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Why Does ‘I Can Only Imagine’ Back Away from Redemption?

Does the movie I Can Only Imagine cut redemption short by not fully portraying evil? Do other Christian stories also cheat redemption in the same way? · Travis Perry

It’s Good To Be Bad

The story world has always spun tales of lovable rogues. Robin Hood and his merry men. Riddick. Han and Chewy. Jack Sparrow. The Misfits. Motley Crue…wait, nevermind. Anyway, we love stories about surly tough guys who just want to look out for number one and end up doing good along the way. · Mark Carver

The Christian Part Of Christian Speculative Fiction

The key to good fiction has always been to show, not to tell. And stories are about characters, so they are the ones readers want to hear from. They don’t want authors to interrupt the story for an explanation moment, no matter what the topic. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Should Chris Pratt Guard The Evangelical Galaxy?

We can enjoy the “Jurassic World” star’s beliefs and stories without pretending he’s the next Christian pop-culture leader. · E. Stephen Burnett

The Power Of “Type”

Not every non-Christian is ready to receive the message of humankind’s fall, lost state, need of salvation, and rescue by a loving God through the blood of His precious Son. Something intervening takes place to bring a lost soul to the place where he is willing to listen to the salvation message. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Conversion Scenes: Are They Real?

The bigger issue in my mind isn’t whether a story has a conversion scene or not, but how well it is portrayed. · R. L. Copple