Frodo’s Failure—When Doing Your Best Isn’t Enough

This image—Frodo’s failing despite his best effort—gets at the heart of the Gospel and the fact that left to ourselves, we can try-try-try all the livelong day and never measure up to what God requires. Never hope to come close.
— Zac Totah in Aug 2016 —

Fantasy – Not Anybody’s Leftover Stale Bread

One of the unfortunate impressions about Christian fantasy that still lingers seems to be that all fantasy is the same, that it is derivative and stale.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in Aug 2016 —

Rejected Realm Makers Cosplays

if you look for me at this week’s Realm Makers conference, I won’t look like these rejected cosplays.
— E. Stephen Burnett in Jul 2016 —

Shut De Door, Keep Out De Devil…

Back in the day, the demon hordes would be banished by a holy relic or a vague verse from the Bible. Now it seems that the power holding evil at bay is increasingly being named for what it truly is: the power of Jesus Christ.
— Mark Carver in Jul 2016 —

If I Were A Starfleet Captain

If I were a Starfleet captain, I would …
— Shannon McDermott in Jul 2016 —

Tales Of Love and Sacrifice

We all know how much Clara means to the Doctor. He loves her in a protective, fatherly way.
— Zac Totah in Jul 2016 —

Guess That Fantasy – A Different Take

I don’t think we can create the contestant aspect of that old TV game show, but it would be fun, I think, if you would post in the comments how many clues you needed in order to guess the title.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in Jul 2016 —

20 Book Titles Reimagined

What if books we knew well had different titles? What would be the result?
— Zac Totah in Jul 2016 —

Magic, Fantasy, And A Christian Worldview

Part of the inexplicable is that God has allowed His enemies some measure of power (magic), and He chooses to let evil ripen before He puts an eternal end to it.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in Jul 2016 —

Heavy Metal

After the recent shooting in Orlando, the media’s attention once again turned to gun control, the meaning of the Second Amendment, and the nation’s obsessions with firearms. Everything that could possibly be said on both sides of the issue has been said, but there is one truth on which I believe everyone can agree: entertainment without weapons would be pretty boring.
— Mark Carver in Jun 2016 —

Fiction Friday – The Hive By John Otte

A pregnant cyborg and a teenage boy fight against intergalactic governments to protect the unborn.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in Jun 2016 —

Make Stories Succeed With This One Weird Trick

One “weird†trick can help anyone who wants to share or craft great stories.
— E. Stephen Burnett in Jun 2016 —

Six Famous Characters Christians Can Appropriate

Here are six handy hashtags to help Christians appropriate popular culture for the faith.
— E. Stephen Burnett in Jun 2016 —

Body Count Vs. Human Cost

Unless violence and death happen to the main characters in a story, we rarely see and feel the human cost of those deaths, of the families left behind, of the children now orphaned, of the villages and kingdoms without their leaders, of the friends and lovers whose hearts ache for those they can never embrace again.
— Mark Carver in Jun 2016 —

Realm Makers Presenters, Part 5 – Mike Duran

Mike identifies closely with the horror genre. In fact, he’s addressed this topic in previous years at Realm Makers, has a guest post here at Spec Faith on the subject, and has a nonfiction book—Christian Horror—that explores the topic. This year he will teach a continuing session on “The Theology Of Speculative Fiction” and an elective on “The Crossover Christian Novelist.”
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in May 2016 —

The Power Of Ink

Tattoos have historically been associated with strength, aggression, power, status, rebellion, and tribal identity.
— Mark Carver in May 2016 —

When Man Plays God

Many stories have asked, “What if we could play God and conquer death?â€
— Zac Totah in May 2016 —

Realm Makers Presenters, Part 2 – Kathy Tyers

Kathy Tyers has also taken up the mantel of writing instructor. Having been certified as a classroom teacher after her graduation from Montana State University, she was not unfamiliar with the ins and outs of imparting information in a formal setting.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in May 2016 —

Fiction Friday – Dragonfriend By Marc Secchia

The traitor Ra’aba tried to silence Hualiama forever. But he reckoned without the strength of a dragonet’s paw, and the courage of a girl who refused to die.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in May 2016 —

A Deal With The Devil

No one ever congratulates themselves on making a deal with the devil. They always regret it in the end.
— Mark Carver in May 2016 —
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