Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective
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PREY – SA389
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Steve review PREY, which is not about prayer but they joke about it anyway. This episode features:* Thoughts about PREY* Thoughts about PREDATOR* Thoughts about the franchise* Thoughts about Walt Simonson’s run on the THOR comic Our Youtube channel can be found here: http://youtube.com/strangersandaliens – subscribe…
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CHARLES WILLIAMS: YOU Tell ME . . . Is It Worth Reading? (Exploring Christian Sci-Fi)
This edition of “Is It Worth Reading?” is different for a couple reasons: First, it’s an unboxing of a book, meaning I didn’t read it ahead of time. Second, I want to hear from YOU:Is it worth reading? (I’m assuming it is . . .) And if it is, which book should I read? If…
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“Unboxing Our Identity in Christ while Unboxing the USS Enterprise”: SCI-FI DEVOS (Weak Connections)
We present another sci-fi devotional on our Youtube channel. When Ben ordered a model of the USS Enterprise from STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, he saw that it had a booklet about the development of the designs. Which caused him to remember some things that were said about the development of the Enterprise-D. Which caused him to…
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Unboxing a Sci-Fi Anthology (My Sci-Fi Journey)
Ben unboxes(?) a book he got from eBay. It’s not just any book, it’s a book he remembers with nostalgic fondness. A book that engaged his imagination at an impressionable age: “More Science Fiction Tales”, edited by Roger Elwood. #sciencefiction #scifibooks #rogerelwood #scifianthology #unboxing
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NO MAN IN EDEN by H.L. Myra: Is It Worth Reading? (Exploring Christian Sci-Fi) – SA388
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen finally did it! He found an OLD (if not quite as old as the Space Trilogy) Christian sci-fi book, NO MAN IN EDEN. NO MAN IN EDEN is not a Christian romance or a commentary on Genesis 1-3, it’s a sci-fi book in the tradition of C.S.…
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THE DARK TOWER by C.S. Lewis: Is It Worth Reading? (Exploring Christian Sci-Fi)
Buy THE DARK TOWER here via Amazon: amzn.to/3jd0wwK (As an Amazon Affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases.) Ben takes a look at a controversial chapter in C.S. Lewis’ writings: the post-humous novel fragment, THE DARK TOWER. Found in the volume THE DARK TOWER AND OTHER STORIES, this is the book that could have been the…
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“Fear Is the Mind Killer”: Biblical Focus in the Midst of Fear – SA387
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhat do Frank Herbert, Dune, the Fear Litany, Jesus calming the storm, Ben’s all time favorite verse, and 80s Christian pop music icon Carmen all have in common? They are all used by Ben to point to where our focus should be in the midst of tough situations.…
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THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH: Is It Worth Reading? (Exploring Christian Sci-Fi) – VIDEO
Be finishes his introduction to the books in C.S. Lewis’ Space Trilogy. He’s been using Youtube to post some short form video episodes, and once more he asks the question, “Is it worth reading?” He turns his attention to the most difficult volume in C.S. Lewis’ celebrated series. We hope to introduce you to something…
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PERELANDRA: Is It Worth Reading? (Exploring Christian Sci-Fi) – VIDEO
Continuing Ben’s series of short form videos that ask the question “Is it worth reading?”, Ben turns his attention to one of his favorite books of all time. Once again, Ben introduces the book and explains some of the book’s background and content. This being Ben’s second favorite novel of all time, we hope to…
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THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH (C.S. Lewis’ Space Trilogy Part 3) – SA386
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBuy THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH here via Amazon: amzn.to/3YtMYxg (As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.) Steve and Ben return to Earth with Ransom and a large cast of characters in the third book in C.S. Lewis’ celebrated “Space Trilogy,” THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH. Published in 1945, THAT…
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OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET: Is It Worth Reading? (Exploring Christian Sci-Fi) – VIDEO
We’ve started using Youtube to post some short form video episodes. Ben takes a look at C.S. Lewis’ science fiction book OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET and asks, “Is it worth reading?” By introducing the book and explaining a little bit of its background and content, we hope to introduce you to something new you…
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Watching NOPE with John Harju – SA385
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSJordan Peele has two highly successful suspense/horror movies under his belt, and NOPE hit the public conscience with a vague trailer that revealed next to nothing. A second trailer revealed something that looked like a modern spin on Close Encounters . . . and while it’s potentially true…
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NO MAN IN EDEN – Christian Sci-Fi Novel Discovery
I’ve been interested in finding more Christian science fiction from around the days of the Golden Age of sci-fi and after for a while now. As I’ve been reading some classic science fiction (and some not-so-classic . . . but old sci-fi), and as I’ve been revisiting Lewis’ Space Trilogy for the Strangers and Aliens…
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The First Half of 2022 in Review – SA384
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSEvan, Steve, and Ben are together again! For this episode, we take a look at some of the movies and TV series we’ve been watching in 2022! Using Evan’s LETTERBOXD account (he’s found here: https://letterboxd.com/moviemanev/– you should follow him) we take a look back at some movies and…
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Words of Encouragement from DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS – SA383
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThere are a lot of opinions about the latest Marvel movie, DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. Most of them are valid and understandable, whether extremely positive or extremely negative. Case in point: Ben really liked the movie, and Evan really did not. That’s NOT the reason…
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Reflections on Easter – SA382
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis is the weekend we celebrate Easter, and in this episode we release an episode that is meant to encourage us to take the time to reflect on Easter, Good Friday, and the Last Supper. Ben is joined by his family in a series of readings and writings…
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MORBIUS – SA381
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSMORBIUS has arrived! Finally! Ben goes solo on a spoiler-free review . . . Sort of a preview of his thoughts on the movie, Evan and Steve told Ben they couldn’t get to this movie, and Ben told them that it was ok. There wasn’t the same kind…
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SAMWISE GAMGEE & SIMON OF CYRENE – SA380
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhat happens when . . . Ben, Steve, and Evan have a hard time getting together to record? Ben’s been rewatching Lord of the Rings? Ben’s been studying Simon of Cyrene? Ben wants to get some episodes out? Ben has a huge editing job with his and Evan’s…
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Watching MOONFALL with John Harju – SA379
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe moon is falling . . . and they made a movie. Was it worth seeing? Was it worth making? Ben, Evan, and John Harju went to see this disaster flick. They were all surprised. John was surprised it wasn’t a comedy…Evan was surprised that he loved it…
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MARVEL’S ULIMATE COMICS – SA378
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn the early 2000s, Marvel tried an experiment – restart the stories of fan favorite characters in a new universe. A universe that does not have all the baggage of decades and decades of thousands of issues. A universe that is accessible to new readers and attractive to…
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