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Last Stands, Custer, General Gordon, and Being a Christian Warrior
What defines a Christian warrior? This article looks at the negative example of Custer–and the positive example of Charles Gordon.
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Travis Perry
Settling the Solar System in Science Fiction, part 2: Venus
Venus used to be a main destination for sci fi, inspiring Dagobah-like settings. But Venus could well be more like Bespin…in the clouds…
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Settling the Solar System in Science Fiction, part 1: Mercury
How has science fiction seen the settlement of Mercury? And what would it take to survive there or anywhere? Is Mercury good colony material?
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Stargate SG-1 Update: Christianity in the Episode “Demons”
Midway through season three, “Stargate SG-1” directly addresses Christianity in an episode called “Demons.”
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Travis Perry
A Scientific Theory of Magic
This post ponders what would it mean if magic were simply an undiscovered form of energy. How would known physics affect practical magic?
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Travis Perry
Stargate SG-1 Season One–Making Weak Ideas Into a Better Story
Stargate SG-1 is new for me. I didn’t think the Stargate movie was great–this post details how the series started off with weak ideas but made good stories anyway.
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From The Writers’ Toolbox: Timeless Questions And Eternal Mysteries
Many writers are afraid they will limit the scope of their book if they place their story firmly in a particular economic or political or religious milieu. They’re afraid if they take sides in a controversial question, they’ll make enemies and lose readers.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
A Tribute to the Sower of Imagination, My Granny
A tribute to the woman who fed me the seeds of creativity and gave me the love for horror, sci-fi, and Jesus.
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Parker J. Cole
A Christian Reaction to ‘Alien Worlds’–How Writers of Faith Can Do More
Parker J. Cole’s look at ‘Alien Worlds’ inspired this article–which looks at how the worldview of a Christian writing hard sci fi is broader than an atheist’s.
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Prospect: Why I Like Nobledark or Grimbright Better than Cheerful and Corrupt
Prospect is a movie I’d recommend over Rim of the World. I both review Prospect and say why I like its type of tale better.
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Travis Perry
Voting And The Right To Vote
Because the United States is a representative democracy, it seems a little surprising that so few (any?) stories by American authors appropriate this form of government for their story world.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Let’s Talk About Race and Racism: Structual Inequalities
In spite of disagreement with Critical Race Theory, this post does see some “structural inequality” in the USA. Which relates to worldbuilding…
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Travis Perry
From The Writers’ Toolbox: Flawed Characters Can Be Too Flawed
The point is simple: to be believable, characters need flaws, but if their flaws overshadow their higher nature, readers may not care enough to continue on the reading journey with them.
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Speculative Fiction And Contemporary Culture, Part 2
How can writers speak into today’s troubled culture, whether dealing with the political divide, racial unrest, dealing with a pandemic, economic concerns, or what have you?
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Past the High Point
Why can’t a villain finish his redemption arc without finishing himself?
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Shannon McDermott
Why Can a Book’s Movie Be So Bad? When an Adaptation Goes Astray
Why do adaptations of books to movies and other media sometimes fail? It isn’t always because they didn’t follow the book closely enough.
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Heather M. Elliott
There and Beowulf Again: Providence and Plot in Tolkien’s Hobbit
Beowulf is known as a pagan myth, but it was penned by a Christian writer. The Hobbit borrows from Beowulf and shows how Tolkien used mythology to show forth Christian truths.
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Anthony G. Cirilla
The Female Don Quixote and Heroism for our Times
Arabella, The Female Don Quixote, shows us something about why we need a world with heroes.
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Jill Domschot
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