278. When Christian Heroes Die, How Can We Debate and Honor Their Work?

Although our laments take many forms, we can celebrate how Christ builds His kingdom through “small” and “big” people who serve Him.

God Used ‘Adventures in Odyssey’ to Shape My Life Beyond Childhood

For over thirty years, Adventures in Odyssey has shared fantastic Christian-made stories, with flawed yet faithful heroes, exciting journeys, and superb drama.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

Two ‘Adventures in Odyssey’ Stories Secretly Inspired My Book ‘The Pop Culture Parent’

Two cassette stories, “You Gotta Be Wise” and “Isaac the Pure,” helped start my lifelong quest about parenting and popular culture.
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2020 —

Why Can a Book’s Movie Be So Bad? When an Adaptation Goes Astray

Why do adaptations of books to movies and other media sometimes fail? It isn’t always because they didn’t follow the book closely enough.
— Heather M. Elliott in July 2020 —

Fantastical Truth Travels Back to the Times We First Discovered Fantasy

On our latest Fantastical Truth podcast episode, we share some of your stories about how you first discovered amazing fiction.
— E. Stephen Burnett in March 2020 —

Confessions of a Returning ‘Adventures in Odyssey’ Fan

After I finally returned to my “Adventures in Odyssey” fandom this year, I discovered the Christian audio drama had grown even better.
— E. Stephen Burnett in November 2019 —

Twelve Reasons The ‘Left Behind’ Series Is Actually Awesome, Part 4

Three final reasons I still like the “Left Behind” novels: human journeys, fantastical events, and the return of Jesus.
— E. Stephen Burnett in October 2014 —

Left Behind: A Rapturous Remake

Escapist world of end-times novelty, or fictional fulfillment of real prophecies? However we look at “Left Behind,” here’s how we can explore the movie remake.
— E. Stephen Burnett in July 2013 —

Listening To Left Behind: Prologue

Skip the “Left Behind” movies (likely including the upcoming “Caged” remake). The audio-drama series is much more fun. And I hope to re-explore them in a new series.
— E. Stephen Burnett in March 2013 —

Christmas: The Gritty Reboot

First it was a simple, cozy, possibly golden-glowing A-frame stable, then a slightly dirtier cave-stable, and then worse overnight lodging for poor Mary and Joseph. Why do people keep gritty-rebooting the first Christmas?
— E. Stephen Burnett in November 2012 —

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