The Ekron Initiative: Memo 11
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…
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Shadowlands Narrated by David Attenborough
With thanks to Justin Wiggins, who mixed up the Attenborough brothers and accidentally inspired this satire. This week, we look at a rare specimen. It lives in the heart of Oxford, in a dwelling dominated…
Feasts of Saints
As the year draws to an end and the holidays loom ever larger on the horizon, starting with Thanksgiving, I would like to talk about some big holidays in Europe that take place in autumn…
The Ekron Initiative: Memo 10
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.…
Tropical Creation
By Robin Sebolino Today, I suppose many people shiver in the cold winter, although surely not in tropical countries. Weather is warm in lands close to the equator, like in my archipelago, where walking for…
Fantasy Author Interview: Luke Wildman
Luke Wildman has an unusual background. He spent most of his life through age 19 in Western Africa (primarily Nigeria) where his family worked as missionaries. Not surprisingly, his influences are diverse—his blog includes book…
The Ekron Initiative: Memo 9
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.…
William Lindsay Gresham and the Inklings: A Look at Nightmare Alley
Today marks 114 years since novelist William Lindsay Gresham was born in Baltimore. Nightmare Alley has a strange place in Inklings scholarship discussions. Published in 1946, it was written by William Lindsay Gresham, the first…
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.…
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…