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When Monsters Change Sides
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Sep 25, 2017

Honors Villainy 312
Shannon McDermott, Articles, Nov 9, 2016

If I Were A Starfleet Captain
Shannon McDermott, Articles, Jul 20, 2016

Magic, Fantasy, And A Christian Worldview
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Jul 11, 2016

Creating A Compelling Love Triangle
Laurie Lucking, Articles, Apr 8, 2016

Do You Even Goth, Bro?
Mark Carver, Articles, Apr 6, 2016

Now Leaving The Comfort Zone
Mark Carver, Articles, Mar 9, 2016

Thinking About Time
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Dec 28, 2015

Mayhem And Its Meaning, A Reprise
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Nov 30, 2015

It’s Alive!
Mark Carver, Articles, Aug 12, 2015

Allegory and The Gospel
R. L. Copple, Articles, Feb 10, 2015

Horror – One Size Fits All
R. L. Copple, Articles, Feb 3, 2015

Not So Sleepy After All
John Otte, Articles, Sep 25, 2013

Deus Ex Machina: A Christian Problem?
John Otte, Articles, Jul 31, 2013

Rose Ex Machina
John Otte, Articles, Jul 17, 2013

Deus Ex Machina: The Origins
John Otte, Articles, Jun 19, 2013

Daniels Ex Machina
John Otte, Articles, Jun 5, 2013

What Makes Fantasy Work? Part 2
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Mar 11, 2013

The Christian Writer and Fiction
Thomas Clayton Booher, Articles, Jan 25, 2013

What Makes A Villain?
John Otte, Articles, Dec 5, 2012

Holidays And Celebrations
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Nov 26, 2012

Inside Another Mind
Laura Popp, Articles, Nov 16, 2012

Wars And Warriors
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Nov 12, 2012

So You Say You Want A Revolution?
John Otte, Articles, Oct 10, 2012

The Gospel According To Roddenberry
John Otte, Articles, Sep 12, 2012

Mayhem And Its Meaning
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Sep 10, 2012

Monsters And Their Meaning
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Sep 3, 2012

When The Rubber Hits The Road
John Otte, Articles, Aug 29, 2012

Insert Clever Title About The Antichrist Here
John Otte, Articles, Aug 1, 2012

Sign, Sign, Everywhere A Sign
John Otte, Articles, Jul 18, 2012

Baggage, Blizzards, and The Rapture
John Otte, Articles, Jul 4, 2012

It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
John Otte, Articles, Jun 20, 2012

Speculative Antichrist
Kaci Hill, Articles, Jun 8, 2012

Done To Death: Getting It Right
John Otte, Articles, May 9, 2012

Done To Death: Who Are We Trying To Reach?
John Otte, Articles, Mar 28, 2012

Done To Death
John Otte, Articles, Feb 29, 2012

What’s Wrong With Allegory?
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Feb 28, 2011

Observations Of A Youngling: The Business Of Evangelism
Kaci Hill, Articles, Oct 13, 2010

Magic, Fantasy, And A Christian Worldview
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Sep 20, 2010

What Constitutes Deus Ex Machina?
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, May 20, 2009