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The Little Mermaid’s Live-Action Remake Fares Better Than Critics Forecast

Some new songs may flounder, but Ariel’s voice and Triton’s character redeem the 2023 Disney film. · Marian Jacobs

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Best for older children ages 8–12
Hamelin Stoop: The Eagle, the Cave, and the Footbridge, Robert B. Sloan.
The Oasis King, Mark David Pullen
Bear Knight, James R. Hannibal
boys’ fiction · girls’ fiction · all fiction
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The Little Mermaid’s Live-Action Remake Fares Better Than Critics Forecast

Some new songs may flounder, but Ariel’s voice and Triton’s character redeem the 2023 Disney film. · Marian Jacobs

New books for teens + young adults

Best for readers ages 13–18—and beyond!
Hamelin Stoop: The Eagle, the Cave, and the Footbridge, Robert B. Sloan.
Radiant, Ashley Bustamante
Hunt for Eden's Star, D. J. Williams
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  • Beware the Real Danger of Entertainment
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  • Engaging Fictional Violence in Our Real Worlds
  • Engaging That @&*% Our Stories Often Say

The Little Mermaid’s Live-Action Remake Fares Better Than Critics Forecast

Some new songs may flounder, but Ariel’s voice and Triton’s character redeem the 2023 Disney film. · Marian Jacobs

New fiction for adults

Challenging novels for wise readers 18 and up.
The Soul Mark, Jasmine Fisher
The Kingdom of Heaven, Evelyn M. Lewis
War of Torment, Ronie Kendig
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  • Sensual Scenes in Fiction Pose Unique Temptations for Women
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  • Engaging Fictional Violence in Our Real Worlds
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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

The Little Mermaid’s Live-Action Remake Fares Better Than Critics Forecast

Some new songs may flounder, but Ariel’s voice and Triton’s character redeem the 2023 Disney film. · Marian Jacobs

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Hints at Redemption from Postmodern Pain

Marvel’s new space adventure is here to remind us of what the MCU used to be, with clear conflict and competent villains and no political preaching. · A. D. Sheehan
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Rebecca LuElla Miller
Best known for her aspirations as an epic fantasy author, Becky is the sole remaining founding member of Speculative Faith. Besides contributing weekly articles here, she blogs Monday through Friday at A Christian Worldview of Fiction. She works as a freelance writer and editor and posts writing tips as well as information about her editing services at Rewrite, Reword, Rework.
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God Or Satan?

It’s almost become a politically incorrect thing among Christians to say that God is a Judge, that He exercises justice against people. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The Virus Thing

Little did I realize that The Virus Thing would soon have an effect here and around the globe in a way that feels like it came from the pages of Williamson’s Thirst. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Realism And Twenty-first Century Storytelling

Perhaps the twenty-first century version of realism is another way in which we are not addressing spiritual issues realistically. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

What Is Speculative Faith? A Reprise

The genre is speculative literature. That ‘s the umbrella term that covers fantasy, science fiction, and allegory in all forms: short story, novella, novel, screenplay, and poetry. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Fiction Friday: Introducing Kara Swanson

I think it’s important when considering books we might like to buy, to know if the writer can actually write, to know it the story is one I’m interested in. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

From The Writers’ Tool Box: Honoring Men Of The Past

One way to give a speculative world texture is to create a history the characters can celebrate. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

We Have A Winner—2020 Spec Faith Winter Writing Challenge

Again, thank you all for participating, and watch for Spec Faith’s Summer Writing Challenge later this year. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Finalists – 2020 Spec Faith Winter Writing Challenge

Here, in alphabetical order by last name, are your 2020 SpecFaith Winter Writing Challenge finalists. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Evaluation Phase-Spec Faith 2020 Winter Writing Challenge

Next week I’ll announce the three finalists, based on your thumbs up during this evaluation phase and that given last week as the submissions came in. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

