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How Horror Films Subvert the Fatalistic Tragedy of Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Some horror films fall into a subgenre that explores mental illness such as dementia and Alzheimer’s in a unique fashion. · Parker J. Cole

What Jordan Peele’s New ‘The Twilight Zone’ Teaches about God and Imagination

Unlike Rod Serling’s narrator, who shows a problem and only observes the story’s end, God chose to step into the Twilight Zone with us. · Parker J. Cole

Podcast: R. S. Ingermanson Explores Jesus’s Speculative Early Life in ‘Son of Mary’

We had to ask Randy Ingermanson about his most recent release, Son of Mary, book 1 of his new four-book Crown of Thorns series. · E. Stephen Burnett

What’s in a Gift? The Backstory of the Magi’s Presents

If you really study the gifts of the magi in Matthew 2, you’ll learn more about who Jesus truly is. · Patrick W. Carr

Why Batman Can’t Save Gotham

What Gotham needs is not a dark knight, but a hero who operates by a different code. · Daniel Whyte IV

EStephenBurnett.com: Week One of Weekday Blogging, Complete

On this new web portal, explore topics like Aquaman’s “cheesiness,” the widow’s mite misinterpreted, and a weird search term. · E. Stephen Burnett

Superheroes And Heroes As They Relate To God

In part I think the love of speculative fiction grows from the need in the heart of each one of us for a person stronger, better, more capable, committed, willing to put his life on the line for others. We long for rescue—for ourselves, for our community, for the world. We love the idea that Someone will bring justice when we see no hope, when we are convinced that the bad guys will win, when we see devastation wrecking havoc in the face of our helplessness. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The Hidden Message of Salvation

The salvation story of Christ is deeply buried in many epic fantasy classics, such as the Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings. · Aviya Carmen

Faith in a Grimdark World

Novelist Aidan Russell: “As Christ’s followers, we are called to fight, and we cannot fail.” · Aidan Russell

Is Black Panther too Pagan for Christian Fans?

Fans can discern Black Panther’s mysticism to find a story that celebrates human heroism, royal beauty, and African culture. · Parker J. Cole

Why We Need Superheroes

Christians aren’t being silly to compare superheroes to biblical truth, because that’s exactly what the storytellers often intend. · Jason Joyner

Sonrise

Numerous movies and TV shows have a “savior” character who clearly parallels Jesus Christ, but perhaps none more so than Neo from The Matrix Trilogy. · Mark Carver

The Deeper Magic of Easter

“The Magic Of Easter” runs far deeper than chocolate eggs and an adorable spring wardrobe. · Randy Streu

Are We Actually More Like the Villain Than the Hero?

Do we overlook something when thinking about stories? Namely, which archetype falls closer to us, the readers, on the heroic-to-villainous spectrum? · Zac Totah

But You Just Can’t Dress Like Jesus After Labor Day

Christians who engage culture must also identify its trends, such as the new sexual moral majority. · E. Stephen Burnett

Should Christian Fans Call Ourselves ‘Geeks’?

Christians who enjoy fantastic stories are united first by Jesus, not our fandoms. So what about the label “geek”? · E. Stephen Burnett

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

Announcing Lorehaven: New Magazine To Build Christian Fantastic Book Clubs

Starting this fall, Lorehaven will help fans start book clubs and find truth in Christian-made fantastic stories. · E. Stephen Burnett

Guilt By Association?

Even faithful Christians, who love others in holiness and share the gospel, will be associated with sinners. · E. Stephen Burnett
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