Whenever you write on a subject that questions the status quo, there are bound to be many who wrestle with the issues

I think everything we do, on one level or another, as writers, most of our writing is informed by our world view. It's informed by our own understanding of spirituality; things that matter, things that are important to us. I write about things that matter for me.

That’s it?” Jason asked. “You spent an hour talking about how lucky you were to be dying?” No, not dying, Son. Living.

Evil was predictable, always painfully expected.

Anything unnatural was not naturally believed. Faith, in essence, was unnatural.

My stories are not Christianized at all. I don't even have any Christians in my stories. What they are, are stories about ordinary people going through extraordinary circumstances in which I'm exploring truth. How light overcomes darkness in a way that's unmistakable to anyone who has any kind of faith.

When I sit down to write a novel, I am exploring my own relationship with God, with the struggle between good and evil, my own purpose.