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“I'm first a pastor and then a writer.”

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Max Lucado, born on January 11, 1955, is an American Christian author. His works are known for their profound Christian teachings and inspiring stories, which have won the hearts of many readers. more

“I think that the Holy Spirit works through the pastors of the church. It helps me avoid the trap of writing to the reading market. It helps me stay a pastor first, because they have no agenda; they are not thinking: "This would this be a good book someday." They're thinking: "How this will help Bob and Suzy who are going through a tough marriage? What series can encourage them?" And so I really bow to their preference.”

Thinking Writing Firsts Book Helping Past Spirit Reading Church Holy Tough Series Holy Spirit Help Me Someday Agendas Bob Bows Traps Pastor Preference Good Book

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“Every person is unique.”

Persons Unique

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“No psychological grid works, because if you try to place every personality in one particular grid then you'd need about 4 billion grids because we are all so unique.”

Ifs Needs Trying Particular Personality Unique Billions Psychological Grids

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“1 out of 3 Americans says, "I hate my job." 80-plus percent say, "I'm ill-equipped and unenthused about my work."”

Jobs Hate Percent I Hate Ill Plus

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“If you are 8 hours a day in a job you hate, you're not going to be a very good spouse; it can contribute to chemical dependency, financial mismanagement.”

Ifs Jobs Hate Hours Very Good Financial Chemicals Spouse Hate You Dependency Mismanagement Jobs You Hate

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“To me that's always a little satisfying - to find an underdeveloped topic and start developing it.”

Littles Developing Satisfying Topics

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“I could easily go through all my books and mark the ones that were original, mark the ones that were adapted or pre-published that I've found. I'm guessing though that probably 75% of them are personal events. I just love a personal story.”

Book Stories Found Events Mark Originals Adapted Guessing Personal Stories

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“Here's what I really love: I love a funny story that I can tag a serious line on the end of.”

I Can Ends Stories Lines Serious Tag Funny Story

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“I really enjoy making people laugh; I've discovered that's a great technique. That's as powerful as stirring their sorrow, stirring their compassion, because that befriends you to them. It engages you with them and then you can come in; they will remember that point.”

People Remember Enjoy Powerful Compassion Laughing Sorrow Technique Making People Laugh Stirring

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“I would guess that about 75% of my stories are like that - personal experiences that I probably over-milk.”

Stories Milk Personal Experiences

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