Speculative Faith was the volunteer-led website that preceded Lorehaven. From 2006 to 2021, hundreds of Christian fantastical writers added their voices to this team blog. Many of those creatives now continue this work at Lorehaven. This archive preserves all the original SpecFaith articles and reviews. You may find, however, some outdated bios and missing images as well as occasional formatting glitches! Please note that some reviews have been updated and republished to Lorehaven.

Conversions And The Goal Of Christian Speculative Fiction

I don’t believe conversion stories are the problem in Christian fiction. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in February 2017

Fiction Friday – Excerpt, Her Dangerous Visions

On the world of Loam, an ancient evil threatens to conquer the portals that exist on every world, and only a young farm woman named Winter is given the power to destroy it. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in February 2017

Why Does Christian Romance Outsell Christian Fantasy?

Mainstream readers like both fantasy and romance. So why do Christians favor only romance? —E. Stephen Burnett in February 2017

The Foolishness Of God

1 Corinthians 1:25: “For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength” (NIV). —Mark Carver in February 2017

Weekday Fiction Fix – The Liberty Box By C. A. Gray

C.A. Gray is the author of the YA Fantasy PIERCING THE VEIL trilogy, as well as the NA Dystopian series, THE LIBERTY BOX. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in February 2017

What About Christian Speculative Movies?

Speculative fiction by Christians is not uncommon. Readers can find stories about dragons and wizards, about characters trying to survive in a dystopian world, about a clone who escapes the laboratory, about the people in a new fairy world, about space captains, about space aliens, about vampires, about . . . well, just about anything speculative you can imagine. But how will these stories make it to the big screen? —Rebecca LuElla Miller in February 2017

Fiction Friday – The Long Journey To Jake Palmer

If Jake Palmer had only kept the mundane promise he’d made to himself, his life wouldn’t be headed down a dead-end road at the speed of light. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in February 2017

Six Shallow Criticisms Of Christian Movies

Critics might retire these clichéd lines so we can help Christian creativity mature. —E. Stephen Burnett in February 2017

Black, White, & Gray

Just as Rogue One is not a particularly thoughtful movie, neither is it really a complex one. —Shannon McDermott in February 2017

We Have A Winner – 2017 Winter Writing Challenge

Congratulations to our 2017 Winter Writing Challenge winner: Liv K. Fisher. I’ll be contacting her privately to arrange her gift card from either Amazon or B&N. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in January 2017

2017 Winter Writing Challenge Voting Reminder

In case you missed Monday’s post announcing the finalists, you can find it here. The entries appear in alphabetical order, determined by the last name of the authors. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in January 2017

Fiction Friday – The Ice Child By Evangeline Denmark

The Ice Child: A Winter Fairy Tale by Evangeline Denmark INTRODUCTION In the novelette, The Ice Child, Sipp, a clockmaker’s apprentice, dreams of opening his own shop, but the people of Martigny believe he’s marked by the devil—all except for […] —Rebecca LuElla Miller in January 2017

How To Fix Christian Fiction: More Christianity

Christian fiction really can be terrible, and there’s only one cure: more Christianity. —E. Stephen Burnett in January 2017

Is God Out There?

I suspect that if a project like this was launched, its managers would make a concerted effort to screen out anyone with religious beliefs, for the purposes of conflict avoidance but more importantly for the simple fact that the human heart naturally shuns God. —Mark Carver in January 2017

Finalists – 2017 Spec Faith Winter Writing Challenge

All that’s left is to select the winner. Choose from these entries and vote in the poll at the end of this post for one entry you think is best. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in January 2017

2017 Winter Writing Challenge Announcement

I encourage you to help all the writers by giving some feedback (besides the thumbs). That way, even those who don’t make the top three can benefit from their participation. Thanks in advance. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in January 2017

Enter The Realm Makers 2017 Awards

Realm Makers and these two awards celebrates art that is excellent, speculative, and made by people of faith. —Bethany Kaczmarek in January 2017

‘Christian Fiction’ Vs. ‘Christians Writing Fiction’? We Need Both

We need Christian fiction and secular fiction, but not for reasons fans or critics may believe. —E. Stephen Burnett in January 2017

Do Novels Need A Theme or Message To Have Value?

What is the purpose of a good book? Is it solely to provide entertainment, or to entertain with a deeper purpose? —Zac Totah in January 2017

2017 Winter Writing Challenge Status

Feel free to share the original 2017 Winter Writing Challenge post and to invite your friends and family to read and to give their thumbs up votes. The more input, the more feedback, the better. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in January 2017

Winter Writing Challenge Reminder

The 2017 Spec Faith Winter Writing Challenge will accept entries until midnight tomorrow, Sunday, January 15. That’s midnight Pacific time. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in January 2017

Fiction Friday – Wickers Bog By Mike Duran

Myth and mystery collide in this short, 34-page tale of Southern Gothic horror. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in January 2017

Authors: Write Less on Writing, More on Stories

I’d rather explore fantastical stories than read about writing craft and industry. —E. Stephen Burnett in January 2017

Dun Dun Dun Dun Da-Dun Dun Da-Dun…

Hitler, and the whole Nazi Reich, were the perfect bad guys. Homogeneous (by their own efforts), sharply dressed in intimidating uniforms, a very eye-catching logo and distinct greeting gesture (quite the opposite of “Live Long and Prosper”), and a coldly mechanical and unstoppable war machine bent on global domination *evil laugh.* You can’t write a better fictitious villain or enemy if you tried. —Mark Carver in January 2017

What’s On Your TBR List For 2017?

Goodreads goals abound, as we anticipate with bright-eyed eagerness the bookish possibilities. All the worlds to explore, characters to meet, adventures to embark upon. What could better? —Zac Totah in January 2017

2017 Spec Faith Winter Writing Challenge

It’s time for our winter writing challenge! Winter lends itself to snuggling inside with a good book. For writers, that “good book” might be the one you’re writing. Either way, we’d like to add to your winter writing and reading […] —Rebecca LuElla Miller in January 2017

C.S. Lewis Redeemed Myths, and So Should We

Redemption of myths fulfills the Bible’s command to “take every thought captive.” —Elijah David in January 2017

Presenting The Gospel Through Story

Sharing the Gospel need not take place in traditional ways, nor need it be overt. Why? This is where the power of story enters the picture. —Zac Totah in January 2017
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