August CFRB Tour

You know, I never used to think vampire novels had a place in Christian literature, but the more I began to think about some of the different things that a vampire novel can teach about Christianity the more I realized how great of an impact it can have. So the next two posts are both about Christian vampire novels. They are both as different as night and day, to coin a phrase, but they touch on some of the fantastic truths found in the stories of vampires.

The first of these is Never Ceese, by Sue Dent. We are first introduced to the wife of a pastor, centuries ago. Her decision to stay home is a burden her children must bear for many years. Technically, we should be talking werewolves here, since Ceese is a werewolf. However, she has hunted down her half brother for centuries. Richard is the vampire of the novel. Neither one is really happy about the arrangement. I mean in most vampire novels you read today the vampires and such are like these super beings that people would just love to be. Not so in Never Ceese. When Ceese and Richard come together for the first time in centuries they clash, I mean we are talking anger on epic proportions. The only thing they seem to hate more than each other is the fact that they have been forced to live out life, one as a werewolf, the other as a vampire.

The point of Never Ceese (and Sue's other book, Forever Richard) is that they are under a curse. After the initial class they forge an unlikely bond and Richard helps Ceese break the bond of the curse over her. This is the Christian story. We are all born under the curse of sin. In fact Scripture says that at one time we were enemies of God. It is by Jesus, and through His death and resurrection, the the curse has been done away with for all who call upon Him. As the Bible says, Jesus became a curse for us, and in so doing broke the bondage of that curse over us.

Learn more about Sue Dent and her writings HERE


Never Ceese can be purchased from the following sites:

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