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Try These Three Practical Questions to Discern Fictional Magic
How Do We Discern Good and Bad ‘Magic’?
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The Death and Rebirth of Magic in Children's Fantasy
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Beware the Real Danger of Entertainment
Christian-Made Fantasy Can Shine Light in the Grimdark
How to Disciple Your Kids with Dangeous Books
How Reading Epic Fantasy Helps Me Be Brave
Engaging Fictional Violence in Our Real Worlds
Engaging That @&*% Our Stories Often Say
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Even If We Like Fantasy and Sci-Fi, We Can Still Practice Accidental Legalism
How God Uses Story Villains for Our Good
Sensual Scenes in Fiction Pose Unique Temptations for Women
Stories With Bad Ideas Can Still Help Us Grow
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Let’s Not Excuse Movie and TV Porn For the Sake of ‘Redemptive’ Stories
Christians Can’t Consistently Blame Leftist Fiction While Pushing Our Own Propaganda
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E. Stephen Burnett
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95 Theses for Christian Fiction Reformation, part 4
Readers can apply the five Reformation “solas” to a biblical reformation of Christian fiction.
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E. Stephen Burnett
95 Theses for Christian Fiction Reformation, part 3
If we hope to reform Christian fiction, we need to affirm what’s right about these novels.
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E. Stephen Burnett
95 Theses for Christian Fiction Reformation, part 2
Christian-made fictionâs worst errors come from shallow or false beliefs about our faith.
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E. Stephen Burnett
95 Theses for Christian Fiction Reformation, part 1
500 years ago, God’s church needed reformation. Now Christian fiction needs reforming.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Six Things that Work Aboard âStar Trek: Discoveryâ
Star Trek: Discovery lets Christian fans engage a conflicted sci-fi world built on humanism.
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E. Stephen Burnett
September Update: Speculative Faith and Lorehaven
Our new website is live this week. Here’s what that means for Speculative Faith and Lorehaven.
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E. Stephen Burnett
But You Just Canât Dress Like Jesus After Labor Day
Christians who engage culture must also identify its trends, such as the new sexual moral majority.
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E. Stephen Burnett
When Pastors Criticize Popular Culture
Pastors must show they know popular culture’s purpose before they criticize particular stories.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Top Six Ways Christian Culture Is Just The Worst
Only Christian culture could be responsible for these six examples of “creativity.”
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E. Stephen Burnett
Should Christian Fans Call Ourselves âGeeksâ?
Christians who enjoy fantastic stories are united first by Jesus, not our fandoms. So what about the label “geek”?
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E. Stephen Burnett
To The Homeschooled Young Woman Who Asked Ted Dekker For Help At Realm Makers
How can we heal if weâre trained to associate Godâs gifts with pain?
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E. Stephen Burnett
Lorehaven Begins, Readers Respond
Your response to our news about Lorehaven magazine has been incredible.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Announcing Lorehaven: New Magazine To Build Christian Fantastic Book Clubs
Starting this fall, Lorehaven will help fans start book clubs and find truth in Christian-made fantastic stories.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Guilt By Association?
Even faithful Christians, who love others in holiness and share the gospel, will be associated with sinners.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Weirdness In Church? Or: The Adventure Of The Dancing Men
Should creative works, like ballet dancing or fantasy fiction, be seen in church worship services?
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E. Stephen Burnett
Top Three Joys We Expect At Realm Makers 2017
Weâve asked conference guests: what are the top three joys we expect at Realm Makers 2017?
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E. Stephen Burnett
So Are Christians Now Okay With âHarry Potterâ?
The Harry Potter series has turned 20. Have Christians grown out of their outrage about it?
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E. Stephen Burnett
‘Batman v Superman’ v Wonder Woman?
Novelist Kerry Nietz, Austin Gunderson, and E. Stephen Burnett explore Wonder Woman’s place in the DC super-film series.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Four More Ways To Fix The DC Film Universe
Now that people know âWonder Womanâ is truly good, DCâs cinematic heroes should stay the course.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Will ‘Wonder Woman’ Fix The DC Film Universe?
Wonder Woman and DCâs cinematic heroes can defeat these four potential story villains.
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Five More Ways To Fix The Marvel Cinematic Universe
New threats to the Marvel films include shallow family themes, tonal clashes, and genre parody.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Five Ways To Fix The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Marvel Cinematic Universe movies are fun, but these five problems could grow worse.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Does ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Use âSafeâ Bad Words?
Drax from âGuardians of the Galaxyâ calls his friends names. Why do we like him anyway?
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E. Stephen Burnett
Is Secular Fiction Better Than Christian Fiction?
âBad Christian fiction made me switch to secular fiction.â But both markets can be restrictive.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Celebrate New Earth Day
Maybe Earth Day can show not just environmental care of the planet, but eternal hope for all God’s creation.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Great Christian Movies About The Resurrection
Two great Christian movies both happen to focus on the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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E. Stephen Burnett
The Rapture Is Fun, But Resurrection Is Better
I still like the Rapture idea, but hereâs why I no longer believe it.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Why Does ‘Doctor Who’ Need A Gay Companion?
Heroes of different sexual identities can only go so far.
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E. Stephen Burnett
‘Beauty and The Beast’ Serves A Provincial Remake
Disneyâs remade “Beauty and the Beast” struggles to find its own simple magic.
Seven More Lies Christians Believe About ‘The Shack’
You donât need to burn down âThe Shack.â But it fails to preach a better story about God.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Six Lies Christians Believe About ‘The Shack’
Harmless, healing, or heretical? A biblical Christian who loves fantasy explores The Shack.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Professing To Be Wise, They Became LeFous
âBeauty and the Beastâ turns a character âgay.â How do Christians respond?
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E. Stephen Burnett
Will Christians Colonize The Cosmos?
Does the Bible allow for lunar colonies and Mars missions before Jesus returns?
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E. Stephen Burnett
Eight Actions To Resurrect Christian Fiction
Christian fiction is dead. Long live Christian fiction. Yet it must be born again.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Why Does Christian Romance Outsell Christian Fantasy?
Mainstream readers like both fantasy and romance. So why do Christians favor only romance?
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E. Stephen Burnett
Six Shallow Criticisms Of Christian Movies
Critics might retire these clichéd lines so we can help Christian creativity mature.
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E. Stephen Burnett
How To Fix Christian Fiction: More Christianity
Christian fiction really can be terrible, and thereâs only one cure: more Christianity.
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E. Stephen Burnett
âChristian Fictionâ Vs. âChristians Writing Fictionâ? We Need Both
We need Christian fiction and secular fiction, but not for reasons fans or critics may believe.
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E. Stephen Burnett
Authors: Write Less on Writing, More on Stories
Iâd rather explore fantastical stories than read about writing craft and industry.
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