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The Magician’s Nephew Taught Me Christ’s Compassion in the Midst of Grief Elijah David in Articles, Jan 26, 2023

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How Christians Can Discern Jesus Adaptations in ‘The Chosen’ and Other Stories Josiah DeGraaf in Articles, Jan 19, 2023

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The Magician’s Nephew Taught Me Christ’s Compassion in the Midst of Grief ““My son … grief is great,” Aslan says to a mournful child, reminding us how Jesus comforts groaning Christians.” —Lorehaven on Jan 26, 2023

Lander’s Legacy “Lander’s Legacy stacks modern thrills and complex characters on a foundation of biblical what-ifs.” —Lorehaven on Jan 20, 2023

How Christians Can Discern Jesus Adaptations in ‘The Chosen’ and Other Stories “Some viewers feel bothered by fictional Jesus dialogue, but we can enjoy these speculations with a few cautions.” —Lorehaven on Jan 19, 2023

Christian Fanfiction Writers Fight Porn, Exalt ‘Salt and Light’ With New Tag on AO3 “Creators promote “good, true, and beautiful” stories on fanfiction site.” —Lorehaven on Jan 16, 2023

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Lorehaven issues (2018–2020)

The Messages of Black Horror Films Parker J. Cole, Articles on Jan 20, 2021

The Price Of Otherness Dan Schwabauer, Articles on Oct 23, 2020

Theophanies and Suffering in Christian Fantasy Nathan Lumbatis, Articles on Jul 17, 2020

Does ‘Strong Female Character’ Mean Girl Kicks Guy in the Face? Parker J. Cole, Articles on Mar 12, 2020

For Those Who Write: Three People Who Steal Your Writing Joy Paul Regnier, Articles on Nov 1, 2019

Where There’s a Will Janalyn Voigt, Articles on Oct 4, 2019

Unintentional Themes: The Power Of Forgiveness Jillian Boehme, Articles on Sep 6, 2019

WHEN DREAMS GO TO SLEEP: The Story of Stormrise Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Apr 12, 2019

Mind Games Rebecca Bruner, Articles on Sep 28, 2018

For Writers: The Spiritual Element Sarah Sawyer, Articles on Jul 9, 2018

Let’s Talk About Sex Jon Del Arroz, Articles on May 11, 2018

Absent Parents in Young Adult Fantasy Laurie Lucking, Articles on Apr 27, 2018

Out of Darkness, Hope – the Promise of the Superversive L. Jagi Lamplighter, Articles on Feb 9, 2018

The Wild Spirit (or Zombie Christianity) Nathan Lumbatis, Articles on Dec 22, 2017

Guest Post by Chris Morris: Showers, Character Depth, and Chronic Illness Chris Morris, Articles on Sep 22, 2017

What Was And What Might Be: The Fifteenth Article Linda Wood Rondeau, Articles on Mar 13, 2017

Tips For Good Allegory Michael Blaylock, Articles on Feb 24, 2017

The Gospel According To Star Trek, Part 2 Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Oct 14, 2016

The Gospel According To Star Trek, Part 1 Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Oct 7, 2016

The Once and Future Fan: Rediscovering My Love For Superheroes Matt Mikalatos, Articles on Sep 30, 2016

Parabolic Tales: The Hidden Beauty Of Faith In Speculative Fiction Barbara Hartzler, Articles on Apr 15, 2016

Creating A Compelling Love Triangle Laurie Lucking, Articles on Apr 8, 2016

Christian Fantasy And Magic Nathan Lumbatis, Articles on Jan 29, 2016

Fantasy: An Indispensable Way To Understand Ourselves Brent King, Articles on Jan 15, 2016

Motivate Kids To Read and Write! Brock D. Eastman, Articles on Oct 20, 2015

Realism and The Christian Artist C. E. Laureano, Articles on Sep 25, 2015

Act Your Age Megan Ebba, Articles on May 1, 2015

A Mommy/Youth Pastoring/Writer’s Way To Go About Creating and Populating Fantasy Worlds Mary Weber, Articles on Apr 2, 2015

