Jerry B. Jenkins
Jerry B. Jenkins
Jerry Bruce Jenkinsis an American novelist and biographer. He is best known as co-author of the Left Behind series of books with Tim LaHaye. Jenkins has written over 150 books, including romance novels, mysteries, and children's adventures, as well as non-fiction. His works usually feature evangelical Christians as protagonists...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth23 September 1949
CountryUnited States of America
special fiction messages
Good fiction must be entertaining- but what makes fiction special- and True- is that the realness of a novel allows it to carry a larger message.
knowing feelings comforting
The most comforting feeling ever is knowing that someone truly likes your entire existence. I feel that way right now. Thank you.
ministry life-is
No life is messier than one in ministry
unique roles fiction
Fiction has a unique role in conveying Truth. In fact, only fiction that is Truth with a capital T is worthwhile.
You can't understand where someone's going unless you understand where they've been.
real book people
I've written enough books with real celebrities, such as Walter Payton and Hank Aaron and Billy Graham, to know that fame looks good only to people who don't have it.
writing character discovery
SOON was the first novel where I used a rough outline. Usually I have characters and an idea and write as a process of discovery. Like working without a net.
biblical play people
Left Behind takes what to some people may be unbelievable predictions from the Bible and shows how they might play out. It makes the events of biblical prophecy understandable and thus believable.
real concern real-questions
The uninitiated have real questions and valid concerns over how the things of God appear to them.
community faith-community bad-marriage
Of course, bad marriages are so pervasive that they have invaded the faith community too.
christian mother home
I was raised in a Christian home and, in fact, my mother led me to Christ as a youngster.
dream ideas competition
My dream remains to inform and entertain through fiction in the form of novels and movies that compete in the marketplace of ideas.
christianity christ relationship-with-god
Christianity is not a religion, it’s a relationship with God through Christ.
moving cutting thinking
As for dialogue, I think it keeps things moving to cut to the chase.