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Why I Wrote My Fantasy Novel As a Monk

The quiet and reflective monastery of Saint Bernard inspired Benedict Dyar to create “The Flame of Telbyrin.” · Benedict Dyar

Christian Fantasy Fans: What’s Your Highest Purpose?

Christian fantasy fans have a much greater purpose than merely doing ministry for others. · E. Stephen Burnett

Take Away the Cheese but Keep the Integrity

Novelist Anna M. Aquino didn’t want to write “Christian literature.” Then she realized her faith will always drive her stories. · Anna M. Aquino

95 Theses for Christian Fiction Reformation, part 4

Readers can apply the five Reformation “solas” to a biblical reformation of Christian fiction. · E. Stephen Burnett

Victory

Who wants to read about death, disability, disease, or defeat? Sure, we have stories that contain all those things, but the great thing about speculative literature is that it pits life, ability, strength, and victory against the things that ravage […] · Rebecca LuElla Miller

To The Homeschooled Young Woman Who Asked Ted Dekker For Help At Realm Makers

How can we heal if we’re trained to associate God’s gifts with pain? · E. Stephen Burnett

Storytelling With Faith and Free Will

Fantasy novelist R. J. Anderson shares her conversation with author and artist Stephen McCranie. · R. J. Anderson

Why Do We Need Christian Fantasy?

Should Christians enjoy stories outside or inside “Christian” subcultures? The answer is yes. · E. Stephen Burnett

Should Christian Stories Evangelize? Chapter 4

Evangelism is only part of the mission of God’s people, who live in a world that is about to change forever. · Austin Gunderson

Should Christian Stories Evangelize? Chapter 3

Are Christian fans and writers “full-time” missionaries? Or can we sometimes enjoy a rest from explicit evangelism? · E. Stephen Burnett

Should Christian Stories Evangelize? Chapter 2

“The source of the confusion typically surrounding this topic can be traced to the failure of evangelicalism to articulate a coherent doctrine of vocation.” · Austin Gunderson

Seven More Challenges For Christian Movie Critics and Fans

Christian movies—should we criticize them? If so, how? What are they for? Is a “subculture” bad? · E. Stephen Burnett

Seven Challenges For Christian Movie Critics and Fans

Christian movies—love them, hate them, ignore them? Here are seven challenges about them. · E. Stephen Burnett

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

Finding God In Quantum Leap

“Quantum Leap” reminds me how God works through us to accomplish good even in small ways. · John Otte

Why God Created Us

The question of why God created us felt as unanswerable as “Can God make a rock so big He can’t lift it?” · R. L. Copple

Iconoclasm, Part 2

“Calvinist“ Christians: don’t waste your images, and the fantastic imagination of Scripture we often ignore in favor of words and doctrine. · Brian Godawa

Iconoclasm, Part 1

The Bible is full of fantastic imagery; how did the Reformation honor this? · Brian Godawa

Superman Soups Up Sermons

Should Christians help promote cinematic Christ-callbacks? · E. Stephen Burnett
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