The Ekron Initiative: Memo 8
Part of an ongoing web serial perhaps inspired by The Screwtape Letters. Unless otherwise noted, “the Ex-CEO” refers to God, “the opposition” to the side of the angels, and so on. Read the previous installment here.…
Year: 2023
Landon Loftin Interview on What Barfield Thought
Owen Barfield is a curiously underrated thinker. He was a lifelong friend of C.S. Lewis, who dedicated The Allegory of Love to Barfield, calling him “wisest and best of my unofficial teachers.” Lewis dedicated The…
Where Christian Fantasy Started: Remembering Robert Siegel
Robert “Bob” Harold Siegel (1939-2012) is one of the most underrated Christian writers of recent years. As a poet, he wrote about nature with an intimacy that few have matched. One reviewer observed, “There is…
A Whole New World
By Amanda Pizzolatto You’re walking towards a slightly busy street. Cars zoom by at the intersection. A trolley dings as it goes by. People are walking past, some chatting on their phones, others talking to…
A Summer Memory
Let me tell you what beauty is. It’s April rains and May flowers. It’s a song on the radio that brings back wonderful memories. It’s in the pages of well-worn books. It’s the dawn of…
The Ekron Initiative: Memo 7
Part of an ongoing web serial perhaps inspired by The Screwtape Letters. Unless otherwise noted, “the Ex-CEO” refers to God, “the opposition” to the side of the angels, and so on. Read the previous installment here.…
Inklings Scholar Interview: Charlie W. Starr
Dr. Charlie W. Starr (D.A., Middle Tennessee University) has an unusual specialty in C.S. Lewis studies. He’s an expert on C.S. Lewis’ handwriting—what it looks like and how it changed over time. This makes Starr…
Garden Church
By Hannah Skipper “I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes so…
Alyssa Roat Author Interview: Magic, Romance and Superheroes
Alyssa Roat is many things. Award-winning poet. Writer of short stories—including contributions to the anthologies Fantasea and Realms of Fire. Author of various articles—including an award-winning article on making college campuses accessible from her time…
Movie Review: The Hiding Place (2023)
World War II stories are always popular, but some are more iconic than others. The Hiding Place, Dutch watchmaker Corrie ten Boom’s 1971 autobiography of how her family helped smuggle approximately 800 Jews, is one…