This Weekend: Tonight’s Fireside Chat and Spring Scavenger Hunt!

Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #16

E. Stephen Burnett explores fantastical stories for God’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 bio | events | contact
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    Jesus’s People Need Fantastic Stories

    We need fantastic stories like we need food, water, air, love, and above all, Jesus himself.

    I’ve Launched My Own Web Portal

    With all this expected growth in Christian fantasy, I’m going to need a bigger blog.

    Tim Keller: Jesus versus the ‘Religious People’?

    Tim Keller seems to repeat the old myth that the Pharisees were “Bible believers.”

    Aquaman Isn’t Simply ‘Big Dumb Fun,’ So Why Do Critics Claim It Is?

    Aquaman is big, but it’s not dumb, and it’s fantastically sincere, not “cheesy.”

    People Keep Finding SpecFaith By Searching for ‘Spells’

    Why are these two SpecFaith articles about “magic spells” so popular?

    The ‘Widow’s Mite’: It Might Not Mean What You Think it Means

    The widow of Luke 21 who “gave all she had” isn’t an inspiration. She’s a tragedy.

    ‘Young Justice’ Fans Actually Got the Show Renewed, So Why Do Some Still Complain?

    Some fans’ sense of bitter entitlement betrays the heroes we enjoy.

    I Can’t Follow All These Popular Shows and Movies; How Do You People Do It?

    I find myself feeling lost and “uncool” among all these lists about the best popular culture of 2018.

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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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    ‘On Magic and Miracles’ Trains Christians to Dispel Darkness and Discern Fantastic Stories

    Christian skeptics of fantasy must reckon with the biblical wisdom spelled in Marian A. Jacobs’s nonfiction-about-fiction book.
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    If Creators Turn a Story Into Just More ‘Worldview’ Work, I’m (Likely) Out

    Nothing personal, but if movies embrace Sexualityism agendas over story, I’m free to embrace rest over yet another culture-engagement job.
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    Christians, How Do You Watch ‘Game of Thrones’?

    If you watch the HBO fantasy drama series, I’m curious about how you personally handle the porn parts.
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    Do the Mad Scientists Quoted in ‘Love Thy Body’ Watch Any Sci-Fi Films?

    “Personhood theory” is the great lie behind many of today’s real-world, would-be mad scientists.
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    Zack Snyder v Justice League and My Conflicted Reactions

    DC director Zack Snyder says he would have made two “Justice League” films darker and more epic.
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    Lorehaven’s Next Issue Reviews Fifteen Good Christian Fantastical Novels

    Tomorrow, Lorehaven Magazine’s new issue reviews Tosca Lee’s “The Line Between” and other novels by fantastical Christian authors.
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    Lorehaven’s Spring 2019 Issue Arrives Tuesday, March 26!

    Subscribers can get Lorehaven magazine’s spring 2019 issue this Tuesday at Lorehaven.com.
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    Yes, Christian Publishers Already Tried Selling Fantasy, and It Didn’t Work

    Christian publishers selling fantasy is a great idea, but for one little hitch: It didn’t work. For several reasons.
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    Lifeway Christian Stores: Another Retail Phoenix Explodes into Ashes

    Don’t mourn or gloat over Christian fiction’s supposed “death.” Jesus loves resurrecting good things.
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    If You Didn’t Like That Christian Ministry’s Anti-‘Captain Marvel’ Article, Read This

    Christians who don’t get the point of superhero stories must first find the biblical purpose of popular culture.
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    Four Doctors React to That ‘Scientists Reversed Time’ Story

    What would the Doctor think about news media comparing puny human simulations to his mighty TARDIS?
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    Secular YA May Fade, But Fantastic Christian Fiction Will Live On

    Print is back. Secular YA writers are destroying one another. Meanwhile, Christian fiction is slowly rebooting.
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    Captain Marvel: Fun, But Not Phenomenal, and That’s Okay

    Captain Marvel is just a fun movie, so let’s not pretend it is some wonderful/terrible “woke” story.
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    Christian Fans Must Respond with Maturity to Fictional Magic

    Should Christians read stories with fantasy magic? What about parents or leaders who have forbidden this?
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    The Best Arguments Against Cussing in Stories

    “There is no disputing that reading and/or hearing profanity can negatively seed our imagination.”
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    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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    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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    E. Stephen Burnett explores fantastical stories for God’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 bio | events | contact
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