Frank Peretti Biography

Frank was born in Canada, but grew up in Seattle, Washington. Since childhood, he told the stories to neighboring children, and this grew into the cause of his whole life. The first published book by Peretti - the adventure story “The door of the dragon's mouth” was published in the year, and a year later one of his most famous books “Darkness of this year” was published.

Frank wrote 19 books of various sizes for different ages, the total sales circulation amounted to more than 15 million. Newsweek wrote: “The most topical and sharp works in the world of Christian literature leave Frank Peretti's pen.” What we said and wrote about the book “Visit” today we will pay attention to the book that Frank Peretti wrote in the year, “Visit”.

She took 19th place in the list of bestsellers according to the New York Times, and was filmed in the year. And although reviews about the film leave much to be desired, there are still disputes around the book itself. This is what the author himself says about his book: “Visit” is a book about the crisis of faith, and about a middle -aged man who believes in Christ. This is fantastic, but honest.

This is a search for my own heart and an attempt to share with readers the results of my searches. This is the most difficult book of all that I wrote. I hope you will like it. " He pounded loudly on the nail, and the nail torn his muscles, crushed the bone. He knocked out loudly, pinching his hand to a roughly trimmed board. Pounded ” -“ Visit ”, Frank Peretti. From these lines begins the action of the novel about events in the small town of Antioch, Washington.

From nowhere, a person appears who works miracles: the patients are healed, the blind see. The reasonable question is who he is: deceiver, new Messiah, or who is worse? Who is he writer Frank Peretti? The author of the Christian novels “Nurlin Chronicle”, “Suliets”, the compiler of the collection “Proverbs of the XXI Century” Alexei Decan Ukraine noted: “At the moment, Peretti deservedly occupies a high place among Christian writers working in the Saspens genre, although our reader is more clear the term: thriller.

But few people know that at the beginning of his creative career, Peretti was abandoning almost all Christian publishers. Still, at that time, Christians dared to write only instructive household stories, the most daring undertook to imitate the tales of Lewis and Tolkien. This is now the genre of the Christian thriller does not look like something foreign. Frank Peretti was a kind of pioneer, all the first stones rained down precisely on his gray head.

And to this day, especially religious people question the spirituality of his texts. Surprisingly, he is very simple, free in communication and a rather cheerful person. With all this, his books do not always bear an entertaining character, ”added the Christian writer, author of the Paradise trilogy and other Christian bestsellers Vladimir Imakaev. The pastor of the Church from Kemerovo Russia, a missionary who travels to preach to dozens of countries, Igor Goloskubov: “Frank Peretti, in my opinion, is an actual and topical author.

He affects and reveals serious problems in his books. This is my beloved Christian writer. I consider him a master of my craft. On the one hand, he owns the artistic ability to present the material, on the other hand, he is well versed in theological issues. ” Peretti’s books influence us Christian writer Alexei Decan about how Peretti's work influenced his life and labors.

All this looked less spiritually against the backdrop of missionary service, preaching the words and work in the glorification team. Having passed the missionary field and serving the leader of the glorification team, I could not bury my childhood dream. But to write books, especially in the entertainment genre, especially thrillers ... I still did not understand how this fits into the multifunctional organism of the body of Christ?

And to this day, I see how the churches for the most part were apprehension with cautiously looking at writers working in art genres. This is not theology, not a preaching, not 4 spiritual law. How can this be at all for edification? Peretti's books helped me overcome these complexes. Despite the fact that often even my believers look at me and my books with a sarcastic smile, I know that I am not alone.

Unfortunately, this list is not so great, but these are those people who were not afraid to create something new, knowing that not everyone would accept and appreciate their work. And let the Sassens genre not attracted the mass of readers in churches in the post -Soviet space. But he continues to work in the hearts of people at an individual level. And I am glad that my books found such a responsive reader, and not a small merit in this belongs to the master of Peretti.

