My wife and I have seven children. We understand the dangers that are out there and the villains who are trying to get after our children.

That's the reason I started writing fantasy in the first place. I wanted to write stories that my kids would love.

And it would give them foundations that would edipide them, would build them up. It would take their out of dark places and into the light.

So in my fantasy stories, you might

find some dark situations, but every time I bring them to the light and teach them to follow

the Lord and love Jesus. God's story, your life. Unolding short stories.

Seven kids, 40 plus books, and countless letters that begin,

Your Story Saved My Life.

That's Brian Davis's resume.

I invited him here to share for one reason to show how God keeps

turning fiction into faith, how dark plot lines usher young readers toward brighter hope. A quick

word of caution. Today's short story has a mention of self-harm, and though Brian Davis is an author for kids, you might find that this episode is better

for adult years.

Brian's latest book drops today.

It's called The Sacred Scales.

He's a Christian fantasy author.

And if you know much about the genre, you've probably at least seen a cover or two of one of

Brian's books throughout the years. But today we're not spending time in the pages of this new

book, or any of them. Rather, we'll be in the unfolding pages of Brian's own journey in writing

and hearing how God has used him to change young readers' lives.

Hello, this is Brian Davis. I am an author. I write Pancey Adventure series that are faith-based

all the way from six years old to adult. And I am coming out with a new book called The Sacred

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