Reality and The Supernatural In Peretti’s ‘The Visitation’

Fiction and poetry provide authors a unique way to glorify Christ that more overtly intellectual genres, like theology, simply can’t. These genres that aim directly for the heart and soul—rather than aiming at the heart through the mind—do not argue […]
— E. Stephen Burnett —

Why So Serious?

It’s understandable. Writing Christian speculative fiction feels like serious business. We’ve got souls to save, demons to battle, and apocalypses to forecast. There’s simply no time for idle banter or frivolity.
— Fred Warren —

‘Why Did(n’t) You Like That Story?’

What films, series, and novels do you enjoy that others despise, and which stories do you dislike that others near-unanimously praise? What possible factors lead to such differences?
— E. Stephen Burnett —

Fiction Christians From Another Planet! VII: Attack Of The Spiritoids

From the misquote “you are a soul, you have a body,” to spiritual-warfare “only unseen realities matter” assumptions, to end-times evacuation-from-Earth tropes, Gnostic spiritoids infect some Christian fiction.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

Story Shutdowns

This may be unfair, but some themes, phrases, or single words in story descriptions make me instantly shut down.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

The Horror Of It All: Journey Into Fear

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” ~Lovecraft
— R. L. Copple —

My Writing Influences

Keven, you write dark paranormal Christian fiction. How in the world did you get there?? Glad you asked.
— Keven Newsome —

Story Evangelism: Top Myths About Christian Novels

Many Christian novels do “evangelize” readers, but not always in the ways we assume.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

Story Evangelism: The Gospel Has Power In Realistic Fiction

Conversion scenes don’t automatically make good stories, but good stories can show the gospel at work.
— Austin Gunderson —
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