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These Are the Top Ten Most-Read SpecFaith Articles in 2019

From “Game of Thrones” critiques to YA Twitter, writing challenges, and Ted Chiang (again?), here are the top-read SpecFaith articles in 2019. · E. Stephen Burnett

2020 Science Fiction Predictions

Science fiction in many forms laid down predictions for what the year 2020 would bring. What did they get wrong? What’s close to being right? · Travis Perry

Why Did C. S. Lewis Despise Christmas Cards?

“But when they find cards from any to whom they have not sent, then they beat their breasts and wail and utter curses against the sender.” · E. Stephen Burnett

What Was God Thinking?

We humans, as rational beings, want everything to make sense. It’s frustrating that such “nonsense” winds up being true. · Mark Carver

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

What Kind of War Does the Devil Fight?

When compared to human warfare, what is spiritual warfare like? Is it like hand-to-hand combat? Cyber war? Information operations? · Travis Perry

Primary Colors And Their Use

Writing can be equated with the use of primary colors. J. R. R. Tolkien used that metaphor, anyway, when he explained his thoughts about fantasy. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The Unwanted Passenger

No matter where people go in this universe, they bring along an unwanted passenger: their own sin natures. · Mark Carver

Confessions of a Returning ‘Adventures in Odyssey’ Fan

After I finally returned to my “Adventures in Odyssey” fandom this year, I discovered the Christian audio drama had grown even better. · E. Stephen Burnett

Shields Among Us

Our “shields” can be necessary but also harmful, guarding us from enemies but also our own good. · Laura VanArendonk Baugh

Revealed: Here’s the Little Trap I Set to Expose Rotten Tomatoes

When humans like or dislike stories based on many complex factors, you can’t just call a film “fresh” or “rotten.” · E. Stephen Burnett

Sneak Peek–What’s New In Christian Fiction

Today’s sneak peek is at award-winning author, Patrick Carr’s new novel, The End Of The Magi. Yes, the title refers to those magi. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Why I Wrote My Fantasy Novel As a Monk

The quiet and reflective monastery of Saint Bernard inspired Benedict Dyar to create “The Flame of Telbyrin.” · Benedict Dyar

The Deal with the Devil

The trope of making a deal with the Devil has been around longer than Goethe’s Faust. What’s good about the use of this trope? What’s Biblical? And how can we apply what the Bible says to craft a more original take on making a deal with Satan? · Travis Perry

Are We There Yet?

When does the future arrive? · Mark Carver

Why We Want Warner Brothers to #ReleaseTheSnyderCut of ‘Justice League’

The original Justice League movie was okay, but we’ve since learned the planned epic super-film was nerfed by skittish producers. · E. Stephen Burnett

Alien God of the Christian Tribulation

What if the Tribulation that futurists like me see in the book of Revelation takes place? And what if the Antichrist claims aliens are invading the Earth and he’s only resisting them…? (And why would I want to write a story like that?) · Travis Perry

Behind the Scenes: Lorehaven’s 2020 Vision

Lorehaven’s fall 2019 issue is now free for all to read, and so is this preview of our plans for 2020. · E. Stephen Burnett

“The Black Cat” From The Father Of Horror

Poe’s short story,”The Black Cat,” is in the public domain. This post of it may have been better for October, but I think you’ll like it. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

What is Truly Scary?

At the root of all fear is the desperate unwillingness to lose something precious, the ultimate fear being the fear of losing one’s life or the lives of loved ones. · Mark Carver
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