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Back to Search260. How Do Great Stories Show Both Law and Grace?
Shallow fictions insult the work of Christ by implying we can cheapen the law to make ourselves better, or cheapen grace to save others.
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
259. What is Biblical Fiction?
Christian critics toss tomatoes at this newly popular genre. But biblical fiction isn't meant to preach, only to illustrate the Scripture we honor.
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
258. How Would We Restore Disney Film Franchises?
After fractured fairy-stales, flippant super-capers, and “Stalled” Wars, here's how we could rebuild the fallen castles of this media Babylon.
Published on 5 months ago
257. By Aslan’s Mane, is Netflix Really Casting a Lady as the Lion?
The headline sounded like an April Fool’s prank. Then others confirmed it and fans raised the uproar. Here’s why it matters that Aslan is male.
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
256. When Have Newer Christian Authors Explored Mars?
From a wheelchair-wielding robo-pioneer to the Ares 10 mission and other astronauts, many faithful storytellers settled on our sister planet.
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
255. What Are Space Westerns? | After Moses with Michael F. Kane
After the first age of rocketry, some cowboy heroes traded their six-shooters for rayguns and rode beyond Earth to settle a new genre frontier.
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
254. Who Would Win in a Fight Between Spaceships and Dragons? | Embergold with Rachelle Nelson
Fantasy has magical beasts while science fiction has fantastical vehicles, and both have their biblical redemptive qualities. Now, let them fight.
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
253. How Do Classic Sci-Fi Novels Explore the Planet Mars?
Earth’s neighbor is a frozen desert, but it has inspired many fantastical stories—from adventures to big ideas, hard science, and human nature.
Published on 6 months ago
252. What if Space Missionaries Fought the Secular State? | Above the Circle of Earth with E. Stephen Burnett
Stephen and Zack explore the Christian heroes, challenging ideas, and speculative science of this possible future when oversheltered believers resist a one-world CAUSE.
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
251. Could a Cultural ‘Vibe Shift’ Advance Christian-Made Fiction?
Storytellers who hope for gospel witness to the world must discern today's rising audience of cultural conservatives who like some biblical ideas.
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago