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225. Why Do Modern Fans Love Middle-Earth Mixing? | with Evan Cooney Aug 13, 2024

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Fans across generations have learned to love The Lord of the Rings books, films, and memes for reasons deeper than simplistic morals.

224. Why Does ‘Church Back Home Syndrome’ Distort Christian Imagination? Aug 06, 2024

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Victims of bad experiences with Christians cannot help but see most stories in light of their desires to avoid hurt or punish the perpetrators.

223. Why Celebrate Stories #MadeByHumans? Jul 30, 2024

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Generative AI might help fill creative gaps, but God calls his people to reflect His image with natural humanity in the stories we create.

222. What If You Had to Fight Your Own Dreams? | The Nightmare Virus with Nadine Brandes Jul 24, 2024

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When dream-worlds turn into humankind's next pandemic, we must ask big questions about how best to defeat the darkness.

221. How Did The Left Behind Series Enrapture Millions of Fans? | with Jerry Jenkins Jul 16, 2024

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Left Behind series author Jerry Jenkins looks back on the series' legacy over sixteen thriller novels, forty teen spinoff books, and beyond.

220. How Did the ‘Left Behind’ Kids Audio Drama Speed-Run the Tribulation? | with Darby Kern Jul 09, 2024

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Twenty years after Judd, Vicki, Lionel, and Ryan fought the Antichrist, writer Darby Kern shares how GAP Digital stewarded the audio series.

219. How Did GAP Digital Turn Left Behind Into Cinematic Audio Drama? | with Todd Busteed Jul 02, 2024

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Based on the best-selling novels, here's how GAP Digital and Tyndale House Publishers presented the dramatic audio edition of Left Behind.

218. How Did The Kids Get Left Behind? | with Chris Fabry Jun 25, 2024

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From school resistance to global plagues, Chris Fabry wrote the Young Trib Force's adventures for the bestselling Left Behind: The Kids series.

217. How Did Publishers Steward the Blockbuster Left Behind Series? | with Dan Balow Jun 18, 2024

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Twenty years ago, one end-times fiction series thrilled millions of souls, and Tyndale House marketing chief Dan Balow helped make it happen.

216. Why Do Christians Fight Over End-Times Prophecies? | E. Stephen Burnett vs Zackary Russell Jun 11, 2024

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Christians love to wield charts, create thrillers, and debate our doom, so naturally that’s how we will start our new series: Left Behind Legacy.