Question: The world is a dark, gritty place. So why do you write stories bright with hope and life? Yes, this world is dark and gritty with sin, pain, and--right now--diseases like Covid 19. So why would I write stories that are so cheerful and bright?
Because the world may be dark, but I see the light of Christ shining through that. Writers write about the world they see, or the world they believe in. For me, that is a world bright with hope and life. Christ is the light of the world. Because of His sacrifice on the cross, there is salvation, and with salvation comes hope. It's not that I don't acknowledge the problems this world has. As a missionary, I see all around me poverty, sickness, and grief. But there is piercing light that shines through that. There is the death of death in the death of Christ. And one day, there will be no tears, when Christ wipes them all away. I write to celebrate that. I think we should all focus on that. Sin is a curse, but the cure is salvation through Christ alone. Because of Christ, the world is a bright place.
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Laura Leigh is a missionary wife and mom of six. In her travels, she’s cuddled lion cubs in Africa, assisted in impromptu snake surgery in Cambodia, and boated down an underground river in the Philippines. She writes clean, wholesome Christian fiction.
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