How To Train Your Church Story Group

Would fantastical-story groups work in your local church? Here’s how they worked at mine. —E. Stephen Burnett in February 2015

Aliens, Elves, Angels

“Does Jesus save aliens?” is not as earth-shattering a question as some people seem to think. But maybe it’s a more complex one. —Shannon McDermott in February 2015

Horror – One Size Fits All

Is horror literature inherently anti-Christian? —R. L. Copple in February 2015

Horror and Philippians 4:8

Should Christians avoid the horrors of horror? —R. L. Copple in January 2015

Christianity, Gore, and Death

Do we define Christian fiction by its avoidance of gore and death? —R. L. Copple in January 2015

Does The Universe Care About Your Love Life?

TV stories like “The Flash” and “Doctor Who” can’t help sentimentalizing love. —Adam Graham in January 2015

Once Upon A Critique

Once Upon A Time needs to be stiffened up with some good, hard logic, but it still has its merits. —Shannon McDermott in January 2015

Review – The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies

My first thought at the end of the movie was, How sad that there will be no more stories set in Middle Earth. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in December 2014

Exploring ‘The Hobbit’ Chapter 19: The Last Stage

Don’t be a story Scrooge. See the final “The Hobbit” film(s) and explore the book’s final chapter. —E. Stephen Burnett in December 2014

I Believe In Father Christmas

I, an adult male in my thirties, believe in Santa Claus because I met him in Kuwait. —Timothy Stone in December 2014

Exploring ‘The Hobbit’ Chapter 18: The Return Journey

Tolkien’s term “eucatastrophe” describes despair’s turn to joy, but The Hobbit’s ending is only partly joyful. —E. Stephen Burnett in December 2014

The Christian Problem With Magic, Part 2

We must be careful not to have a superficial understanding of what the Bible means by “magic”. —Shannon McDermott in December 2014

Not All Fantasy Is Equal

Which of these types of fantasy do you prefer? Below is a poll to show us what the Spec Faith readership likes best. —Rebecca LuElla Miller in December 2014

Theology and Heroes-Shaping Our Stories By What We Believe

To add to our enjoyment of a good story, we have the excitement of holding it up transparently before the Story of God and finding its parallels and tangents. —Jill Richardson in December 2014

Exploring ‘The Hobbit’ Chapter 17: The Clouds Burst

Smaug is dead in the water. But the dragon is back and he brings war. —E. Stephen Burnett in December 2014

Exploring ‘The Hobbit’ Chapter 16: A Thief In The Night

What’s a good Hobbit to do when the returned king becomes a new dragon? —E. Stephen Burnett in December 2014

How To Deal With Sensitive Subjects (in Christian Spec Fiction)

Contemporary fantasy is swamped by material that runs completely adverse to traditional family values. This is a huge concern for parents and teachers. Young readers, especially, are impressionable to strange philosophies because they have not learned discernment. —Scott Appleton in November 2014

The Christian Problem With Magic, Part 1

Where, exactly, does this leeriness in the Christian community toward magic and fantasy come from? From the Bible. —Shannon McDermott in November 2014

Why Read Fantasy? The Power Of World Building

Every believer who reads fantasy has heard objections. Some of them have been ably handled by others on this blog. Yet you know something deep stirs in you when you read about dragons and fairies and other worlds where battles are fought and wrongs are righted. Maybe, though you’re not sure how to explain your reading choices when presented with these statements. —Jill Richardson in November 2014

Exploring ‘The Hobbit’ Chapter 15: The Gathering Of The Clouds

Thanks to the book’s final grown-up tone, “The Battle of the Five Armies” may be better than the second “Hobbit” film. —E. Stephen Burnett in November 2014
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