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“Charles Hack’s Into the Darkness summons a close-range science fiction story, focusing on the personal challenges of space warfare among alien cultures with a steady pace and serious tone.”
—Lorehaven on Feb 3, 2023

The Chosen Succeeds Where ‘Woke’ Stories Fail
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    A Santa Claus Non-Believer Discovers Tolkien’s Father Christmas Letters
    Travis Perry, Articles on Dec 24, 2020

    My Perspective—Covid-19
    Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Apr 6, 2020

    Why Do Ex-Christians ‘Deconstruct’ the Gospel and Not Their Own Stories?
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Mar 31, 2020

    Brian Godawa Joins Our Podcast to Contend Rationally for ‘Non-Rational’ Imagination
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Mar 10, 2020

    How Does #ReleaseTheSnyderCut Reveal Fandom’s Grace and Idolatry?
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Jan 14, 2020

    Heaven Will Be the Happiest Place on Earth
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Sep 24, 2019

    So Do We All Just Hate ‘Star Wars’ Now? Is That How It Is?
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Aug 27, 2019

    Sharper than Any Double-Edged Sword
    Mark Carver, Articles on Mar 20, 2019

    Imago Hominis
    Mark Carver, Articles on Aug 8, 2018

    What Happened to All the Gods?
    Travis Perry, Articles on Jul 26, 2018

    Why Do Christian Fans Love ‘The Greatest Showman’?
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Apr 17, 2018

    What’s a Body to Do?
    Mark Carver, Articles on Mar 7, 2018

    To The Homeschooled Young Woman Who Asked Ted Dekker For Help At Realm Makers
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Aug 4, 2017

    Professing To Be Wise, They Became LeFous
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Mar 2, 2017

    ‘Jesus vs. Santa’ Notions Are Stuff and Nonsense
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Dec 17, 2014

    Deuteronomy 18 Witchcraft: What It Is and Isn’t
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Oct 31, 2014

    Toward A Better View Of ‘Icky Bits,’ Part 2
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on May 29, 2014

    When Christians Review
    Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Apr 21, 2014

    Can A Geek Be A Good Christian? Part IV—Geeky Idols
    John Otte, Articles on Nov 20, 2013

    Winners Don’t Do Witchcraft
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Oct 31, 2013

    Incarnation, Part 2: Hero In The Flesh
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Dec 13, 2012

    Speculative Politics 4: Rebuttal By Marc Schooley
    Marc Schooley, Articles on Oct 28, 2012

    Speculative Faith Reading Group 2: Meeting Mr. Tumnus
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Jun 7, 2012

    Speculative Faith Reading Group 1: Entering The ‘Wardrobe’
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on May 31, 2012

    Beauty and Truth 2: The Criticism Of Story
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on May 3, 2012

    Rearranging Icons 4: Characters Becoming Icons
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Apr 19, 2012

    Dark Is The Stain: The Fast
    Kaci Hill, Articles on Mar 7, 2012

    Will Fiction Last Forever? Part 1
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Nov 10, 2011

    ‘Harry Potter’ and The Issues Beyond Fiction, Part 5
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Aug 4, 2011

    Imagination: For God’s Glory and Others’ Good, Part 4
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on Jun 16, 2011

    Thunders Of ‘Thor’ Echo Biblical Truths, Part 2
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on May 19, 2011

    Thunders Of ‘Thor’ Echo Biblical Truths, Part 1
    E. Stephen Burnett, Articles on May 12, 2011

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