that’s not much good either.

]]> By: Peggy King Anderson https://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-46 Sat, 24 Aug 2013 00:21:53 +0000 http://judybodmer.com/?p=85#comment-46 Wow–a thought-provoking post. I will be thinking and praying about this one. Thanks, Judy!

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