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Christians, Your Neighbors Don’t Get God’s Grace

In Christian stories, songs, and conversations, we keep assuming we can refer to God’s love and grace and non-Christians will get it. · E. Stephen Burnett

How Indie Novels Can Beat $4 Coffee and Chase Joy

“Support indie authors” memes urge readers to do their Duty. Instead authors can help us chase Christ-centered delight. · E. Stephen Burnett

Story Evangelism: The Gospel Has Power In Realistic Fiction

Conversion scenes don’t automatically make good stories, but good stories can show the gospel at work. · Austin Gunderson

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

Christian Movies Can Show Better Sermons

Christian movies can exalt Jesus, not just morality, by exposing lies and showing worship through pain. · E. Stephen Burnett

The True Form Of Fairy-Tale

J. R. R. Tolkien appealed to reality in justifying joy in fairy stories. It’s revealing as to what he thought of fairy tales – and of reality. · Shannon McDermott

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

How To Train Your Church Story Group

Would fantastical-story groups work in your local church? Here’s how they worked at mine. · E. Stephen Burnett

The State Of Christian Fantastical Fiction 2: We Need The Church

Why is Christian fantastical story-promotion struggling? Here’s a crucial hiding-in-plain-sight reason. · E. Stephen Burnett

Five Myths Of Cultural Engagement

Have you encountered any of these myths? · R. L. Copple

Finding The Edgy In Christian Fiction

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

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

The Plowing Of Hades

When we speculate, it becomes a story. When God speculates, it becomes reality. · R. L. Copple

‘McGee and Me’: The Biggest Lie

Despite good intentions, do some Christian children’s stories end up omitting the Cross? · E. Stephen Burnett

Merry Mythmas

I sat in the pediatrician’s waiting room with a sick child browsing a dog-eared parenting magazine. It was a glossy holiday issue full of colorful pictures of luscious goodies, glittering decorations, and happy families. The magazine contained an article by […] · Yvonne Anderson

A Moral Imperative

“You can’t legislate morality.” . . . the statement as written is categorically false. · R. L. Copple

Kingdom Come

Humans desire an ideal kingdom, a longing that Scripture promises to fulfill both spiritually and physically. · Yvonne Anderson

Just Reached My Fill Of Nephilim

Speculating can glorify God. But some Christians go too far about supposedly demonic Nephilim. · E. Stephen Burnett

Teaching Story Transitions 6: Launching Teens Into Culture

Rather than fearing these years, parents can encourage teenagers to practice story discernment and enjoyment for God’s glory. · Jared Moore
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