Exploring faith, fiction, and the space in between

The Cross and the Quill

Where biblical exegesis and theological imagination meet

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Biblical Foundations of Salvation: Grace in the Exile

The Exile Reveals the God Who Gives More Grace

Biblical Foundations of Salvation: The God Who Draws Near

The Levitical sacrificial system reveals the God Who Draws Near

Biblical Foundations of Salvation: The Crux of the Exodus

The Exodus Reveals the God Who Hears

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Theology of Resistance in ‘Babel’ by R.F. Kuang
Theology of Resistance in ‘Babel’ by R.F. Kuang

Through Robin’s eyes, the reader is asked, “What value do people of colour have to the powers of the empire?” The answer: They are tools to be used; pawns for the expansion of the empire. They hold no value of their own.

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Enchanted Quill Book Reviews

Enchanted Quill Book Reviews
‘One Dark Window’ by Rachel Gillig
‘One Dark Window’ by Rachel Gillig
‘A Most Puzzling Murder’ by Bianca Marais
‘A Most Puzzling Murder’ by Bianca Marais
‘The Bridge Kingdom’ by Danielle L. Jensen
‘The Bridge Kingdom’ by Danielle L. Jensen
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst—Book Review
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst—Book Review

Fiction book reviews with content warnings and spice ratings

““Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” ”
— Galadriel, The Fellowship of the Ring

The Holy Plot

Theology through the lens of story

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Theology of Resistance in ‘Babel’ by R.F. Kuang
Theology of Resistance in ‘Babel’ by R.F. Kuang

Through Robin’s eyes, the reader is asked, “What value do people of colour have to the powers of the empire?” The answer: They are tools to be used; pawns for the expansion of the empire. They hold no value of their own.

The Pen and the Arena: Storytelling as Resistance in ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’
The Pen and the Arena: Storytelling as Resistance in ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’

Suzanne Collins may have just offered us the most powerful anti-propaganda literature of 2025.