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113. What If You Learned Bible Lessons from Singing Veggies and Dead Sea Squirrels? | with Mike Nawrocki
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Rats of Dweltford, Matt Barron
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"In a city where debts are paid in blood, one young man will learn that everyone needs help sometimes if they want to survive." New in the Lorehaven library: A Matter of Blood, Lauren H Salisbury
Son of the Shield, Mary Schlegel
Maxine Justice, Galactic Attorney, Daniel Schwabauer
Mordizan, Alyssa Roat
Prentice Ash, Matt Barron
Etania's Calling, M. H. Elrich
The Choice, Bradley Caffee
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“Lost Bits boldly leads fans out of dead wastelands, exploring the nature of humankind through the lenses of a human creation.”
—Lorehaven on May 27, 2022

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“When The English Fall tells a bittersweet tale of community and commitment that plunges fearlessly into hard questions about the end of the world.”
—Lorehaven on May 20, 2022

Clawing Free
“Clawing Free is an absorbing tale that seamlessly joins modernity and myth.”
—Lorehaven on May 13, 2022

Vivid
“Ashley Bustamante’s Vivid paints a world built on secrets and carefully controlled color palettes.”
—Lorehaven on May 6, 2022

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113. What If You Learned Bible Lessons from Singing Veggies and Dead Sea Squirrels? | with Mike Nawrocki
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Lorehaven helps Christian fans explore fantastical stories for Christ’s glory: fantasy, science fiction, and beyond. Articles, the library, reviews, podcasts, gifts, and the Lorehaven Guild community help fans discern and enjoy the best Christian-made fantastical stories, applying their meanings to the real world Jesus Christ calls us to serve. Subscribe free to get any updates you choose and to access the Lorehaven Guild.
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79. How Do We Use Fantastic Fiction to Process Wars and Rumors of Wars?

When terrorists attacked and towers fell, how did Christians engage with nonfiction books and fantastical tales?
Fantastical Truth on Sep 14, 2021 · No comments

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This week marks the twentieth-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Maybe you dimly recall these terrible events, but both of us remember them quite well. We also recall the stories and other images we used while trying to understand how people could do this. We will explore not just Sept. 11, and similar events today, but the greater question of how we use fantastic fiction to process real wars and rumors of wars.

Concession stand

  • At this time we won’t debate war or particular wars (not even Afghanistan).
  • Wars are political, but we’ll steer clear of the political battles then and now.
  • This is not a place for conspiracy theories or attacks on particular religions.
  • We respect Christians in police or military service who face many challenges.
  • We must recall what a different world 2001 was, without even smartphones.

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Ideas we explore

  1. How we remember living through Sept. 11, 2001
  2. How we responded to Sept. 11 in nonfiction ways
  3. How we processed this war with fantastic stories

Resources we cite

  • Sept. 11, 2001 Basic Facts, 2001-2009 Archive for the U.S. Department of State
  • September 11 Anniversary Fast Facts, CNN.com, July 27, 2013
  • My Afghanistan Odyssey Makes Me Pray for These Embattled People, Travis Perry at Lorehaven, Aug. 25, 2021
  • How Iron Man and Superman Won and Lost in Afghanistan, E. Stephen Burnett at Lorehaven, Aug. 30, 2021

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What if you were hunting in the woods and found a Louisiana girl who had just been dropped off by a UFO? Then you tried to help her out while reconnecting  with your past, and dropped into that crazy world of conspiracies and possible preparation for the end-times? Will Satan, or perhaps his human agents, use extraterrestrial myths to warm us up for a tribulation? Darby Kern, writer and producer of The Jake Muller Adventures: Unidentified, and many other audio dramas, joins us to explore this challenging world from a biblical worldview.

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    Lorehaven helps Christian fans explore fantastical stories for Christ’s glory: fantasy, science fiction, and beyond. Articles, the library, reviews, podcasts, gifts, and the Lorehaven Guild community help fans discern and enjoy the best Christian-made fantastical stories, applying their meanings to the real world Jesus Christ calls us to serve. Subscribe free to get any updates you choose and to access the Lorehaven Guild.