A stay-at-home mom with a
husband, three kids and a writing addiction on the side, #1 Best Selling
Christian author, Staci Stallings has numerous titles for readers to choose
from. Not content to stay in one genre
and write it to death, Staci’s stories run the gamut from young adult to adult,
from motivational and inspirational to full-out Christian and back again. Every title is a new adventure! That’s what keeps Staci writing and you
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Aaron Foster thought he had the perfect life until his
fiancee walked out of their apartment and then back in again with his new
roommate. In desperation Aaron and his best friend, Harmony Jordan, devise The
Plan, but when The Plan succeeds beyond their wildest expectation, it could
spell heartache for them all.
AND NOW . . . THE STORY BEHIND THE BOOK
Behind the Story
"Eternity"
"Eternity" might be more accurately called
"The one I'm going to get killed for," and believe me, I fully know
this going in. Why? Because I already know some of my Christian
readers (especially the newer ones) will question the portrayal of Christians
in this story. They will say things
like, "I would hardly call them Christian.
They went to church, but it didn't seem to make any difference at
all."
That's probably one reason I've called "Eternity"
an inspirational (rather than Christian) romance in the past because I
recognized this void almost from the start.
However, to be completely honest, that's not totally accurate
either. I think "Eternity" is
really about Christians who don't know and live the meaning of the word. They go to church, but church and God really
don't affect their lives in a practical way.
In fact, they are a lot like I was when I was younger--back
when I thought the 10 Commandments were about God taking your fun away, making
life harder with all of His rules, and waiting to bop you on the head if you
broke one. Since realizing God is about
relationship more than religion, I now see my Father's intense and immediate
love in giving me these rules because in them, He is saying, "To be able
to really LIVE, here are the ways to avoid life's messiest, rottenest decisions
that will really land you in a pit of yuck."
So, I think ultimately "Eternity" is not just about
the decisions and situations, it is also about how lost, confused, and deluded
by the world even Christians can get when they see God as the rule-maker and
punisher rather than as the all-wise, loving Father He is.
Therefore, if there's not enough Christianity in this one
for you, know that I knew that upfront and that I am simply giving you the story
the way God gave it to me--with lost and hurting Christians who don't realize
they've had the Answer the whole time.
Call it a practical lesson in what happens when Christian is your label,
not your life.
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