Fantastical Truth

Fantastical Truth


Latest Episodes

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.

223. Why Celebrate Stories #MadeByHumans?
July 30, 2024

Generative AI might help fill creative gaps, but God calls his people to reflect His image with natural humanity in the stories we create.

222. What If You Had to Fight Your Own Dreams? | The Nightmare Virus with Nadine Brandes
July 24, 2024

When dream-worlds turn into humankind's next pandemic, we must ask big questions about how best to defeat the darkness.

221. How Did The Left Behind Series Enrapture Millions of Fans? | with Jerry Jenkins
July 16, 2024

Left Behind series author Jerry Jenkins looks back on the series' legacy over sixteen thriller novels, forty teen spinoff books, and beyond.

220. How Did the ‘Left Behind’ Kids Audio Drama Speed-Run the Tribulation? | with Darby Kern
July 09, 2024

Twenty years after Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan fought the Antichrist, writer Darby Kern shares how GAP Digital stewarded the audio series.