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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Nov 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 Nov 2019 —

Are We There Yet?

When does the future arrive?
— Mark Carver in Nov 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 Oct 2019 —

Born-Again Kanye: Yea or Nay?

The hip-hop star is suddenly singing of Christ, and Christians have both good and unhealthy responses.
— E. Stephen Burnett in Oct 2019 —

Beneath the Hidden Current: Of Floating Islands and Dolphins

Peek into one of the elements that contributed to Sharon Hinck’s new fantasy novel, Hidden Current.
— Sharon Hinck in Oct 2019 —

Sex in the Story: How Far is Too Far?

Fiction’s sexual content has unique power to tempt young readers.
— Marian A. Jacobs —

How ‘It: Chapter Two’ Defeats Its Devilish Clown

“We must realize that our enemy is just a clown. He’s a loser.”
— Daniel Whyte IV in Oct 2019 —

Columbus Day Controversy

In many places in Europe enforced conversion was standard practice. In essence, Columbus was exporting European custom and tradition.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in Oct 2019 —

Is Responsibility for Art Limited to Temptations for People You Know Personally?

Does Christian liberty mean we can do whatever we want? Could it be that Christian responsibility goes being concerned about tempting a fellow believer we personally know to sin?
— Travis Perry in Oct 2019 —
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