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  • How Reading Epic Fantasy Helps Me Be Brave
  • Engaging Fictional Violence in Our Real Worlds
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  • Even If We Like Fantasy and Sci-Fi, We Can Still Practice Accidental Legalism
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  • Stories With Bad Ideas Can Still Help Us Grow
  • Engaging Fictional Violence in Our Real Worlds
  • Engaging That @&*% Our Stories Often Say

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  • Let’s Not Excuse Movie and TV Porn For the Sake of ‘Redemptive’ Stories
  • Christians Can’t Consistently Blame Leftist Fiction While Pushing Our Own Propaganda

The Little Mermaid’s Live-Action Remake Fares Better Than Critics Forecast

Some new songs may flounder, but Ariel’s voice and Triton’s character redeem the 2023 Disney film. · Marian Jacobs
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Stories Disciple Your Child’s Moral Imagination

Great stories can cultivate your children’s hearts and show them what the normal world should really look like. · Jeff Wright

Sometimes Unbelievers Help Make Fantastic Biblical Fiction, So Let’s Thank God for Them

God gives salvation only to people in Jesus Christ, but gives creative gifts to every person who reflects our Creator’s image. · E. Stephen Burnett

Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall: Did Snow White Consent After All?

Let’s avoid criticizing fairy tales’ true meanings through clouded modern mirrors. · Marian Jacobs

How Great Biblical Fiction Adds Extra-Biblical Images Yet Honors God’s Word

As we enjoy biblical fiction for Christ’s glory, we must discern ideas that are biblical, extra-biblical, or even unbiblical. · E. Stephen Burnett

‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Explores Flawed Themes in a Gorgeous World

Disney’s latest heroine must learn trust and forgiveness, but Raya’s story feels redundant as she seems to learn little. · Elijah David

Why ‘The Horse and His Boy’ is the Best of Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia

The Horse and His Boy runs strong and improves the Narnian stable by depicting the realm of Calormen and heroes’ hope for freedom. · Daniel Whyte IV

Behold the Fantastic Purposes of ‘The Chosen’ and Other Great Biblical Fiction

To enjoy great biblical fiction, let’s see the purpose of these stories according to the Bible—not as mere tools, but as ways of worship. · E. Stephen Burnett

Pixar’s ‘Onward’ Wears the Symbolism of Pants

Dan Scanlon’s film leans into the bitterness of loss with its core symbol, leading the audience to a realistic yet redemptive theme. · Shannon Stewart

How Fantasy Books Help Us Recover Reality

Fantasy lets us see the true world in ways “realistic” fiction cannot. · Emily Hayse

How Reading Epic Fantasy Helps Me Be Brave

Some fault fantasy as unnecessary, but only these stories can uniquely shape our hearts to love virtues such as courage and truth. · Josiah DeGraaf

Implicit Magic in Fantasy Fiction Can Stir Our Longing for Transcendent Myth

Some fantasy novels prefer complex magic systems, but “implicit magic” often provokes greater themes in characters and readers. · Elijah David

To Help Kids Learn Pop Culture Engagement, Parents Must Work Together

How can moms and dads from different backgrounds agree on pop culture parenting? · Jason Joyner

Why We Long for Movies to Match Their Books

From zombies to British nannies, film versions that depart their source material leave us hoping for more. · L.G. McCary

Meet Your Family’s Next Favorite Film: Kiki’s Delivery Service

Miyazaki’s coming-of-age tale reenchants the follow-your-heart trope. · Shannon Stewart

No, Stories Should Not ‘Wreck You, the Reader’

In anxious times, it’s not healthy for stories to destroy us emotionally. · Marian Jacobs

My Novel ‘The Mermaid’s Sister’ Arose from True Depths of Mourning

Our villain was the cancer that preyed on my younger sister, Kate. · Carrie Anne Noble

My Screenwriter Mom Introduced Me to Fantastic Sci-Fi in the 1960s

Grandfather Jason William Karpf remembers his mother, Elinor Karpf, sharing cinematic fare like “Planet of the Apes” and “2001: A Space Odyssey.” · Jason William Karpf

Venus is More Than Just a Love Goddess

C. S. Lewis shows that we think too small if we fail to find satisfaction in Venus’s influence. · Shannon Stewart

Stories with Bad Ideas Can Still Help Us Grow

I’ve learned to value faith-challenging fiction from authors like Ayn Rand, Ted Chiang, and Billy Coffey. · L.G. McCary
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