271. How Do Christians Serve in Video Game Mission Fields? | with Brock Henderson Faithful gamers are finding fertile soil in digital worlds, leading to this year's crossover between Realm Makers and Christian Game Developers.

• #FantasticalTruth 271 • HOW DO #CHRISTIANS SERVE IN VIDEO GAME MISSION FIELDS? | with #BrockHenderson
• #VideoGames #MissionField #FaithfulGamers #FertileSoil #DigitalWorlds #Crossover #RealmMakers #ChristianGameDevelopers
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
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270. How Did C. S. Lewis Fight for Living and Learning in Wartime? Let’s heed the Narnia author’s wise warnings against pacifism or violence, and his praise for biblical courage and defense of good causes.

• #FantasticalTruth 270 • HOW DID C. S. LEWIS FIGHT FOR LIVING & LEARNING IN WARTIME?
• #CSLewis #Living #Learning #Wartime #Pacifism #Violence #BiblicalCourage #Defense #GoodCauses
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/270-...

269. How Can Fantasy Fans Dispel Occult Darkness? | On Magic and Miracles with Marian A. Jacobs Christian fans often hear warnings about fantasy stories' temptations, but Scripture shows differences between real occult and fictional spellcraft.

• #FantasticalTruth 269 • HOW CAN FANTASY FANS DISPEL OCCULT DARKNESS? | #OnMagicAndMiracles w/ #MarianAJacobs
• #Warnings #FantasyStories #Temptations #Scripture #RealOccultism #OccultDarkness #FictionalSpellcraft #FantasyFans
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
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268. What are Fantastical Parables? | The Road to Kaeluma Inspired by Jesus's parable of the two sons, Perry Wilson and Landon Hawley have created this new audio adventure from the Christian ministry Cru.

• #FantasticalTruth 268 • WHAT ARE FANTASTICAL PARABLES? | The Road to Kaeluma
• #FantasticalParables #TheRoadToKaeluma #Allegories #Parables #ProdigalSon #BiblicalTruth
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/268-...

267. What If a Bad Father Fought to Be a Hero? | The Hole-Man with Dan Daetz Men may defend their families and nations by flying amazing airships, yet struggle with the temptations and tough decisions of earthly callings.

• #FantasticalTruth 267 • WHAT IF A BAD #FATHER FOUGHT TO BE A #HERO? | #TheHoleMan with #DanDaetz
• #WorseJob #Redemption #Men #Defenders #Families #Nations #Flyers #Airships #Temptations #ToughDecisions #EarthlyCallings
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/267-...

266. How Do You Assemble a New Expo for Christian Fandoms? | with Scott Minor Hear the backstory of Realm Makers, from its 2013 origin as a fantastical writers conference to the new 2025 Realm Makers Expo coming this July to Grand Rapids.

• #FantasticalTruth 266 • HOW DO YOU ASSEMBLE A NEW EXPO FOR CHRISTIAN FANDOMS? | with #ScottMinor
• #NewExpo #ChristianFandoms #RealmMakers #SpeculativeFictionWriters #AspiringAuthors #TravelingBookstore #RealmMakersExpo
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/266-...

265. How Can We Shine the Gospel at the Realm Makers Expo? Christian-led conferences attract saints as well as nonbelievers who like wholesome stories, making them fantastic fields for creative missions.

• #FantasticalTruth 265 • HOW CAN WE SHINE THE #GOSPEL AT THE #RealmMakersExpo?
• #RealmMakers #Saints #Sinners #WholesomeStories #MissionField #GreatCommission #Gospel #JesusChrist #God #Bible #Christianity #JesusIsGod
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/265-...

264. Which Stories Will Last Forever in New Earth? God likes the physical world He created, and that’s why He will redeem human subcreations for eternity, including fantastical novels we enjoy for His glory.

• #FantasticalTruth 264 • WHICH STORIES WILL LAST FOREVER IN NEW EARTH?
• #Stories #NewEarth #GOD #Redemption #HumanSubcreations #FantasticalNovels #Books #LifeRecordBooks #Eternity
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/264-...

263. What is Time-Travel Romance? | Every Hour Until Then with Gabrielle Meyer Some heroines need no machines or solar slingshots to awaken in a romantic past and discover true love or deeper truths about the Lord.

• #FantasticalTruth 263 • WHAT IS TIME-TRAVEL ROMANCE? | "Every Hour Until Then" with Gabrielle Meyer
• #TimeTravelRomance #GabrielleMeyer #EveryHourUntilThen #TimeTravel #MurderMystery #FishOutOfWater
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/263-...

262. How Do Great Stories Train Students to Follow Jesus as Adults? | with Dr. Robert Sloan Just in time for graduation season, the Houston Christian University president tells of stories that really matter to children and students.

• #FantasticalTruth 262 • HOW DO GREAT STORIES TRAIN STUDENTS TO FOLLOW JESUS AS ADULTS? | with #DrRobertSloan
• #GreatStories #ChristianStudents #FollowingJesus #ChristianAdults #HamelinStoop #MiddleGrade #Fantasy
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/262-...