2020 Spec Faith Winter Writing Challenge

As we have done in the past, Spec Faith will offer a prize for the winner of the 2020 Winter Writing Challenge. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The Day Before The Day Before

No days are wasted in His economy. No passing of time slips by His notice. So, too, the day before the day before. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Speculation VS. Speculative Fiction

Paul point about speculations is that some people create ways to dismiss God, to act as if He does not exist or as if He is not sovereign. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The Impossible That God Alone Can Do

Christmas is both the proof that God can do the impossible and the declaration that the God who is Lord of the impossible accomplishes the miraculous. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

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

Fiction Friday: The End Of The Magi by Patrick Carr

Myrad, a young magi acolyte, flees for his life when his adoptive father and others are put to death by a ruthless Parthian queen. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Thanksgiving Day Meditation

My first observation about Thanksgiving Day is that it is a responsive action. People give thanks because they have first been given something. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

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

Veterans: Gratitude For Their Service

The bottom line in regards to military service is this: where would the rest of us be without those veterans who have served in the armed forces? · Rebecca LuElla Miller

“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

Messin’ With Time

Beyond all my complaints about the time change, I find time an interesting topic, a part of world building, actually, in speculative stories. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Halloween, Evil, And Speculative Fiction

The point is this: evil in the real world is not so easy to pin down—not without God’s clear standards. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Columbus Day Controversy

In many places in Europe enforced conversion was standard practice. In essence, Columbus was exporting European custom and tradition. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Fiction Friday: Sojourner by Janalyn Voigt

As a thank-you gift for any purchase of Janalyn Voigt’s latest, buyers can receive free ebooks by speculative fiction authors. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

On Culture And Giving Offense Or Being Offensive

Are Christians ready to be marginalized further? Are we preparing to share the gospel regardless of how offensive the culture finds it? · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Fiction Friday: Christy Award Finalists

Some of these names you many recognize. A number have written articles for Spec Faith and / or have had their books featured as excerpts. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Is Western Society Headed Toward Illiteracy?

Our society went so far as to make illiteracy a thing of the past. A first step here in the US was to make public school mandatory for children up to a certain age. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Taking Stories To The Culture

This is the culture into which God has put Christians living in western society in the 21st century. So, how should we then live? · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Christian Themes In Books By Christians

In truth, themes should be crystal clear, but even Christian themes should not overshadow the story. They are not morals added on to make a point. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Labor Day

There’s no doubt, the development of labor unions and their consolidation at the end of the 19th century, changed the face of America. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Christian Speculative Fiction: Complaining Or Buying

Spec Faith was founded, lo these 15 or so years ago, as a response to editors and agents saying over and over that there was no market for Christian speculative fiction. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Fiction Friday: Stormrise by Jillian Boehme

About Stormrise: “Captivating world-building and fantastical creatures . . . This lush, epic fantasy filled with magic and dragons will circulate well among fans of Tamora Pierce and J.R.R. Tolkien.” ―School Library Journal · Rebecca LuElla Miller

2019 Summer Writing Challenge Winner

The 2019 summer challenge inspired me. I’m considering a twist to the challenge: instead of one sentence every entrant must use, I’m considering two sentences from which each must choose one. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

2019 Spec Faith Summer Writing Challenge Finalists

Be sure to share this post and the 2019 poll on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, or wherever you hang out on social media. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Spec Faith 2019 Summer Writing Challenge – Evaluation Phase

We want all of our 2019 entries, even those that came in towards the latter part of the week, to have a fair shot at the finals. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

2019 Spec Faith Summer Writing Challenge

As has been the case for the last several years, Spec Faith’s 2019 summer writing challenge comes with rewards. First, there’s feedback. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

The Poison Pill Of Culture

The way culture works is opposed to the way God works, the way Jesus works, and might fairly be considered a poison pill. · Rebecca LuElla Miller

Favorite Authors

Authors can captivate a reader, maybe more than a genre does, but to keep their loyalty, an author needs to keep delivering. · Rebecca LuElla Miller
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