Fantastical Truth

Fantastical Truth


Latest Episodes

233. Should Christian Fans Really ‘Avoid the Appearance of Evil’?
October 08, 2024

This twisted interpretation of 1 Thessalonians 5:22 isn't biblical, doesn't work, and enables fake holiness or even spiritual abuse.

232. What If You Fought a Forest that Cursed Your Family? | The Burning Tree with Helen Dent
October 01, 2024

One girl in rural Georgia must confront the ancient tree that cursed two families, and her whole community, in this deep-rooted rural fantasy.

231. Should Readers Look for ‘Clean’ or ‘Wholesome’ Stories?
September 24, 2024

If we look for books without obvious poisons, we may overlook our imaginations' need for stories of good taste and nutritional value.

230. Why Do Modern Stories Keep Reversing Heroes and Villains?
September 17, 2024

Cynics often envy real-life heroes like national leaders and astronauts, which drives the self-righteous subversions of heroic virtue in fiction.

229. What If Christians Joined Civil War Against Immortal Elites? | The Wall by Brian Penn
September 10, 2024

Soldier-spy Asher must wrestle with faith and life behind enemy lines, just as Christians engage the challenges of fictional dystopian worlds.

228. Why Don’t Christian-Made Arts Top Secular Charts?
September 03, 2024

Many Christians ask why the world tends to make the most popular stories, but we have real answers for why secular culture stays no. 1.

227. Is Christianity Preventing a ‘Star Trek’ Future? | with Dr. Sarah Salviander
August 27, 2024

Christian scholars helped create modern science, yet many sci-fi speculators assume believers should have no place in their visions of progress.

226. Does the Holy Spirit ‘Inspire’ Fantastical Stories?
August 20, 2024

When wonderful stories or songs make us feel "inspirational," we can thank God for His gifts of human talent, despite our sins and struggles.

225. Why Do Modern Fans Love Middle-Earth Mixing? | with Evan Cooney
August 13, 2024

Fans across generations have learned to love The Lord of the Rings books, films, and memes for reasons deeper than simplistic morals.

224. Why Does ‘Church Back Home Syndrome’ Distort Christian Imagination?
August 06, 2024

Victims of bad experiences with Christians cannot help but see most stories in light of their desires to avoid hurt or punish the perpetrators.