Fantastical Truth

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264. Which Stories Will Last Forever in New Earth?
God likes the physical world He created, and thats why He will redeem human subcreations for eternity, including fantastical novels we enjoy for His glory.
263. What is Time-Travel Romance? | Every Hour Until Then with Gabrielle Meyer
Some heroines need no machines or solar slingshots to awaken in a romantic past and discover true love or deeper truths about the Lord.
262. How Do Great Stories Train Students to Follow Jesus as Adults? | with Dr. Robert Sloan
Just in time for graduation season, the Houston Christian University president tells of stories that really matter to children and students.
261. Why Do We Love The Magician’s Nephew?
Seventy years after C. S. Lewiss sixth Chronicle of Narnia released, we recall the reasons we love this tale of magic rings and other worlds.
260. 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.
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.
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.
257. By Aslan’s Mane, is Netflix Really Casting a Lady as the Lion?
The headline sounded like an April Fools prank. Then others confirmed it and fans raised the uproar. Heres why it matters that Aslan is male.
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.
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.