A Holiday Party With Spec-Fic Characters
Zac Totah, Dec 29, 2015
For many of us, the time around Christmas and New Year’s is a time to gather with friends and extended family. A time to throw a huge party and enjoy celebrating. If you’ve done it long enough, experience has shown […]
Thinking About Time
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Dec 28, 2015
Over all what do you think about stories that manipulate time? What are some of the best stories that you’ve read (or written) which depend on the manipulation of time or on a certain time period?
Merry Christmas
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Dec 25, 2015
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us
A Ghost Story Of Christmas
Shannon McDermott, Dec 23, 2015
The ghostly element of A Christmas Carol is powerfully used for the story’s real purpose.
Seeking Peace In A World Of Strife
Zac Totah, Dec 22, 2015
Conflict is the backbone of any story. Sometimes it involves a desperate quest to save the world. Other times it dives into the murky waters of relationship problems. Even if a story doesn’t contain explosions, high-speed chases, epic battles, or […]
The True Story That Reads Like Speculative Fiction
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Dec 21, 2015
It is Christmas, or nearly so, and naturally my focus turns to the Christmas story. The true, Biblical story. I understand that many people in the world look at the accounts recorded in Luke 1 and 2 and Matthew 1 and 2 as myth. And with good reason. Those passages read like speculative fiction.
SpecFaith Movie Missions: Return Of The Jedi
E. Stephen Burnett, Dec 18, 2015
The Emperor’s greater evil, Jedi points of view, slave Leia’s scanty attire, Force magic, and final battles—let’s explore them all.
SpecFaith Movie Missions: The Empire Strikes Back
E. Stephen Burnett, Dec 17, 2015
I’m a “Star Wars” newbie and I still find Luke’s loss to Darth Vader one of the most gripping film scenes I’ve ever seen.
The Heavens Declare
Mark Carver, Dec 16, 2015
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.” Ps. 19:1
Me, A Hero?
Zac Totah, Dec 15, 2015
Ever wanted to save the city you love? Or be part of a legendary group of heroes who protect (or avenge) the world? Chances are, you’re not alone. What Makes a Hero? In today’s entertainment culture saturated with Marvel superheroes, […]
What Does Christian Speculative Fiction Do With Jesus?
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Dec 14, 2015
I’ve read any number of Christian fantasies that include a god figure or perhaps even God Himself. What I don’t recall as easily is a representation of Jesus.
Sex Scenes Clash With The Art Of ‘Jessica Jones’
Frank Turk, Dec 11, 2015
The best parts of Marvel’s new superhero suspense story had nothing to do with frivolous nudity.
SpecFaith Movie Missions: Star Wars
E. Stephen Burnett, Dec 10, 2015
We can engage with “Star Wars” to explore and enjoy the beauty, goodness, and truth of God, people, and His world.
Should Stories Always End Well?
Zac Totah, Dec 8, 2015
“And they lived happily ever after.” Everyone knows that phrase. The standard line resounds through numerous stories, wrapping the tale’s end in a sparkly, feel-good bow and sending the characters off to a blissful life of painless euphoria. But, to […]
The God Of The Impossible
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Dec 7, 2015
The Christmas story is both the proof that God can do the impossible and the declaration that the God who is Lord of the impossible accomplishes the miraculous. And speculative fiction expands readers’ thinking so that we can more easily come to grips with this truth.
Fiction Friday – By Divine Right
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Dec 4, 2015
The Darkwater Claims All Who Enter It. All But One.
Horror Has A Face
Mark Carver, Dec 2, 2015
Personally, I have found that horror I can relate to is often far more terrifying than anything my imagination can cook up.
New Christian Fantasy Series
Zac Totah, Dec 1, 2015
A new world from fantasy novelist Jill Williamson awaits your voracious reading appetites.
Mayhem And Its Meaning, A Reprise
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Nov 30, 2015
Why does mayhem play such an important role in speculative fiction? The clearest and best explanation is that these stories reveal the great struggle of the world—the struggle between the rebel Satan and God.
Receive Fantastical Stories With Thanksgiving
E. Stephen Burnett, Nov 26, 2015
Four silent objections may get in the way of thanksgiving to God for fantastical stories.
When Geeks Give Thanks
Zac Totah, Nov 24, 2015
For my first post at SpecFaith, I’d like to present a list of things sci-fi and fantasy geeks are thankful for.
Introducing Spec Faith’s Newest Team Member
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Nov 23, 2015
Zac is most active on Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus, and he’s also on Instagram and Goodreads. Of course, he’d love to have more visitors to his website.
Readers, You Are The Gatekeepers Of Great Writing
Rachel Starr Thomson, Nov 20, 2015
In an age of digital and self-publishing, we have met the story gatekeepers, and they are us.
Story Evangelism: The Gospel Has Power In Realistic Fiction
Austin Gunderson, Nov 19, 2015
Conversion scenes don’t automatically make good stories, but good stories can show the gospel at work.
‘Human Beings Are A Disease’
Mark Carver, Nov 18, 2015
Science fiction is packed with stories of leaders/aliens/robots/whatever trying to subdue humanity’s baser urges and make them docile, compliant, and soulless. Sometimes I wonder if that might not be a better option; drones don’t kill each other in the streets.
12 Fatal Flaws Of Fiction Writing: Weak Construction
Rachel Starr Thomson, Nov 17, 2015
Stories can fall apart from weak construction, and Rachel Starr Thomson offers better building tips.
Hope And Hopelessness In Speculative Fiction
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Nov 16, 2015
When the imagination is separated from spiritual reality, it seems to stall on the bleak and the horrible.
Prove A Christian Fiction Genre Isn’t ‘Redemptive’
E. Stephen Burnett, Nov 12, 2015
When people question a Christian fiction genre’s right to exist, I usually end up challenging them.
Our Own Subgrene
Shannon McDermott, Nov 11, 2015
Christians have created our own subgenre of speculative fiction: End Times fiction. I am going to state, right here at the beginning, that I have never really cared for it.
The Art And Craft Of Glorifying God
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Nov 9, 2015
The belief that “good art,” simply because it is good art, glorifies God, is a fallacy. Lots of artistic expression has a worldview contrary to God. Contrary, not neutral, and certainly not God glorifying.