• #FantasticalTruth 261 • WHY DO WE LOVE THE MAGICIAN’S NEPHEW?
• #CSLewis #TheChroniclesOfNarnia #TheMagiciansNephew #NarniaBook6 #PublicationOrder #DigoryKirke #PollyPlummer #Narnia #Aslan
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/261-...

260. How Do Great Stories Show Both Law and Grace? Shallow fictions insult the work of Christ by implying we can cheapen the law to make ourselves better, or cheapen grace to save others.

• #FantasticalTruth 260 • HOW DO GREAT STORIES SHOW BOTH LAW & GRACE?
• #GreatStories #Law #Legalism #Grace #CheapGrace #ShallowFictions #Insults #Selfishness #SavingOthers #LawOfGod #GraceOfGod #WorkOfChrist #JesusChrist
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/260-...

259. What is Biblical Fiction? Christian critics toss tomatoes at this newly popular genre. But biblical fiction isn't meant to preach, only to illustrate the Scripture we honor.

• #FantasticalTruth 259 • WHAT IS BIBLICAL FICTION?
• #BiblicalFiction #ChristianCritics #PopularGenre #ScriptureIllustration #BoxOffice #StreamingServices #Adaptations #Bible #OldTestament #NewTestament #Fans #Enemies
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/259-...

258. How Would We Restore Disney Film Franchises? After fractured fairy-stales, flippant super-capers, and “Stalled” Wars, here's how we could rebuild the fallen castles of this media Babylon.

• #FantasticalTruth 258 • HOW WOULD WE RESTORE DISNEY FILM FRANCHISES?
• #Disney #Cringe #Unclean #SecularAgenda #FranchiseFlops #DetestableRemakes #Woke #HouseOfMouse #MediaBabylon
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/258-...

257. By Aslan’s Mane, is Netflix Really Casting a Lady as the Lion? The headline sounded like an April Fool’s prank. Then others confirmed it and fans raised the uproar. Here’s why it matters that Aslan is male.

• #FantasticalTruth 257 • BY ASLAN’S MANE! IS NETFLIX REALLY CASTING A LADY AS THE LION?
• #TheChroniclesOfNarnia #Aslan #AslanIsMale #Uproar #VoiceOfAslan #Netflix #GenderSwapping #GretaGerwig #MerylStreep #StuntCasting
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/257-...

256. When Have Newer Christian Authors Explored Mars? From a wheelchair-wielding robo-pioneer to the Ares 10 mission and other astronauts, many faithful storytellers settled on our sister planet.

• #FantasticalTruth 256 • WHEN HAVE NEWER CHRISTIAN AUTHORS EXPLORED MARS?
• #ChristianAuthors #Mars #Astronauts #ChristianAstronaut #ButchWilmore #Crew9 #DragonCapsule #SpaceX #PlanetMars #AboveTheCircleOfEarth #MadeByHumans
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
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255. What Are Space Westerns? | After Moses with Michael F. Kane After the first age of rocketry, some cowboy heroes traded their six-shooters for rayguns and rode beyond Earth to settle a new genre frontier.

• #FantasticalTruth 255 • WHAT ARE SPACE WESTERNS? | After Moses with Michael F. Kane
• #SpaceWestern #AfterMoses #MichaelFKane #CowboyHeroes #SixShooters #Rayguns #BeyondEarth #NewGenre #NewFrontier #SciFiWestern
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/255-...

254. Who Would Win in a Fight Between Spaceships and Dragons? | Embergold with Rachelle Nelson Fantasy has magical beasts while science fiction has fantastical vehicles, and both have their biblical redemptive qualities. Now, let them fight.

• #FantasticalTruth 254 • WHO WOULD WIN IN A FIGHT BETWEEN #SPACESHIPS & #DRAGONS? | #Embergold with #RachelleNelson
• #Fighting #Combat #Fantasy #MagicalBeasts #ScienceFiction #FantasticalVehicles #Qualities #Redemption
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/254-...

Above the Circle of Earth is Now Available in All Systems E. Stephen Burnett's debut sci-fi adventure launched March 4 from Enclave Publishing in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats.

• #Lorehaven • "ABOVE THE CIRCLE OF EARTH" IS NOW AVAILABLE IN ALL SYSTEMS
• #EStephenBurnett #AboveTheCircleOfEarth #SciFi #Adventure #EnclavePublishing #Hardcover #Ebook #Audiobook #MadeByHumans
• lorehaven.com/news/above-t...

253. How Do Classic Sci-Fi Novels Explore the Planet Mars? Earth’s neighbor is a frozen desert, but it has inspired many fantastical stories—from adventures to big ideas, hard science, and human nature.

• #FantasticalTruth 253 • HOW DO CLASSIC SCI-FI NOVELS EXPLORE THE PLANET MARS?
• #ClassicSciFi #Novels #Mars #FantasticalStories #Adventures #BigIdeas #HardScience #HumanNature
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/253-...

