"Fantasy is the impossible made probable." (Rod Sterling)
Wisdom From Kammbia 2.16: Can Christian Fiction Just Be Entertaining and Enjoyable?
by MHill | Jun 9, 2012 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
I have a question for today's entry: Can Christian Fiction Just be Entertaining and Enjoyable? I know to some of you that is an incredulous question. However, I'm beginning to wonder if Christian Fiction can just be entertaining and enjoyable. Somehow, I feel on one...
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by MHill | Jun 7, 2012 | Quotes
“Fiction and poetry provide authors a unique way to glorify Christ that more overtly intellectual genres, like theology, simply can’t. These genres that aim directly for the heart and soul [...] do not argue for belief, they show what it looks like and make you feel...
Define ‘Christian Speculative Story’
by MHill | Jun 1, 2012 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Writing
Define ‘Christian Speculative Story’. A great article about Christian Speculative Fiction. What is it?
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by MHill | May 28, 2012 | Quotes
“I’m always highly irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality.” — Flannery O’Connor
Wisdom From Kammbia 2.15: Is Reading A Story Only For the Middle Class?
by MHill | May 19, 2012 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column
"The general approach has been that if the middle class likes something, it is bad art. There is a snobbishness on the Left that is rarely noted but is one of the most significant animators of Leftism: a contempt for the middle class, and for middle America, that is...
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by MHill | May 17, 2012 | Quotes
"I know, I know, all Christian artists think they value both the craft and the content. But in my experience, they often fool themselves. When it comes time to make a decision for the story or the “message,” they will go with the message every time. Why? Because they...
by MHill | May 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
I thought this was an excellent article about Christians needing to understand the culture around us.
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by MHill | May 14, 2012 | Quotes
"I’ve found that most people who tell me that fiction is a waste of time are folks who seem to hold to a kind of sola cerebra vision of the Christian life that just doesn’t square with the Bible. The Bible doesn’t simply address man as a cognitive process but as a...
Wisdom of Marion 2.10: Why I Read Fiction
by MHill | Mar 24, 2012 | Wisdom From Kammbia Column, Writing
Why do I read fiction? I believe these quotes will answer it for me: "The overwhelming majority of people go to literature for enjoyment, entertainment, and what we might call the refreshment value of literature. People read literature because they want to, not...