I’ve begun noticing a trend in popular fiction books over the past few years, and that’s the word “cozy”. Cozy romance, cozy mystery, cozy fantasy. We’re surrounded by books and stories of picture-perfect relationships, dreamy Hallmark settings, and adventures-that-aren’t-really adventurous.  The indoctrination of the idealistic has affected everything from clothing, housing, and friendships, to personal…

I wish I could walk into a Christian fiction bookstore, pick up any random Young Adult novel, and be greeted with something akin to The Chronicles of Narnia. But as the years have gone by, I’ve discovered numerous poorly written, violence-filled, darkness-glorifying novels sitting on bookstore shelves that bear the all-too general label of “Christian”. …