For The Love Of God

I met the Lord the summer I was sixteen. A November or two later, I visited a local Baptist church for a Thanksgiving Eve service. That was forty years ago, and I no longer remember how I came to be […]
— Yvonne Anderson in November 2013 —

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 9: Barrels Out Of Bond

You’ll see Bilbo and the Dwarves escape in the new film version, yet Tolkien’s escape is much less visible.
— E. Stephen Burnett in November 2013 —

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 8: Flies and Spiders

In which the Dwarves’ company enters a fantasy forest corrupted by evil.
— E. Stephen Burnett in November 2013 —

Redeeming Zombies

Dive deep into zombie lit and film — the symbols and spirituality behind this uniquely modern monster craze.
— A. T. Ross in October 2013 —

Mere Morality: A Critique Of ‘Wholesome’ Books For Kids

“Wholesome†fiction can be lazy literature that only tells us what we want to hear, not truths we must imagine.
— Jeri Massi in October 2013 —

About That Kingdom… Come Again?

Two weeks ago, I shared my thoughts about the dual nature (spiritual and physical) of Christ’s Kingdom and how this worldview is not often reflected in fiction. One reader took objection, and I’m glad he question my assertions, as it’s […]
— Yvonne Anderson in October 2013 —

On Christ and Pop Culture: Doctor Who’s Doctrine

CAPC’s 12-part series is exploring the deeper beauties and truths of the fantastic sci-fi stories.
— E. Stephen Burnett in October 2013 —

‘Nothing But A Black Puerility’

An evil explored in C.S. Lewis’s Perelandra explains politicians’ fits and challenges Disney “backstory†attempts.
— E. Stephen Burnett in October 2013 —

More Middle-earth, and Even More Narnia?

“The Hobbit†part 2 gets another trailer, and the Narnia film series gets a new producer.
— E. Stephen Burnett in October 2013 —

Fantastic Television

“Legend of Korra†is back and “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.†debuts tonight; will you watch?
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2013 —

This Is Fiction Legalism

Obvious legalism is not the only legalism, and is discerned based on Scripture, not feelings or rules.
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2013 —

Attack Of The ‘Cast A Woman Doctor’ Critics

Why are media elites (but not most fans) upset that “Doctor Who†did not cast a woman as the Twelfth Doctor?
— E. Stephen Burnett in August 2013 —

About Time

Our human yearning for a lifetime do-over is probably one reason for our fascination with time manipulation.
— Yvonne Anderson in August 2013 —

The Heart Of Speculative Fiction Is Not Weird

These stories, some believe and others may assume, are for the few, the proud, the niche, and not for everyone.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2013 —

No Pressure

Writers live on the edge of expectation. Unpublished authors live with the expectation of editors for crisp writing, fresh stories, yet ones that aren’t so far “out there” that readers will not want to go on the reading journey with them. The expectation is that writers will find that razor thin balance between the comfortably familiar and the inventively original.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in July 2013 —

Three Scriptural Cautions Against Self-Publishing

Self-publication could distract from God and chief ends, bypass the Church Body working together, and sacrifice team-built excellence.
— E. Stephen Burnett in June 2013 —

Star Trek Into Fun Yet Generic and Derivative Darkness

The latest “Star Trek†film has great cast, visuals, and action. But the story ends up derivative, the worldview one of “distractism,†and the titular “darkness†generic and dull.
— E. Stephen Burnett in May 2013 —
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