Should We Be Reading Books To Escape Reality? Nadine Brandes, Articles on Dec 12, 2014

Theology and Heroes-Shaping Our Stories By What We Believe Jill Richardson, Articles on Dec 5, 2014

How To Deal With Sensitive Subjects (in Christian Spec Fiction) Scott Appleton, Articles on Nov 28, 2014

Why Read Fantasy? The Power Of World Building Jill Richardson, Articles on Nov 21, 2014

Should Christians Enjoy Fantasy? Pam Halter, Articles on Aug 29, 2014

5 Reasons Why We Love Dystopian Heroines C. J. Darlington, Articles on Aug 22, 2014

Do The Scriptures Work In Fantasy Realms? R. J. Anderson, Articles on Jul 11, 2014

Books Are Dangerous Ashlee Willis, Articles on Jun 27, 2014

What Are You Longing For? Robert Treskillard, Articles on Mar 21, 2014

The Speed Of Excellence Rebecca P. Minor, Articles on Mar 14, 2014

In Space, Nobody Can Hear You Sing Steve Trower, Articles on Mar 7, 2014

My Writing Influences Keven Newsome, Articles on Feb 28, 2014

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The Magician’s Nephew Taught Me Christ’s Compassion in the Midst of Grief
Elijah David in Articles, Jan 26, 2023

Lander’s Legacy
Reviews, Jan 20, 2023

How Christians Can Discern Jesus Adaptations in ‘The Chosen’ and Other Stories
Josiah DeGraaf in Articles, Jan 19, 2023

The Magician’s Nephew Taught Me Christ’s Compassion in the Midst of Grief
Fantastical Truth, Jan 26, 2023

Lander’s Legacy
Fantastical Truth, Jan 20, 2023

How Christians Can Discern Jesus Adaptations in ‘The Chosen’ and Other Stories
Fantastical Truth, Jan 19, 2023

Christian Fanfiction Writers Fight Porn, Exalt ‘Salt and Light’ With New Tag on AO3
Fantastical Truth, Jan 16, 2023

Prince Caspian
Fantastical Truth, Jan 13, 2023

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Fantastical Truth, Jan 13, 2023

The Magician’s Nephew Taught Me Christ’s Compassion in the Midst of Grief
Book Quests, January 2023

Lander’s Legacy
Book Quests, January 2023

How Christians Can Discern Jesus Adaptations in ‘The Chosen’ and Other Stories
Book Quests, January 2023

Christian Fanfiction Writers Fight Porn, Exalt ‘Salt and Light’ With New Tag on AO3
Book Quests, January 2023

The Magician’s Nephew Taught Me Christ’s Compassion in the Midst of Grief

““My son … grief is great,” Aslan says to a mournful child, reminding us how Jesus comforts groaning Christians.”
—Lorehaven on Jan 26, 2023

Lander’s Legacy

“Lander’s Legacy stacks modern thrills and complex characters on a foundation of biblical what-ifs.”
—Lorehaven on Jan 20, 2023

How Christians Can Discern Jesus Adaptations in ‘The Chosen’ and Other Stories

“Some viewers feel bothered by fictional Jesus dialogue, but we can enjoy these speculations with a few cautions.”
—Lorehaven on Jan 19, 2023

Christian Fanfiction Writers Fight Porn, Exalt ‘Salt and Light’ With New Tag on AO3

“Creators promote “good, true, and beautiful” stories on fanfiction site.”
—Lorehaven on Jan 16, 2023

The Messages of Black Horror Films
Parker J. Cole, Articles on Jan 20, 2021

The Price Of Otherness
Dan Schwabauer, Articles on Oct 23, 2020

Theophanies and Suffering in Christian Fantasy
Nathan Lumbatis, Articles on Jul 17, 2020

