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Shannon McDermottâs novel The Time Door transplants the seeds of political thriller into the soils of near-future sci-fi, exploring one decaying civilization in light of another.
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Try These Three Practical Questions to Discern Fictional Magic
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Topics: Redemption
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 Alzheimerâs in a unique fashion.
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Parker J. Cole
I Respect C. S. Lewis, But Disagree with Parts of The Last Battle
C. S. Lewis was wrong to insinuate in this story that a man who worshiped a false god could somehow also be serving the true God.
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Audie Thacker
Past the High Point
Why canât a villain finish his redemption arc without finishing himself?
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Shannon McDermott
Love Transforms the Beloved in ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Stories
This fairy tale famously shows true beauty conquering a beastly form, but the original story worked a little differently.
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Elijah David
Hard Time
As with any real life/entertainment contrast, the real world of incarceration doesn’t quite match up with what we see on screen when it comes to prisons and jails.
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Mark Carver
Born-Again Kanye: Yea or Nay?
The hip-hop star is suddenly singing of Christ, and Christians have both good and unhealthy responses.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Twelve Responses to Abuse Accusations in Christian Conferences, Part 2
Donât treat a conference or Christian group like a church. Encourage all Christian leaders to act âabove reproach.â Donât reject all the accused personâs creative work. Donât totally âshunâ the person accused of abuse.
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E. Stephen Burnett
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?
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Travis Perry
Fantasy is the Most Eternally Realistic Kind of Story
When we read fantasy, our journey mirrors our own struggles to live a faithful life.
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Raquel Byrnes
Do We Need Another Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Story?
James L. Rubart shares how he created his latest novel, “The Man He Never Was.”
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James L. Rubart
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.
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Mark Carver
Billy Graham is Home, but Not Home Yet
Billy Graham wasnât just passing through this world. He will return to stay, just like Jesus will.
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E. Stephen Burnett
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?
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Zac Totah
Easter and God’s Earth-Shattering New Covenant
For Easter, novelist Brian Godawa explores the Bible’s earth-shattering symbolism.
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Brian Godawa
Professing To Be Wise, They Became LeFous
âBeauty and the Beastâ turns a character âgay.â How do Christians respond?
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E. Stephen Burnett
Finding Truth In Fantasy
Often, the dark trials are what strengthen us, not the ease-filled traipses through flower-strewn meadows. This is a recurring theme in fiction, nowhere more apparent than fantasy.
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Zac Totah
Star Trek On TV
Now, the Star Trek legends are together for the first time on free TV with All Star Trek on H&I.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Frodo’s FailureâWhen Doing Your Best Isn’t Enough
This imageâFrodoâs failing despite his best effortâgets at the heart of the Gospel and the fact that left to ourselves, we can try-try-try all the livelong day and never measure up to what God requires. Never hope to come close.
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Zac Totah
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.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Should Villains Be Redeemed?
O villains, villains, what are we to do with you? Villains play a key role in most stories. Unless the force opposing the hero is something from natureâsuch as a storm or terror-inducing dinosaurâyou can bet your hobbit pipe that […]
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Zac Totah