Fantastical Truth

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235. What Are the Scariest Stories About Aliens Among Us?
These fictional space creatures can stalk humans like other horror monsters, but armies of aliens also destroy cities and demon-like beings attack human nature.
234. Who Are the Future Voices of Christian Fantastical Storytelling? | with Brett Harris and Kara Swanson
With popular genres changing every month, The Author Conservatory founders help us dare to speculate on the stories of tomorrow.
233. Should Christian Fans Really ‘Avoid the Appearance of Evil’?
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
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?
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?
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
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?
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
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?
When wonderful stories or songs make us feel "inspirational," we can thank God for His gifts of human talent, despite our sins and struggles.