Does ‘Strong Female Character’ Mean Girl Kicks Guy in the Face?
Parker J. Cole, Articles on Mar 12, 2020

For Those Who Write: Three People Who Steal Your Writing Joy
Paul Regnier, Articles on Nov 1, 2019

Where There’s a Will
Janalyn Voigt, Articles on Oct 4, 2019

Unintentional Themes: The Power Of Forgiveness
Jillian Boehme, Articles on Sep 6, 2019

WHEN DREAMS GO TO SLEEP: The Story of Stormrise
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Apr 12, 2019

Mind Games
Rebecca Bruner, Articles on Sep 28, 2018

For Writers: The Spiritual Element
Sarah Sawyer, Articles on Jul 9, 2018

Let’s Talk About Sex
Jon Del Arroz, Articles on May 11, 2018

Absent Parents in Young Adult Fantasy
Laurie Lucking, Articles on Apr 27, 2018

Out of Darkness, Hope – the Promise of the Superversive
L. Jagi Lamplighter, Articles on Feb 9, 2018

The Wild Spirit (or Zombie Christianity)
Nathan Lumbatis, Articles on Dec 22, 2017

Guest Post by Chris Morris: Showers, Character Depth, and Chronic Illness
Chris Morris, Articles on Sep 22, 2017

What Was And What Might Be: The Fifteenth Article
Linda Wood Rondeau, Articles on Mar 13, 2017

Tips For Good Allegory
Michael Blaylock, Articles on Feb 24, 2017

The Gospel According To Star Trek, Part 2
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Oct 14, 2016

The Gospel According To Star Trek, Part 1
Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles on Oct 7, 2016

The Once and Future Fan: Rediscovering My Love For Superheroes
Matt Mikalatos, Articles on Sep 30, 2016

Parabolic Tales: The Hidden Beauty Of Faith In Speculative Fiction
Barbara Hartzler, Articles on Apr 15, 2016

Creating A Compelling Love Triangle
Laurie Lucking, Articles on Apr 8, 2016

Christian Fantasy And Magic
Nathan Lumbatis, Articles on Jan 29, 2016

Fantasy: An Indispensable Way To Understand Ourselves
Brent King, Articles on Jan 15, 2016

Motivate Kids To Read and Write!
Brock D. Eastman, Articles on Oct 20, 2015

Realism and The Christian Artist
C. E. Laureano, Articles on Sep 25, 2015

Act Your Age
Megan Ebba, Articles on May 1, 2015

A Mommy/Youth Pastoring/Writer’s Way To Go About Creating and Populating Fantasy Worlds
Mary Weber, Articles on Apr 2, 2015

Should We Be Reading Books To Escape Reality?
Nadine Brandes, Articles on Dec 12, 2014

Theology and Heroes-Shaping Our Stories By What We Believe
Jill Richardson, Articles on Dec 5, 2014

How To Deal With Sensitive Subjects (in Christian Spec Fiction)
Scott Appleton, Articles on Nov 28, 2014

Why Read Fantasy? The Power Of World Building
Jill Richardson, Articles on Nov 21, 2014

Should Christians Enjoy Fantasy?
Pam Halter, Articles on Aug 29, 2014

5 Reasons Why We Love Dystopian Heroines
C. J. Darlington, Articles on Aug 22, 2014

Do The Scriptures Work In Fantasy Realms?
R. J. Anderson, Articles on Jul 11, 2014

Books Are Dangerous
Ashlee Willis, Articles on Jun 27, 2014

What Are You Longing For?
Robert Treskillard, Articles on Mar 21, 2014

The Speed Of Excellence
Rebecca P. Minor, Articles on Mar 14, 2014

In Space, Nobody Can Hear You Sing
Steve Trower, Articles on Mar 7, 2014

My Writing Influences
Keven Newsome, Articles on Feb 28, 2014

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Get exclusive shirts and beyond

Authors and publishers:
Reach new fans with Lorehaven