• #FantasticalTruth 252 • What If #SpaceMissionaries Fought The #SecularState? — #AboveTheCircleOfEarth with #EStephenBurnett
• #ChristianHeroes #ChallengingIdeas #SpeculativeScience #PossibleFuture #ShelteredBelievers #Resist
• #ZTRussell #Lorehaven

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251. Could a Cultural ‘Vibe Shift’ Advance Christian-Made Fiction? Storytellers who hope for gospel witness to the world must discern today's rising audience of cultural conservatives who like some biblical ideas.

• #FantasticalTruth 251 • COULD A CULTURAL ' #VibeShift ’ ADVANCE CHRISTIAN-MADE FICTION?
• #Culture #Crossovers #ChristianMadeFiction #Storytellers #GospelWitness #Discernment #CulturalConservatives #BiblicalIdeas #Christians
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/251-...

250. How Does Scripture Reveal the God of Story? | with Daniel Schwabauer When readers treat the Bible as a resource for carving out doctrine-blocks or extracting shiny morals, we miss the Hero and true gospel Story of the Scripture.

• #FantasticalTruth 250 • HOW DOES SCRIPTURE REVEAL THE GOD OF STORY? | with #DanielSchwabauer
• #TheGodOfStory #GOD #Scripture #Bible #Hero #JesusChrist #TrueGospel #Gospel #JesusIsGod #Christianity
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/250-...

249. What is ‘Romantasy’? | with Parker J. Cole Though all their friends thought them enemies, fantasy and romance have grown into lovers, and now bear the new ship name of "romantasy."

• #FantasticalTruth 249 • WHAT IS ‘ROMANTASY’? | with #ParkerJCole
• #Friends #Enemies #Fantasy #Romance #Lovers #Romantasy #FantasticalLove #JesusInEveryGenre
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/249-...

248. What Are Fairy-Tale Retellings? | with Kendra E. Ardnek For centuries readers have loved to re-read, retell, or research the classic stories of magical lands where Christlike good defeats evil.

• #FantasticalTruth 248 • WHAT ARE FAIRY-TALE RETELLINGS? | with #KendraEArdnek
• #FairyTales #FairyTaleRetellings #ClassicStories #MagicalLands #ChristlikeGood #GoodDefeatsEvil #GoodVsEvil
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/248-...

247. How Does Lorehaven Curate Christian Fantastical Fiction? Since 2018, Lorehaven.com creators have explored fantastical stories for God’s glory, and now we’ve upgraded our Library book search.

• #FantasticalTruth 247 • HOW DOES #LOREHAVEN CURATE CHRISTIAN FANTASTICAL FICTION?
• #ChristianMade #FantasticalFiction #FantasticalNovels #AspiringAuthors #FantasticalStories #LibraryBookSearch #SpeculativeFiction #PublishedWorks • #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell
• lorehaven.com/podcast/247-...

246. What is Soft Science Fiction? | Echo Nova with Clint Hall Some harder sci-fi treats humans as spectators to science, while softer sci-fi may use "handwavium" to explain tech while focusing on heroes.

• #FantasticalTruth 246 • WHAT IS SOFT SCIENCE FICTION? | #EchoNova with #ClintHall
• #SoftScienceFiction #HardSciFi #Science #SoftSciFi #Handwavium #Tech #Heroes #SciFi #ScienceFiction • #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven

• lorehaven.com/podcast/246-...

245. What is Medieval Fantasy? | Squire of Truth with Jill Williamson Castles with knights and wild lands full of creatures remind us of real-life European history, often with one added fantastical ingredient of magic.

• #FantasticalTruth 245 • WHAT IS MEDIEVAL FANTASY? | #SquireOfTruth with #JillWilliamson
• #MedievalFantasy #Castles #Knights #WildLands #Creatures #EuropeanHistory #FantasticalIngredients #Magic
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/245-...

244. How Did Speculative Faith Lead to the Lorehaven Mission? As we launch our 2025 podcast season, we celebrate legacies of the original website that boosted many authors and Lorehaven itself.

• #FantasticalTruth 244 • HOW DID SPECULATIVE FAITH LEAD TO THE LOREHAVEN MISSION?
• #SpeculativeFaith #Legacy #LorehavenMission
• #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven

• lorehaven.com/podcast/244-...

243. What Were Your Favorite 2024 Lorehaven Articles and Podcast Episodes? After a Christmas break, we return with our first New Year’s Eve special to review last year’s top features, from fantasy apologetics to false “liberation.”

• #FantasticalTruth 243 • WHAT WERE YOUR FAVORITE 2024 LOREHAVEN ARTICLES & PODCAST EPISODES?
• #Lorehaven2024 #FavoriteArticles #FavoritePodcastEpisodes #TopFeatures #NewYearsEveSpecial • #EStephenBurnett #ZTRussell #Lorehaven
• lorehaven.com/podcast/243-...