J.A. Webb Blog
Acid trips or Apologetics? How to reach the Modern seeker.
Acid trips or Aplogetics? How to reach the modern Seeker through the Power of Story. My professional life remains in the middle of the summer crunch- and so my own blog posts are still on hiatus- though rest assured, the work on Interregnum, Book Three of The...
The Crusade to find thrilling fiction for Christian men
The Crusade to find thrilling fiction for Christian men continues Disheartened and broken, haunted by the still echoing horror of my recent safari into the wilds of my local Christian bookstore’s Fantasy aisle (in my never-ending crusade to find thrilling fiction for...
Is there any fiction genre left written for Christian men?
Something happened this week that caused me to ask: Is there any fiction genre left written for Christian men? In the course of my ongoing and indeterminable search for great speculative fiction written for Christian men, I ventured into the Fantasy aisle at my local...
Is pulp Sci-Fi making a comeback?
Is pulp Sci-Fi making a comeback? Is this a good thing for Christian readers? As a lad I consumed bushel basketfuls of what were, even then, vintage paperbacks from the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Voraciously. Much of it blatant (and unabashed) pulp fiction, but...
Did Edgar Rice Burroughs, author of Tarzan, also create an anti-hero?
After writing the heroic tales of Tarzan and John Carter of Mars, did Edgar Rice Burroughs slip up and write an anti-hero? As a kid, I sampled what was, even then, a set of dusty antique tomes with titles such as Tarzan of the Apes, The Jungle tales of Tarzan, and The...
Can Christian men enjoy middle-grade stories?
Can Christian men really enjoy middle-grade stories seen through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boy? If you’ve been reading this blog for any time, you are aware how frustrating has been my search to find thrilling fiction written for Christian men. So often, I...