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 —

Does Scripture Let Mankind Go Interstellar?

How does space travel factor into the Christian worldview?
— Mark Carver in November 2014 —

Exploring ‘The Hobbit’ Chapter 14: Fire and Water

J.R.R. Tolkien’s images of a horrific dragon attack rivals today’s disaster-prone filmmakers.
— E. Stephen Burnett in November 2014 —

Exploring ‘The Hobbit,’ Chapter 13: Not At Home

Today brings the final trailer for “The Hobbit” part 3. Ready to recall the book’s beauties?
— E. Stephen Burnett in November 2014 —

Deuteronomy 18 Witchcraft: What It Is and Isn’t

God does not ban all fictitious magic, but in Deut. 18 and other Scriptures he does condemn actual pagan idolatry.
— E. Stephen Burnett in October 2014 —

Who Cares About Extraterrestrials?

I certainly have no problem with people who write science fiction. I consider it to be a type of fantasy, though.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in October 2014 —

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 —

Stories And Human Nature

What I find fascinating about these three movies is the theme that runs through them—unlikeable characters depicting marriage as psychological warfare; evil is real and we can’t get rid of it; and “good” removed leaves evil to fend for—and against—itself.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in October 2014 —

Fantasy and Christianity

The rejection of fantasy causes one to limit God.
— R. L. Copple in September 2014 —

If It’s Fiction . . .

Truth in stories is a tricky thing. On the story-telling level, often referred to as realism, readers need to believe in what’s taking place.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in September 2014 —

‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ and The Subversion Of Human Nature

Marvel’s thematic twist of its “optimistic” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” series proves humans don’t believe our own good press.
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2014 —

Science Fiction And Fantasy?

The overall trend seems to be that the general market favors either science fiction or fantasy, but not both—at least not in great numbers.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in September 2014 —

Star Trekking Religion By Firefly

Is portraying religion positively enough?
— R. L. Copple in September 2014 —

Kathy Tyers: Defeating Gnostic Forces In Fantasy Fiction

While Lucasfilm revised the “Star Wars” world, Star Wars Expanded Universe author Kathy Tyers was rebooting her theology.
— E. Stephen Burnett in September 2014 —

Should Christians Enjoy Fantasy?

As Christian fantasy writers, how do we handle evil characters? How evil can we go? Can we make our dark characters likeable? Should we?
— Pam Halter in August 2014 —

Avatars Of Forgiveness, Part 3: Aang’s Avenging

Avatar Aang bends the energy of mercy and justice by respecting life yet punishing the world’s enemy.
— E. Stephen Burnett in August 2014 —

Story Weariness

I’ve had other instances of story weariness, which I guess I’ll define as familiarity with a story to the point that another rendition seems needless and unappealing.
— Rebecca LuElla Miller in August 2014 —
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