206 episodes

In the Fantastical Truth podcast from Lorehaven.com, hosts E. Stephen Burnett and Zackary Russell explore fantastical stories for God's glory.

Fantastical Truth Lorehaven

    • Arts
    • 4.9 • 33 Ratings

In the Fantastical Truth podcast from Lorehaven.com, hosts E. Stephen Burnett and Zackary Russell explore fantastical stories for God's glory.

    203. How Did Jesus Save Us from That Dragon the Devil? | with Laurie Christine

    203. How Did Jesus Save Us from That Dragon the Devil? | with Laurie Christine

    This season we celebrate our ultimate Hero, Jesus Christ, who defeats not just sin and suffering but our ancient serpentine enemy.

    • 1 hr 9 min
    202. Four Years Later, How Did Pandemic Lockdowns Change Our Reading Experience?

    202. Four Years Later, How Did Pandemic Lockdowns Change Our Reading Experience?

    Hand-washing. Social distancing. Fired employees. Air transmission. Four long years ago, everything changed when COVID-19 attacked.

    • 1 hr 4 min
    201. How Do Some Stories Fail to Help Us Love Our Neighbors?

    201. How Do Some Stories Fail to Help Us Love Our Neighbors?

    Despite many creators' good intentions, stories that undervalue God-given beauty, goodness, or truth can harm people we’re called to love.

    • 1 hr 18 min
    200. Why Should We Love to Explore Fantastical Stories for God’s Glory?

    200. Why Should We Love to Explore Fantastical Stories for God’s Glory?

    Let’s consider not just how to find the best Christian-made fantasy, but why God commands us to explore His creation and manmade culture.

    • 1 hr 6 min
    199. How Should Christians Fight to Love a Declining Disney? | with Josh Shepherd

    199. How Should Christians Fight to Love a Declining Disney? | with Josh Shepherd

    After fired actors and many flopped franchises, we can discern Disney’s real problems yet appreciate its legacy of stories.

    • 1 hr 25 min
    198. How Can Christian Fantasy Fans Love and Respect Sports Fans?

    198. How Can Christian Fantasy Fans Love and Respect Sports Fans?

    When friends prefer players and points over dragons and spaceships, let’s find in Scripture the purposes of both games and stories.

    • 1 hr 4 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
33 Ratings

33 Ratings

Katie.Briggs ,

Encouraging and Relevant

Thank you for keeping us up to date on the industry, bringing us back to what matters, and interviewing awesome guests!

Auroraambria ,

Informative, Faith-based, Smart

The hosts make logical conclusions in an apologist manner toward helping Christian and lay audiences understand how fiction work fits into our lives today.

StageGrandma ,

Rich content

This podcast discussing fantastical fiction is not only for writers, but for readers and fans. The hosts go beyond the typical talk about Tolkien and CS Lewis, but dive deeper and encourage the listener to think imaginatively about all genres of entertainment. The podcast is well done. I appreciate the approachable professionalism.

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