Many Aim for Him blogs contain real-life stories. Whenever a story reveals a person’s struggle or weakness, I always change the person’s name—unless it’s my own story! Non-fiction faith writers can’t have as much mercy on themselves! If a story portrays a person in a positive light and I’m still in touch with that person, I will reach out and offer him/her the choice of using his/her real name. When I’m granted permission to use the real name, I view it as an opportunity to honor the person…
