February 12th, 2009
The Power Of Myth In Today's Culture
Written by Robert Treskillard on February 12th, 2009 @ 08:17:06 am (187 views)
The Lost Genre Guild alerted me to a new article out in Christianity Today called Sci-Fi's Brave New World.
The article's focus is on science fiction, but it easily applies to fantasy as well in the sense that our current secular culture uses thes… more »
November 4th, 2008
A Psalm For This Election
Written by Robert Treskillard on November 4th, 2008 @ 09:29:20 pm (142 views)
Posted in Christianity, Politics
This is Pslam 75, and this applies no matter who wins tonight.
We give thanks to you, O God,
we give thanks, for your Name is near;
men tell of your wonderful deeds.
You say, "I choose the appointed time;
it is I who judge u… more »
November 1st, 2008
Robin Hood's Original Audacity
Written by Robert Treskillard on November 1st, 2008 @ 09:35:22 pm (126 views)
My daughter, Adele, just put an amazing post together summing up a lot of her deep research into the origins of Robin Hood.
And she comes to VERY different conclusions from Stephen Lawhead, who places him in Wales shortly after the Norman invasion for… more »
June 27th, 2008
Why I Am Writing About King Arthur
Written by Robert Treskillard on June 27th, 2008 @ 11:18:32 am (235 views)
The BBC just put up a news item about a King Arthur book, written by Philip Reeve, which won the UK's oldest book award for his novel "Here Lies Arthur".
He beat six others to win. The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CIL… more »
November 18th, 2007
Great Fiction Distilled Into A Hymn
Written by Robert Treskillard on November 18th, 2007 @ 09:45:26 pm (97 views)
This Sunday we sang the hymn, "Once To Every Man And Nation", which was written by James Russel Lowell. As I sang it, I realized "This hymn gives us the essence of great fiction!"
First read the hymn and then see my notes below:
Once to every man… more »










