106. What If Homeschool Families Can Help Christian Fantasy Grow for Generations?

We just hosted our Lorehaven booth at the Teach Them Diligently conference in Texas, where kids and their parents love Christian fantastical fiction.

‘The Seventh Sun’ Reflects Our Need for Relatable Non-Christian Characters

Lani Forbes’s novel dares us to sympathize with complex people who practice paganism and even human sacrifice.
— Josiah DeGraaf —

Amazon ‘Rings of Power’ Promos Threaten to Burn Middle-Earth in the Fires of Industry

The studio’s teaser trailer and fake “superfans” video appropriates J. R. R. Tolkien’s canon and the good will of fans.
— Mike Duran —

I Grieve for My Granny Yet Find Some Comfort in Our Love of Monster Movies

My grandmother now lives with Jesus, yet leaves me a legacy of loving fantastical creature stories.
— Parker J. Cole —

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 —

Jill’s and Eustace’s Journey to ‘The Silver Chair’ Taught Me Faith and Obedience

Remembering God’s signs leads us through harsh winters of despair and darkness to find our Savior’s rest.
— Elijah David —

The Lorehaven Guild Will Open New Year’s Day

Turn your new year’s reading resolutions into creative Book Quests, starting on Saturday, Jan. 1 when we open portals to the new Lorehaven Guild.
— Lorehaven in December 2021 —

92. Twenty Years Later, How Did We Enjoy ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’? | with Rilian of NarniaWeb

Twenty years after The Fellowship of the Ring released in theaters, NarniaWeb’s good prince Rilian helps us recall how Christians love exploring Peter Jackson’s one film trilogy to rule them all.

Théoden King From ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Shows How We Live In A World of Loss

Tolkien’s masterpiece embraces hope born of mourning, embodied by heroes who fight even when all seems lost.
— Shannon Stewart —

Duke Leto Also Shows How Christians Can Practice Shrewd Wisdom in a Hostile World

Frank Herbert’s novel Dune shows the crafty head of House Atreides using many ploys against the enemies who seek to destroy him.
— Josiah DeGraaf —

Joining Lewis’s ‘Voyage of the Dawn Treader’ Taught Me How to Sail for Aslan’s Country

C. S. Lewis’s third Chronicle beckons to a distant land whose Hero is greater than the fantastic realm of Narnia.
— Elijah David —

Try These Three Practical Questions to Discern Fictional Magic

Challenge the story’s supernatural system by exploring its sources, moral results, and heroes’ motives.
— Marian A. Jacobs —

Great Books Were Not Meant to Be Read Alone

Solitary reading has some benefits, but Christian fans can grow better by exploring great stories in quest parties.
— Josiah DeGraaf —

Don’t Let Halloween Flippancy Distract You From Real Horrors and Promises

Halloween’s tropes can make light of darkness, twist the glories of resurrection, and keep us from reckoning with real-world suffering.
— E. Stephen Burnett —

How H. P. Lovecraft’s Cosmic Horrors Turn Cliché

Humans don’t just stare in fear at monsters. We explore or fight back.
— Parker J. Cole —
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