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A Shadowy Argument for Christian Fiction

Shadows cast by stories can sometimes obscure the truth, but can Christian fiction paradoxically illuminate through shadow? · Brett Armstrong

Why is Harry Potter More Christian than His Creator?

Happy birthday, Harry Potter—the famous boy wizard whose story celebrates tradition, family, and legitimate authority. · G. Shane Morris

When Christians Create Non-Christian Stories

Laura VanArendonk Baugh: “Some people might be surprised that a Greek myth told among Norse myth was written by a Christian.” · Laura VanArendonk Baugh

The Wonder of It All

Human beings are hardwired for wonder, and speculative fiction taps into that desire. · Kyle Robert Shultz

‘Altered Carbon’ Looks Too Long Into the Abyss

Altered Carbon is an outstanding piece of storytelling, but does the sci-fi drama fail to heed its own warnings? · Randy Streu

Can We Say …

We’re all happy to set aside debates for the sake of our chosen stories. But should we have a different standard when the debates are centered around Scripture? · Shannon McDermott

Imperfect Characters Inspire Us

Novelist Gillian Bronte Adams: “Imperfect characters are inspiring because they remind us of grace, modeling how to fall and rise again and how to keep on keeping on.” · Gillian Bronte Adams

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? · Travis Perry

The Bible as Horror

Novelist Mike Duran: “At its heart, the Greatest Story Ever Told is, in part, a horror story.” · Mike Duran

Are Talking Animals Biblical?

Wilbur, Peter Rabbit, Eeyore, Aslan—talking animals pervade children’s literature, but are they biblical? · C. J. Darlington

A Resurgence Of Epic Fantasy?

Since epic fantasy is a good vs. evil struggle, and good wins in the end, how far can an author flip the script without making evil come out on top? · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Fiction Friday — Foundling by D. M. Cornish

The Half-Continent is a world at war: humans and monsters have been fighting for centuries. Biotechnology supplies light, engine power and even, in some cases, superhuman powers. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The Car-Universe Without A Motor, part 11: Consciousness

Consciousness is unique. It’s more than just a product of brain function–its origin is a mystery which makes more sense if we’re willing to talk about God. · Travis Perry

When Women Weren’t People

Novelist Catherine Jones Payne: Sometimes evangelicals struggle to view women as fully human, in reality and in our stories. · Catherine Jones Payne

Star Wars Fans, Don’t Act Like New Testament Legalists

Some “Star Wars” fans, upset with new fans and “The Last Jedi,” sound like legalistic leaders in the book of Acts. · John Otte

The Car-Universe Without A Motor, part 10: Life

Life coming from non-life on its own is a staple of science fiction. But is so unlikely in the real world that even recent advances in science are a long way from explaining it. · Travis Perry

Show Your Hand

Beliefs about God, the universe, and right and wrong have a way of becoming apparent, even when left unspoken. · Shannon McDermott

Which is Greater: Faith or Truth?

Biblical fiction novelist Brennan S. McPherson: “Without human imagination, faith, worship, and pleasing God are impossible.” · Brennan S. McPherson
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