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Vain Cussing

Does the third commandment mean to avoid using God’s name as an expletive? · R. L. Copple

Five Reasons Why Supporting Enclave’s Kickstarter Is A Good Idea

Splickety Magazine owner/editor Ben Wolf shares five informed reasons to support Enclave Publishing ’s Kickstarter. · Ben Wolf

Finding The Edgy In Christian Fiction

God’s calling for edgy Christian fiction. · R. L. Copple

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

Three Reasons Why

Three reasons why romance novels predominate Christian fiction. · Shannon McDermott

Romantic Fiction Rules Because Of ‘Family Christian’ Faith

Christians ignore fantastical fiction because they assume that marriage and family values matter more. · E. Stephen Burnett

If You Want To Make God Laugh…

So last month, I spent a Monday night seated in front of my computer. My wife would tell you that this, in and of itself, is not unusual. But that particular night, I was watching the liveblog for the Christy […] · John Otte

Books Are Dangerous

For someone like me who is immersed in books, it is easy to lose your way. · Ashlee Willis

Why We Condemn ‘Game Of Thrones’ Porn and Think You Should Too

All men must die to self and reject even “soft” porn and “artful” rape culture wherever it hides. #GameofPorns · E. Stephen Burnett

Three-Second Comment Defeats Entire Storyline Of ‘Dragon 2’

An actor’s ad-lib has overthrown every other theme of the 102-minute animated epic. · E. Stephen Burnett

Deafness, Good and Bad

Christians shouldn’t shut out the criticism of the world, but we shouldn’t give it too much weight, either. · Shannon McDermott

Biblical Discernment: The Pure Free-for-all

If all things are pure, Paul wouldn’t be concerned that they might be led astray. · R. L. Copple

Safe Fiction Is Dangerous (Or, A Review Of How To Train Your Dragon)

“Safe” fiction is the most dangerous kind because people are disarmed, no longer alert to possible ideas that may foster a false worldview. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Slenderman: Requiem For Responsibility

Okay, so yeah, I know that I’ve been gone for a while. Real life has intruded (and in a severe way just recently). But something happened recently that’s so bizarre, so surreal, that it’s prompted me to come out of […] · John Otte

Hollywood Worldviews And Safe Fiction

“It is not only true, honorable and right to proclaim that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, but it is also true, honorable and right to proclaim that Satan is the father of lies”—Brian Godawa · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Toward A Better View Of ‘Icky Bits,’ Part 2

Aim for God’s glory and you will also get better art and maybe even “icky bits” in fiction. · E. Stephen Burnett

Biblical Discernment: Focus

It isn’t the presence of “icky, bad stuff” that we are to avoid thinking about, but rather discernment comes into play on what that stuff, icky or not, leads us to focus on, what truths it formulates in our minds. · R. L. Copple

Safe Fiction And The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz

In western culture we have Man, clawing up behind Satan, trying to replace God. In part because of a piece of “safe” fiction. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Safe Fiction – Discernment, Tim Downs, And First The Dead

What I’m wondering … really, what I’m doubting … is if one person can make a determination for another that a particular work is “safe.” · Rebecca LuElla Miller
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