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The Pop Culture Parent: Helping Kids Engage Their World for Christ | Releases Sept. 7, 2020 from New Growth Press

Join Me at the Realm Makers June 25 Livestream: How Can Stories Help Us in Traumatic Times? | E. Stephen Burnett, Jun 22

Yes, Marriage and Family are Still Normative and Good Gifts for Today’s Church | E. Stephen Burnett, Jun 18

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Memorable Stories | Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Mar 30, 2020

Taking Stories To The Culture | Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Sep 16, 2019

Christian Themes In Books By Christians | Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Sep 9, 2019

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

The Sound and the Fury | Mark Carver, Articles, Aug 21, 2019

How Science Fiction Portrays the Future of Christianity | Travis Perry, Articles, May 16, 2019

Books Have Themes? | Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Mar 25, 2019

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

Fantasy That Works | Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Feb 5, 2018

Unlocking The Theme Of A Cast Of Stones | Patrick W. Carr, Articles, Aug 26, 2016

A Whole New World | Mark Carver, Articles, Oct 7, 2015

The Meaning Of Life | R. L. Copple, Articles, May 6, 2014

Agenda Fiction Is Alive and Well | R. L. Copple, Articles, Apr 8, 2014

Quality Is As Quality Does | R. L. Copple, Articles, Mar 25, 2014

Has Speculative Fiction Aborted Controversial Positions? | R. L. Copple, Articles, Jan 28, 2014

Kingdom Come | Yvonne Anderson, Articles, Oct 2, 2013

What Is Intellectual Rigor? | Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Aug 26, 2013

Christian Speculative Fiction And Intellectual Rigor | Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Aug 19, 2013

Art And The Clive Staples Award, Continued | Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Jun 10, 2013

Have You Visited Your “Inmost Cave” Lately? | Christopher Miller, Articles, Mar 19, 2013

What Makes Fantasy Work? Part 2 | Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Mar 11, 2013

Magic In The Story: The Two Faces Of Magic | Christopher Miller, Articles, Feb 26, 2013

On The ‘Throne Of Bones’: A Q and A With Vox Day | Vox Day, Articles, Jan 18, 2013

Old Soldiers | Fred Warren, Articles, Nov 13, 2012

What Makes Novels Mediocre? | E. Stephen Burnett, Articles, Oct 19, 2012

Speculative Politics 2: Perspectives From Marc Schooley | Marc Schooley, Articles, Oct 14, 2012

Shallow Reasons To Support ‘Narnia’ 1 | E. Stephen Burnett, Articles, Aug 9, 2012

Mixed Messages and Thin Themes | Kat Heckenbach, Articles, Jun 22, 2012

Rearranging Icons 7: Coming Full-Circle | Fred Warren, Articles, May 1, 2012

Rearranging Icons 5: In The Eye Of The Beholder | Fred Warren, Articles, Apr 24, 2012

Rearranging Icons 3: Give and Take | Fred Warren, Articles, Apr 17, 2012

Rearranging Icons 2: Defining The Debates | E. Stephen Burnett, Articles, Apr 12, 2012

Rearranging Icons: An Introduction | Fred Warren, Articles, Apr 10, 2012

Bringing The Personal To The Universal | Anne Elisabeth Stengl, Articles, Mar 2, 2012

Dark Is The Stain: The Song & Dance | Kaci Hill, Articles, Feb 22, 2012

Dark Is The Stain: Impassioned | Kaci Hill, Articles, Feb 8, 2012

Dark Is The Stain: Astrologers & Kings | Kaci Hill, Articles, Jan 11, 2012

Dark Is The Stain: Hallow’s Eve | Kaci Hill, Articles, Nov 2, 2011

Why I Wrote The DarkTrench Saga | Kerry Nietz, Articles, Oct 28, 2011

Beyond Story Battles 1: Living For The Fight? | E. Stephen Burnett, Articles, Oct 20, 2011

Review | The Vault Between Spaces
Lorehaven Review Team,

Review | Let the Ghosts Speak
Lorehaven Review Team,

Review | Sponsored Review: The Light Unbound
Lorehaven Review Team,

Review | Heartmender
Lorehaven Review Team,

Looking Forward to Re-Creation in Eternity
| Travis Perry, Jul 2

The Crux of the Tragedy
| Shannon McDermott, Jul 1

’During Traumatic Times, We Need Truthful Stories to Help Us Heal’
| E. Stephen Burnett, Jun 30

