My Perspective—Covid-19

From what I see, the virus and its effects are on the mind of most people.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in April 2020 —

It’s Not in the Rating: Looking at Negative Influences in Stories: Frozen and Grand Torino

Do ratings reliably guide us concerning the negative influence a film may have? A comparison of the movies Frozen and Gran Torino looks at this and related issues.
— Travis Perry in April 2020 —

Memorable Stories

In this day of hoarding, these are especially relevant questions, I think. Perhaps that’s what makes this particular show so memorable.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in March 2020 —

Brian Godawa Joins Our Podcast to Contend Rationally for ‘Non-Rational’ Imagination

Novelist and nonfiction author Brian Godawa joins the Fantastical Truth podcast to explore the epic theme of imagination in light of Scripture.
— E. Stephen Burnett in March 2020 —

The False Virtues of Anti-Love, Anti-Faith, and Anti-Hope

Do anti-love, anti-faith, and anti-hope form an “unholy trinity” of “anti-theological” virtues? What could these be and what should we do about them?
— Travis Perry in March 2020 —

Worth the Risk?

Someone would argue that the powder keg of emotion is worth the risk because it gives life a spark, even though it may turn into a raging fire.
— Mark Carver in March 2020 —

Hard Time

As with any real life/entertainment contrast, the real world of incarceration doesn’t quite match up with what we see on screen when it comes to prisons and jails.
— Mark Carver in February 2020 —

On Our New Podcast Episode: We Didn’t Watch ‘The Witcher’ So We Hired a Friend Who Did

We interviewed Jason Morehead, who had some concerns about Netflix’s “mature” fantasy drama “The Witcher.”
— E. Stephen Burnett in February 2020 —

My Time in Calormen

I wind up talking about personal experience in the Middle East–and partially defending how C.S. Lewis portrayed Calormen.
— Travis Perry in February 2020 —

The Joker in Film: A Case Study in Evil

Joker, the movie, has 11 Oscar nominations. How does it compare with other portrayals of the Joker in film? Which is a “greater evil” and what real-world evil people are they most like?
— Travis Perry in February 2020 —

Didn’t Like That Halftime Show? Our New Podcast Episode Explores the Purpose of Dance

In our new Fantastical Truth episode, we explore Sharon Hinck’s novel Hidden Current, in which powerful people have twisted God’s creative gifts.
— E. Stephen Burnett in February 2020 —

What’s the Deal with the Devil: Conclusion and a Call to Action

What’s the conclusion of this series? The spiritual war is real; it’s about ideas; it’s in our entertainment. And I say we need to fight!
— Travis Perry in January 2020 —

The Spiritual War Through Culture: Modern Entertainment

Does modern entertainment, including speculative fiction, have any connection to the messages Satan is trying to sell to our culture? If so, what should we do about it?
— Travis Perry in January 2020 —

How Does #ReleaseTheSnyderCut Reveal Fandom’s Grace and Idolatry?

On the Pop Culture Coram Deo podcast, E. Stephen Burnett suggests we reboot our expectations of what stories are meant to do.
— E. Stephen Burnett in January 2020 —

These Are the Top Ten Most-Read SpecFaith Articles in 2019

From “Game of Thrones” critiques to YA Twitter, writing challenges, and Ted Chiang (again?), here are the top-read SpecFaith articles in 2019.
— E. Stephen Burnett in January 2020 —

How Do We Discern Good and Bad ‘Magic’?

Scripture shows us the true source of magic’s corruption, and the cure.
— Marian A. Jacobs —

Redeem Your Thanksgiving (Day of the Action of Thanks)

Thanksgiving Day began as a day set aside to thank God–it’s become many other things since then. Let’s redeem our Thanksgiving by remembering the overt and literal action of prayerful thanking.
— Travis Perry in November 2019 —

Shields Among Us

Our “shields” can be necessary but also harmful, guarding us from enemies but also our own good.
— Laura VanArendonk Baugh in November 2019 —

Are We There Yet?

When does the future arrive?
— Mark Carver in November 2019 —

Redeem Your Halloween

Answers in Genesis took a look at Halloween–this article looks over their idea that Halloween may originate in the Flood of Noah’s time. While I disagree, they did make statements about Halloween worthy of “holding fast to.”
— Travis Perry in October 2019 —
  1. Pages:
  3. 1
  4. ...
  5. 13
  6. 14
  7. 15
  8. 16
  9. 17
  10. 18
  11. 19
  12. ...
  13. 37

Lorehaven epilogue sponsors