Speculative Politics 3: Rebuttal By Kerry Nietz

Author Kerry Nietz agrees with fellow author Marc Schooley on politics in fiction. But he opposes some of Schooley’s views on politics in reality.
— Kerry Nietz in October 2012 —

Oz Four Ways: Wicked, The Musical

See and hear the Merry Old Land at its very best in our carefree Musical Tour of Oz!
— Fred Warren in October 2012 —

Speculative Politics 2: Perspectives From Marc Schooley

Author Marc Schooley explains why he believes the Church has over-entangled itself in politics. Yet he agrees much with his fellow Marcher Lord Press author Kerry Nietz’s perspective about how stories and authors touch on politics.
— Marc Schooley in October 2012 —

Reading Is Worship 7: More Than A Story

Do you suspect that claiming a story must have higher “purpose†somehow cheapens its quality? Or do you agree this actually makes stories more truthful and beautiful?
— E. Stephen Burnett in October 2012 —

So You Say You Want A Revolution?

We’re about a month into the new fall schedule on TV. My socks have not been blown off by “Revolution.” Then the characters meet Hollywood Christian Cliche #126, the fire-and-brimstone street preacher.
— John Otte in October 2012 —

Speculative Politics 1: Perspectives From Kerry Nietz

Politics are necessary in life and fiction, yet how should they inform stories and authors’ profiles? DarkTrench Saga author Kerry Nietz begins our new Speculative Politics series.
— Kerry Nietz in October 2012 —

Reading Is Worship 6: Curing Weirdness-Idolatry

How can we fight inclinations to idolize “being weird†for its own sake? We must see fantasy “weirdness†as normal in the Bible (and even in our culture), ask God to help us reach out to critics, and remember why we love fantastic stories.
— E. Stephen Burnett in October 2012 —

Reading Is Worship 5: Identifying Weirdness-Idolatry

Brothers and sisters: loving speculative stories is not about you. Or us. Or the genre. Or, especially, Being Weird. That’s especially vital to recall after last weekend’s controversy over cosplay at the ACFW awards banquet.
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2012 —

‘The Hobbit’ Story Group 1: An Unexpected Party

One great way to explore “The Hobbit†is by reading it yourself. Yet if reading stories is worship, we should also read and discuss this classic together.
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2012 —

‘Doctor Who’: When Justice Seasons ‘Mercy’

The “Doctor Who†episode “A Town Called Mercy†asked viewers to wrestle with the question: who decides who lives or dies? The answer is hidden in plain sight.
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2012 —

Reading Is Worship 4: Craft-Idolatry

Before discussing industry changes, editors, and manuscript proposals, we must love God’s Story and great stories more than their craft. Otherwise we may be vulnerable to other story-related idolatries.
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2012 —

Mayhem And Its Meaning

Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy might be the benchmark for grand battles, notably in the battle of Helm’s Deep in The Two Towers, the Battle of the Pelennor Fields and the Battle of Bywater in The Return of the King.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in September 2012 —

Reading Is Worship 2: Experience-Worship

It’s easy to break into others’ idol factories. But for most readers, including myself, the worst potential idol in enjoying speculative stories may be experience. How is this self-defeating? What is the Biblical cure?
— E. Stephen Burnett in August 2012 —

Writers Slay Dragons (and You Should Too)

The truth is, the dragon is real and living among us. But what is this dragon really up to? What’s his goal? Is he merely trying to slow us down in our life journey? Is he simply keeping us from taking chances, fulfilling our dreams or doing great things for God in this world?
— Christopher Miller in August 2012 —

Reading Is Worship 1: Foreword

Whatever story we’re reading, seeing, or hearing, we’re not simply critiquing or being entertained. We’re worshiping. So what is Biblical worship? When you read epic stories, what or who do you worship, by intention or accident?
— E. Stephen Burnett in August 2012 —

Speculative Faith Reading Group 9: From Defeat, Final Victory

Even among the greatest stories, the finale of LWW is unique. Here are echoes of Resurrection, eternal joy, and the truth that Christ’s people will reign physically over the New Heavens and New Earth.
— E. Stephen Burnett in August 2012 —

Speculative Faith Reading Group 8: The Stone Table

In “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,†how has Aslan’s death affected you, and how does it affect you now? How do other stories’ heroes’ deaths remind you of Christ’s ultimate death?
— E. Stephen Burnett in July 2012 —

The Spiritual Villain

Bane vs. The Joker: in stories, the scariest villains are not the ones who kill the most, leer the most, or have the worst weapons. Instead the scariest villains have spiritual impact on the main characters, or we as readers and viewers.
— E. Stephen Burnett in July 2012 —

Speculative Faith Reading Group 7: Aslan Springs Forth

In these two chapters, watch for this contrast: of the wrong sort of “seriousness†— the manipulative, duty-driven dominance of the Witch — versus the joyful, holy, righteous seriousness that Aslan brings.
— E. Stephen Burnett in July 2012 —

Shining Light In ‘The Dark Knight’

“You’ll hunt me; you’ll condemn me,†Batman says at the end of The Dark Knight. “That’s what needs to happen.†Some Christians cried: “No it’s not! Heroes don’t lie!” They miss the point.
— E. Stephen Burnett in July 2012 —
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