Introducing The Author: Paul Regnier
| Rebecca LuElla Miller, Jun 29

The Vault Between Spaces
| Fantastical Truth, Jun 30, 2020

Let the Ghosts Speak
| Fantastical Truth, Jun 30, 2020

Sponsored Review: The Light Unbound
| Fantastical Truth, Jun 30, 2020

Heartmender
| Fantastical Truth, Jun 30, 2020

The Pop Culture Parent: Helping Kids Engage Their World for Christ
| Releases Sept. 7, 2020 from New Growth Press

Join Me at the Realm Makers June 25 Livestream: How Can Stories Help Us in Traumatic Times?
| E. Stephen Burnett, Jun 22

Yes, Marriage and Family are Still Normative and Good Gifts for Today’s Church
| E. Stephen Burnett, Jun 18

Local Blogger Gives ‘The Screwtape Letters’ A Modern Spin for Today’s Uncertain Times
| E. Stephen Burnett, Apr 30

Memorable Stories
| Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Mar 30, 2020

Taking Stories To The Culture
| Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Sep 16, 2019

Christian Themes In Books By Christians
| Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Sep 9, 2019

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

The Sound and the Fury
| Mark Carver, Articles, Aug 21, 2019

How Science Fiction Portrays the Future of Christianity
| Travis Perry, Articles, May 16, 2019

Books Have Themes?
| Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Mar 25, 2019

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

Fantasy That Works
| Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Feb 5, 2018

Unlocking The Theme Of A Cast Of Stones
| Patrick W. Carr, Articles, Aug 26, 2016

A Whole New World
| Mark Carver, Articles, Oct 7, 2015

The Meaning Of Life
| R. L. Copple, Articles, May 6, 2014

Agenda Fiction Is Alive and Well
| R. L. Copple, Articles, Apr 8, 2014

Quality Is As Quality Does
| R. L. Copple, Articles, Mar 25, 2014

Has Speculative Fiction Aborted Controversial Positions?
| R. L. Copple, Articles, Jan 28, 2014

Kingdom Come
| Yvonne Anderson, Articles, Oct 2, 2013

What Is Intellectual Rigor?
| Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Aug 26, 2013

Christian Speculative Fiction And Intellectual Rigor
| Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Aug 19, 2013

Art And The Clive Staples Award, Continued
| Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Jun 10, 2013

Have You Visited Your “Inmost Cave” Lately?
| Christopher Miller, Articles, Mar 19, 2013

What Makes Fantasy Work? Part 2
| Rebecca LuElla Miller, Articles, Mar 11, 2013

Magic In The Story: The Two Faces Of Magic
| Christopher Miller, Articles, Feb 26, 2013

On The ‘Throne Of Bones’: A Q and A With Vox Day
| Vox Day, Articles, Jan 18, 2013

Old Soldiers
| Fred Warren, Articles, Nov 13, 2012

What Makes Novels Mediocre?
| E. Stephen Burnett, Articles, Oct 19, 2012

Speculative Politics 2: Perspectives From Marc Schooley
| Marc Schooley, Articles, Oct 14, 2012

Shallow Reasons To Support ‘Narnia’ 1
| E. Stephen Burnett, Articles, Aug 9, 2012

Mixed Messages and Thin Themes
| Kat Heckenbach, Articles, Jun 22, 2012

Rearranging Icons 7: Coming Full-Circle
| Fred Warren, Articles, May 1, 2012

Rearranging Icons 5: In The Eye Of The Beholder
| Fred Warren, Articles, Apr 24, 2012

Rearranging Icons 3: Give and Take
| Fred Warren, Articles, Apr 17, 2012

Rearranging Icons 2: Defining The Debates
| E. Stephen Burnett, Articles, Apr 12, 2012

Rearranging Icons: An Introduction
| Fred Warren, Articles, Apr 10, 2012

Bringing The Personal To The Universal
| Anne Elisabeth Stengl, Articles, Mar 2, 2012

Dark Is The Stain: The Song & Dance
| Kaci Hill, Articles, Feb 22, 2012

Dark Is The Stain: Impassioned
| Kaci Hill, Articles, Feb 8, 2012

Dark Is The Stain: Astrologers & Kings
| Kaci Hill, Articles, Jan 11, 2012

Dark Is The Stain: Hallow’s Eve
| Kaci Hill, Articles, Nov 2, 2011

Why I Wrote The DarkTrench Saga
| Kerry Nietz, Articles, Oct 28, 2011

Beyond Story Battles 1: Living For The Fight?
| E. Stephen Burnett, Articles, Oct 20, 2011