Pastor Anthony Carter, who has written a very good book on Christ’s work on the cross called Blood Work, talks about pastors wanting to write. He says it’s natural, because they already write for their churches, but a book a little different.

“If you write for national attention,” he says “you are writing for the wrong reasons. I would encourage any pastor to remember and take to heart this sobering reality: Most people won’t even know that you have published a book, and the rest won’t care.”