I’m sitting in Christian Supply, a local bookstore. I enjoy this atmosphere, where I can sip coffee, borrow new books, access the Internet, hear soothing music in the background, and, yes, watch people.
Just a few minutes ago, someone in the store stole my attention from the biblical poetry I was studying. A woman standing below the “Best Sellers” sign reached toward a Karen Kingsbury novel and said, “Kingsbury… They’re Christian books.”
And I wondered, what characteristics distinguish “Christian” books from “non-Christian” ones? Of course, I could be overly-critical here and ask how a book could commit to following Christ; I remember someone once telling me that a university could not be Christian because it had not been baptized!
I do NOT advise you to dunk your books! However, I am wondering what makes a book “Christian” and what the alternative options are. What is it about a Christian book that qualifies it as Christian?
Any thoughts??
