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E. Stephen Burnett
Topics: Stories
The Most Challenging Objections to Story Violence
“If you make life too antiseptic, you discredit how difficult it is to be faithful.”
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E. Stephen Burnett
This is the Strangest Timeline
It’s dangerous to mess with history, Barry/Doctor/Hermione/McFly!
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Newbie Christian Media Critics: Your Complaints Are Cliched
Really? Christian books, movies, and music are all terrible and preachy and stupid? Never heard that one before.
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Three Reasons Why Pure Flix Needs to Make R-Rated Movies
The upcoming film “Unplanned” just got an R rating! Here’s why that’s a sign of growth for Christian movies.
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‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Shows Man’s Good Stewardship
In the How to Train Your Dragon series, man must reconcile with and actively train wild creation.
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‘Ranger Bill’: A Cynical Memory, Defeated
“Oh, great, just another example of Christians making such painfully cheesy stuff”? Shut up, brain.
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Little, Peddling Magicians Can Awaken Satanic Tyranny
Uncle Andrew believes his “destiny” frees him from “all rules,” just like many of today’s political leaders.
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Christian Movies Will Get Better When Audiences Seriously Demand Them
Today’s audiences are fine with cheesy Christian movies. That will change.
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In Which A Snack Cakes Twitter Feed Shames the Folly of Fandom War
@LittleDebbie wisdom: “People act as if they have to hate one thing in order to remain loyal to the other.”
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C. S. Lewis on the Religion of Star Wars
C. S. Lewis in Mere Christianity describes “only a blind force, with no morals and no mind . . .”
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Let’s Start a Club for Writers!
Question: “How can we sell more excellent and popular Christian fiction?”
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Christian Creators Can’t Easily Bypass ‘Christian Markets’ for Secular Markets
If “Christian markets” are too steep a hill to scale, imagine trying to leap over the secular market mountains.
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Tosca Lee’s Novel ‘The Line Between’ Is Already Great and You Should Read It
Unlike dystopians with teen heroes, “The Line Between” starts before a crisis and follows a young adult.
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Amelie Wen Zhao’s Critics Enforce New Fantasy Legalism
Progressivists who target Amelie Wen Zhao outdo the legalism of the old Christian fundamentalists.
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My New Year’s Resolution: Reject Story Cynicism
Last year I found myself getting more cynical about stories and even reality—then I found the culprit.
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Stories That Celebrate Life: ‘The Measure of a Man’
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: “Your honor, Starfleet was founded to seek out new life. Well, there it sits!”
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Aquaman Respects Women, and So Should His Defenders
A female critic disliked “Aquaman,” and got hate from sexist males who ignored their own hero’s standards.
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Should Missionaries ‘Turn Off the Television’ and Video Games?
“Turn off the television. Shut down your video games”? But serious missionaries must engage their neighbors’ culture.
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Bill Maher is Still Wrong about ‘Same Thing’ Superhero Movies
TV host Bill Maher’s resumed rant against fantastical stories only reveals his own immaturity.
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Joy in Books Goes Beyond an Immediate ‘Spark’
Yes, books exist for our joy, so let’s reject shallower “duty and Art”–style reasons for reading them.
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