All biblical Christians, who believe in God our Creator, Jesus our Savior, and the Holy Spirit our life-changer, need fantastical stories for Christ’s glory.¹

We need these stories like we need food, water, love, and above all, Jesus himself.

Really? Can we say we need fantastic stories? Sure, they’re nice to have for the kids, preferably if they’re not full of The Woke Agenda® and are basically Clean. Why not just say we want or could use such entertainment, as something to pass the time?

To answer, we must start with Jesus’s true story, the Gospel.

The Gospel is the truest-fantasy adventure that shapes all reality

Jesus alone is our truest fantastical Hero. He came to Earth as a human being, lived a perfect life, died a sacrificial death, and raised Himself to life. Now He is reigning forever, authoring the true adventure of His universe. In fact, He is redeeming evil enemies to turn them into His supporting cast of adventuring, worshiping saints.

This not only the greatest but the most fantastically true story ever told.

Clearly, Jesus believes His people need that particular fantastic and true story.

But isn’t this Gospel enough? Why devote time and thought to man-made stories?

Fantastical stories are God’s gift, just like families and stewardship

At Lorehaven, we don’t believe fantastical stories are “harmless entertainment.” In fact, the Gospel itself reveals that God told humans to imitate his creativity (Genesis 1:28). Theologians call this the cultural mandate (or the creation mandate). He gives this command alongside His command to form healthy marriages, have children, and steward the world He made. So if we believe in families (hurrah!), we must also believe in making great stuff using God’s stuff—which includes making stories.

Yes, great sermons and theology teach us about biblical truth. Many mature Christians, however, testify that God also used physical gifts to help them love Jesus more. In a pinch, simply watching a snowfall or sunset reminds us of our Lord’s goodness. But He also uses manmade stories to remind us of His fantastical world and Gospel—and how human heroes fight to reflect Him in their struggles.

I grew up a biblical Christian, shaped by biblical truth and fantastic imagination like:

• Superbook, a dubbed anime series about kids time-traveling into Bible stories
• Adventures in Odyssey, the famed audio series blending fantasy with social drama, always with valuable lessons shown (not just told) by great heroes
• The Chronicles of Narnia, of course, and later Christian-made tales for adults

If not for these stories, I’m not sure I would have seen (and not just heard about) Gospel truth illustrated by flawed yet good heroes who reflect Jesus Christ.

Today these stories have great potential for good or evil

God made our story-making gifts originally good! But stories are also dangerous.

Yes, since the time of Genesis 3, we’ve corrupted God’s good gifts in bizarre ways. But each new year brings further threats of corruption to godly gift-enjoyment.

Parents today are seeing many of these threats to their family’s humanity:

• Woke agendas that prioritize false identities over God-created humanity
• Generated slop that isn’t made by humans, but assembled by algorithms
• Just bad stories that may even feel “clean,” but won’t help us rejoice in Jesus

What’s the solution to these growing threats against imagination?

Same as before—the Gospel of Jesus Christ that resurrects us so we can live to Him.

Our new life in Christ includes renewal of His first command, the cultural mandate. In His name and for His glory, we undertake the hard yet joyous work of making families and stewarding His creation in the real world. Yes, someday He will return to finish his redemption of His people (the Church) and renew the world.

Until that day, Jesus calls us to recover His purpose for human creativity.

That means we must train to explore human stories. We do this as adventuring saints who worship Jesus, as His church, and as ambassadors to the world.

Lorehaven is your guide to find the best Christian-made fantasy

Many resources already help Christians explore general fantasy fiction, like movies and secular books. But some readers keep returning to poisoned wells in search of new books, based on whatever seems popular among friends or on social media.

Here at Lorehaven, we believe Christians can and should share excellent fantastical stories that can only be made by faithful creators who love Jesus.

That’s why we launched the Lorehaven mission in 2018.

And this year, we’re leaning into a new rallying cry that clarifies our mission:

Escape bad books.

Find the best Christian fantasy and sci-fi!

Toward this end, Lorehaven creators engage fantastical stories for Christ’s glory.

1. Start in our library. Search by name. Or filter results by ages and genres.
2. Go deeper with our weekly podcast plus articles and monthly book quests.
3. Discover our creative team, faith statement, and continuing mission!

Just in time for 2026, we’ve upgraded the site (especially the Library) and plan even more outreaches for the new year. Watch this space for news about:

• The Lorehaven Authorship. This member-supported service will train aspiring authors to fight for their divine calling to creative good works
• Digital book quests. These guides will come with your free Lorehaven subscription, perfect for families to engage fantastical stories together.
• Podcast upgrades. Many fans find us via Fantastical Truth. And this year, depending on Authorship growth, we hope to share even more episodes.

If you want to escape bad books and engage fantastical stories for Christ’s glory, finding the best Christian-made fantasy and sci-fi, join the Lorehaven mission!