Stories with Bad Ideas Can Still Help Us Grow

I’ve learned to value faith-challenging fiction from authors like Ayn Rand, Ted Chiang, and Billy Coffey.
— L.G. McCary —

The Death and Rebirth of Magic in Children’s Fantasy

Some tales insist on dividing fantasy and reality, but others remind readers how both work together.
— R. J. Anderson —

How Horror Films Subvert the Fatalistic Tragedy of Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Some horror films fall into a subgenre that explores mental illness such as dementia and Alzheimer’s in a unique fashion.
— Parker J. Cole in February 2021 —

How God Uses Story Villains for Our Good

We can love villains when they reveal our brokenness and lead us to God’s grace.
— Zackary Russell —

Militant Secularism Could Force Christians to Create New Subcultures

Christians are often accused of withdrawing from popular culture, but what can we do when popular culture casts us out?
— Mike Duran —

What Tolkien Taught About Fighting Evil

Some of the most epic battles of fantasy fiction were penned by J. R. R. Tolkien. So what did Tolkien show us in his fiction about fighting Evil?
— Travis Perry in January 2021 —

The Messages of Black Horror Films

Black horror films have been around for decades with their popularity spawning about every twenty years. Black horror films have a dual purpose – to tell a story and to address a social issue.
— Parker J. Cole in January 2021 —

How Political Punditry Has Taken Over Christian Popular Subcultures

Since the early 2000s, even benign evangelical fads like end-times mania have been replaced by totalizing national narratives.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ Collides with Itself

The time-inverting action film is not a great sci-fi thriller, but does offer fantastic and even wholesome spectacle.
— Josh Hugo —

Why ‘The Wild Swans’ Has Captivated Me Since Childhood

Elijah David: “This classic fairy tale emphasizes Elisa’s self-sacrifice for her brothers, reflecting biblical agape love.”
— Elijah David —

Stargate SG-1 Season One–Making Weak Ideas Into a Better Story

Stargate SG-1 is new for me. I didn’t think the Stargate movie was great–this post details how the series started off with weak ideas but made good stories anyway.
— Travis Perry in December 2020 —

A Santa Claus Non-Believer Discovers Tolkien’s Father Christmas Letters

I’ve just discovered Tolkien’s Letters From Father Christmas. I found them charming–but they also got me thinking about truth, tradition, and stories.
— Travis Perry in December 2020 —

On Canceling the ‘Baby-Eating’ Baby Yoda

What happens when fandom and cancel culture collide with a misplaced sense of morality?
— Parker J. Cole in November 2020 —

Prospect: Why I Like Nobledark or Grimbright Better than Cheerful and Corrupt

Prospect is a movie I’d recommend over Rim of the World. I both review Prospect and say why I like its type of tale better.
— Travis Perry in November 2020 —

How “Rim of the World” Shows Our Culture is Drenched in Smut

The Netflix movie Rim of the World isn’t avante-guarde or daringly original–so its innuendoes indicate something about our culture…
— Travis Perry in November 2020 —

How Do Recent Horror Films Explore the ‘Evil Child’ Trope?

Stories about evil children fascinate and repel us. They reflect the truth that youthfulness doesn’t equate to innocence.
— Parker J. Cole in November 2020 —

Voting And The Right To Vote

Because the United States is a representative democracy, it seems a little surprising that so few (any?) stories by American authors appropriate this form of government for their story world.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in October 2020 —

33. How Does Portraying Fantastical Characters Develop Christian Character? | with Julie Novak

Christian Youth Theater’s Julie Novak joins us to share what’s it like to bring fantastical figures to life onstage.
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