A person who is deservedly called Christian Stephen King. " The pastor of the Church from Kemerovo Russia, a missionary, who travels to preach to dozens of countries, Igor Goloskubov: “Personally, he had a serious influence on me. I remember how, being a very young pastor, a missionary in the Siberian mining city, where he experienced many problems and challenges of the spiritual world, was eagerly read out by the book “Darkness of this year”.Just discovering a lot for yourself and getting serious answers to the most important for yourself, then, questions.

And later, when my wife and I moved to Kemerovo and also began to arise serious problems, the book “Pierced Darkness” appeared. And again more serious than the discovery. And again huge spiritual help. Then of course the book “Prophet” and “Oath”. The book "Prophet" shows the deceitful and absurdity of this world and, above all, the media of this world.

It is very useful to read it to Christians who still believe in television. And the book "Oath", in my opinion, is very good literature for unbelievers. You can give her relatives and acquaintances who does not go to church. This book had a good influence on many unbelieving friends, and made them think about how to free themselves from the power of this "dragon, devouring and destroying their lives." A peculiar medicine is the book "Tilly".

This is a very important book for people who were in any way associated with abortion. It is useful for both women and men. I gave this book, like a pastor, to read to people who had negative experience in this matter. People, reading this book, received serious liberation. Therefore, having made a conclusion, I can say that Frank Peretti had a deep influence on me and my service with his work.

” The book “Visit” is not science fiction, but ... “One of his strongest novels“ Visit ”to many almost many brought to depression. I think that the convert is unlikely to even understand this book. This book is about pain, about the disappointment of the minister. The questions that this book ask, maybe they will not find an answer right away, but only a year later, when you yourself encounter face with devastation, you will find answers, and an excellent point of support to start climbing up.

For this, I “visit” and love, ”the famous Christian writer Vladimir Imakaev shared:“ Miracles were, are and will be in our lives, both large and small. But this book is not even about a guy who pretends himself to be Christ. She is about the most diverse misconceptions that surround our life. Politicians, businessmen, some preachers are ready to do everything to make us believe that they are doing this from God.

Does God want me to be healthy, rich, influential. But what is the price of such "miracles." I can’t talk about Peretti’s work objectively, since I am his huge fan, and it was after reading the “oath” that he himself undertook to write Christian fiction. But, in my opinion, if we choose one of his books, which I would advise each believer, it would not be the “darkness of this year”, and of course not a “monster”, namely a “visit”.

I really hope that those who saw only the film will not discard the idea of ​​reading the source, since only mysticism remained in the middle film, but the salt itself disappeared, which will make the test of faith, its own or the neighbor at one time.

” Pastor and missionary Igor Goloskubov: “If we talk about my favorite book of this author, then this is the book“ Visit ”. An amazing work that implies one main idea - truth not in churches and religious organizations, but primarily in Jesus Christ. It seemed to me that this is a certain scream of the author’s soul. He touches on serious questions, which, for sure, was conceived by every Christian not once.

Especially if a person is a Christian for more than 10 years. This book truly healed me and freed me from many offenses and pain that took place after a long experience of ministry. There is a lot of humor and sober satire. The scenes of the description were especially remembered when the main characters were looking for their church, visiting different churches.

The author clearly draws a satirical portrait of many problems that today are really present in the modern church. This is the “division of portfolios” in small churches, and the construction of religious structures, where no one notices the appearance of a new person. The author in no case does not criticize the church. There are no anger or insults in his works.

He tries to open the painful areas of the body of Christ. It seems to me that the main idea of ​​the book - a religion, devoid of living relations with the Lord, gives rise to antichrist and monsters - is very useful and important for today's current situation in churches. If we say that I did not like it, then this does not apply to the book itself. I am very upset that the book has not received much recognition and popularity in the Russian Church.

She did not even reprint her. I think this is not by chance. The author cuts too "in the living" in this work. " Frank Peretti stands out against the general background of Christian writers, writer Alexei Decan: “Peretti is an example of imitation for each novice writer. This is a person who is not afraid to break even the established templates for himself.