Fantastical Truth

Fantastical Truth


Latest Episodes

250. How Does Scripture Reveal the God of Story? | with Daniel Schwabauer
February 18, 2025

When readers treat the Bible as a resource for carving out doctrine-blocks or extracting shiny morals, we miss the Hero and true gospel Story of the Scripture.

249. What is ‘Romantasy’? | with Parker J. Cole
February 11, 2025

Though all their friends thought them enemies, fantasy and romance have grown into lovers, and now bear the new ship name of "romantasy."

248. What Are Fairy-Tale Retellings? | with Kendra E. Ardnek
February 04, 2025

For centuries readers have loved to re-read, retell, or research the classic stories of magical lands where Christlike good defeats evil.

247. How Does Lorehaven Curate Christian Fantastical Fiction?
January 28, 2025

Since 2018, Lorehaven.com creators have explored fantastical stories for Gods glory, and now weve upgraded our Library book search.

246. What is Soft Science Fiction? | Echo Nova with Clint Hall
January 21, 2025

Some harder sci-fi treats humans as spectators to science, while softer sci-fi may use "handwavium" to explain tech while focusing on heroes.

245. What is Medieval Fantasy? | Squire of Truth with Jill Williamson
January 14, 2025

Castles with knights and wild lands full of creatures remind us of real-life European history, often with one added fantastical ingredient of magic.

244. How Did Speculative Faith Lead to the Lorehaven Mission?
January 07, 2025

As we launch our 2025 podcast season, we celebrate legacies of the original website that boosted many authors and Lorehaven itself.

243. What Were Your Favorite 2024 Lorehaven Articles and Podcast Episodes?
December 31, 2024

After a Christmas break, we return with our first New Years Eve special to review last years top features, from fantasy apologetics to false liberation.

242. Should Christians Read Lewis and Tolkien But No Newer Fantasy?
December 17, 2024

These classic authors are fantastic, but they also enjoyed new stories across many genres and would recommend todays readers do the same.

241. What Are the Best and Worst Fantastical Christmas Stories?
December 10, 2024

In this holiday special about versions of the Nativity, Santa, and more, lets open the spiced eggnog to celebrate the best and boo the rest.