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“Authentic Christian characters can provide a rare opportunity to explore common challenges believers face in a fresh light. And we have a lot of thoughts we’d love to share on this front.”

Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #16

Welcome aboard, 2025 scavenger hunters. Stop by for your secret clue, plus some espresso from the ship’s galley. Don’t forget to bring your favorite books.
E. Stephen Burnett engages fantastical stories for Christ’s glory as publisher of Lorehaven.com and its weekly Fantastical Truth podcast. He coauthored The Pop Culture Parent and creates other resources for fans and families, serving with his wife, Lacy, in their central Texas church. Stephen's first novel, the sci-fi adventure Above the Circle of Earth, launched in March 2025 from Enclave Publishing.

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    The fight for the space mission begins in his homeworld.

    Brock Rivers never wanted to be a repairman on Mars. Years ago, he failed to protect his family, and now he labors across a frontier planet to keep his children alive and escape CAUSE. But the spacefaring humanist regime is taking over Martian colonies, forcing all to join the secular state.

    Back in Brock’s homeworld, his people summon him to fulfill old hopes with a new dream. After decades of cultural isolation, they plan to restore missions for the 22nd century, voyaging beyond Earth to share the gospel in space. Brock must find a ship and recruit a team of misfit believers. They expect opposition from the formidable CAUSE, but not from a more deceptive enemy.

    One adversary attacks from the shadows to destroy the faithful. Others unify to oppose the project. Brock and his family must fight to resist these enemies of the space mission or else return to exile forever.

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    Church Influencer, Before You Engage American Culture, Engage Thyself

    Many church influencers often come across as “for sale” to bad engagement because they are in fact rather impoverished.
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    Pssst: Christian Endorsers of Bad Books May Not Have Even Read Them

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    E. Stephen Burnett engages fantastical stories for Christ’s glory as publisher of Lorehaven.com and its weekly Fantastical Truth podcast. He coauthored The Pop Culture Parent and creates other resources for fans and families, serving with his wife, Lacy, in their central Texas church. Stephen's first novel, the sci-fi adventure Above the Circle of Earth, launched in March 2025 from Enclave Publishing.

    full biography | events | contact Stephen

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