Is eternal life a wonderful gift or a horrific curse? In his book, The Picture of Dorian Gray, acclaimed novelist Oscar Wilde explores...

On my mental list of literary characters I’d love to sit down to have dinner and just talk with, Winnie-the-Pooh definitely makes the top...

The question “Which is more important: characters or plot?” is a little like the question “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”...

When someone says "Star Trek," isn't the first phrase that pops into your mind “the tripartite soul”? Okay, so probably not. Even for me,...

In a fit of temper at my parents, I shouted out the worst thing my six-year-old mind could conjure up. “Go and pick a peck of pickled...

I’m a firm believer that most anything is possible if you set your mind to it. No matter how much talent you may have (or how much you...

The Byronic hero is little like a fiery stallion: approach him from the wrong angle, and he'll smash your rib cage in with one kick, but...

What do Sydney Carton, Anakin Skywalker, Jean-Valjean, and Edward Cullen have in common? They’re all Byronic heroes. Troubled, brooding,...

Although quarantine has many of us trapped and champing at the bit to return to normal life, there’s no reason why we have to stop...

Christians who see the whole picture can discern the grains of truth, however small, in the vampire genre, and then direct others to Christ.

The vampire genre and caviar are both alike to me: I know lots of people love them, but I'll never fully understand why.

Rather than avoid the vampire genre entirely, however, Christians should understand enough about it to respond with grace and truth.

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Once upon a time, a great architect ruled over a beautiful kingdom of sculptures. Each one he fashioned by hand, perfect and unique among...

The more you value a treasure, the more you fear its loss.  We’re of course more worried about misplacing 100 dollars than one cent, more...

Did we choose God or did God choose us?  Reconciling God’s sovereignty with man’s gift of free choice has occupied philosophers and...

As Christmas Day, a time of giving, approaches, my family faces one of the greatest losses we’ll ever know.  Our beloved senior pastor,...

Only recently have I discovered the exciting realm of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and despite being quite new to it, I confess I’m...

Fantasy proves one of the most effective mediums for presenting Biblical truth.  Really, any genre can, but fantasy presents truth...