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December 2024

December 30, 2024

Remember Who You Are: God in Alita

My favorite trope in Science Fiction is the cyborg. While many other people are drawn...

December 27, 2024

A Search for Meaning: God in The Midnight Library

Have you ever heard of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs? This psychological concept suggests that human...

December 06, 2024

Illuminated Fiction: What is Truth?

I’m the type of nerd who enjoys watching debates for entertainment. I avoid political debates,...

November 2024

November 25, 2024

The Bible as True North: God in The Three Body Problem

A few years back I watched a YouTube clip of an interview with apologist Ken...

November 18, 2024

Learning Sympathy: God in The War of the Worlds

It seems like just yesterday, I was browsing the aisles of the local thrift store...

November 15, 2024

You Are Who You Love: God in Foe

In the last several articles, I have been playing around with Biblical lessons around community...

November 11, 2024

Illuminating Thoughts: Election Stories

Fiction drives our world. In my first article, Illumination: How Stories Reveal God to Us,...

November 04, 2024

A Community of Caregiving: God in The Bird Box

There are many different ways to serve God with our lives, and He calls us...

November 01, 2024

To Future Generations: God in Caddo Lake

M. Night Shamalan’s most recent thriller is a sneaky Sci-Fi. Unlike many of the clear...

October 2024

October 25, 2024

When Love Isn’t Enough: God in Coraline

If this article has reached you, I can be almost a hundred percent sure that...

October 21, 2024

Love that Goes: God in 9

In last week’s post, I looked into how The Martian. I address how it...

October 18, 2024

The Body on Mission: God in The Martian

I have talked a lot about my love of science fiction in this column....

October 15, 2024

Why We Must Feel: God in Song of the Sea

My past articles have largely covered books and movies within the Science Fiction genre. We've...

October 11, 2024

The Unknown Future: God in Foundation

Reading regularly in Science Fiction without reading about the future is nearly impossible. Many...

October 07, 2024

Greater Good and Greater Love: God in Life

Last week we looked at a familiar monster in the classic Frankenstein. This week...

October 04, 2024

Walking in the Garden: God in Frankenstein

In past articles, we have looked at two pieces of Science Fiction: A Brave New World,...

September 2024

September 30, 2024

Five Books for Your Autumn Reading List

Since my first post: Illumination, I have been sharing some of my favorite fiction pieces....

September 23, 2024

The Enemy Within: God in Annihilation

In an earlier article, we discussed how God's truth can be hidden in secular...

September 16, 2024

Pleasure or Purpose: God in A Brave New World

In my first post, Illumination: How...

September 09, 2024

Illumination: How Can Stories Reveal God to Us?

How do stories reveal God to us? When looking to learn about God, people rarely...