New Christian Fantasy Series

A new world from fantasy novelist Jill Williamson awaits your voracious reading appetites.
— Zac Totah in December 2015 —

When Geeks Give Thanks

For my first post at SpecFaith, I’d like to present a list of things sci-fi and fantasy geeks are thankful for.
— Zac Totah in November 2015 —

‘Human Beings Are A Disease’

Science fiction is packed with stories of leaders/aliens/robots/whatever trying to subdue humanity’s baser urges and make them docile, compliant, and soulless. Sometimes I wonder if that might not be a better option; drones don’t kill each other in the streets.
— Mark Carver in November 2015 —

Prove A Christian Fiction Genre Isn’t ‘Redemptive’

When people question a Christian fiction genre’s right to exist, I usually end up challenging them.
— E. Stephen Burnett in November 2015 —

The Contrary Viewpoint

Until I see otherwise, I always assume the sci-fi authors I read are secularists who have no use for religion.
— Shannon McDermott in October 2015 —

A Whole New World

One of the most common pieces of writing advice is “Write what you know.” I took a big risk and wrote about something I didn’t know, and my eyes and mind were opened.
— Mark Carver in October 2015 —

Realism and The Christian Artist

What makes the work Christian is not the bad that happens, but the good that comes out of it.
— C. E. Laureano in September 2015 —

Behold His Mighty Sword Of Wrath and Vengeance!

It is quite a terrifying idea to be chosen by God as His avenging angel on Earth, and it’s even more terrifying to be chosen by God for annihilation.
— Mark Carver in September 2015 —

Seven Final Challenges For Christian Movie Critics and Fans

Christian movies—are we sensitive to their fans and critics’ views? Suggest silly fixes? Assume “salvation or rededication” are our best themes?
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2015 —

Seven More Challenges For Christian Movie Critics and Fans

Christian movies—should we criticize them? If so, how? What are they for? Is a “subculture” bad?
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2015 —

Here There Be Monsters…

Human nature wants to worship something big. King Kong was worshiped by the island natives, volcanoes and mountains have become gods, and dragons rule the realms of fantasy. The gods that are worshiped by the various religions of the world are massive and powerful.
— Mark Carver in September 2015 —

The Horrifying ‘Day Of The Lord’ In H.P. Lovecraft

Nathan James Norman shares why H.P. Lovecraft’s “Cthulhu Mythos” depicts the Day of the Lord.
— Nathan James Norman in September 2015 —

Seven Challenges For Christian Movie Critics and Fans

Christian movies—love them, hate them, ignore them? Here are seven challenges about them.
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2015 —

Christian Movies Can Show Better Sermons

Christian movies can exalt Jesus, not just morality, by exposing lies and showing worship through pain.
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2015 —

Puppies V. Trufans: Civil War

“Turncoat” writer Steve Rzasa: In the Hugo Award fracas, neither “puppies” faction had a very Christian view of conflict.
— Steve Rzasa in August 2015 —

Evangelical Vs. Progressivist Content Warnings 103

Content warnings can temporarily keep us from temptations to sin or traumatic flashbacks, but they cannot help us find final healing.
— E. Stephen Burnett in August 2015 —

The Faces Of Evil

If we know depraved humans hide or destroy faces in fiction, why do we not face this truth in reality?
— E. Stephen Burnett in August 2015 —

The True Form Of Fairy-Tale

J. R. R. Tolkien appealed to reality in justifying joy in fairy stories. It’s revealing as to what he thought of fairy tales – and of reality.
— Shannon McDermott in August 2015 —

It’s Alive!

Why do our creations always seem to turn on us? Don’t they know we just want to love them and make them do our chores?
— Mark Carver in August 2015 —

‘I Heard Her Screaming’: Excerpt From Frank Peretti’s ‘Prophet’

“It’s not you or me she hates. She’s not fighting against us. It’s the Truth she hates. The Truth won’t let her alone, and she hates it.”
— E. Stephen Burnett in August 2015 —
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