Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective

A special Strangers and Aliens Advent event! Every Sunday (and then Christmas Day) join us for some thoughts on the traditional Advent candles . . . even if we don’t have candles . . . Christmas Day of Advent: LIGHT A recurring theme from the book of John is that of LIGHT. What does it […]

A special Strangers and Aliens Advent event! Every Sunday (and then Christmas Day) join us for some thoughts on the traditional Advent candles . . . even if we don’t have candles . . . Week 4 of Advent: PEACE Peace on Earth. What does it really mean? And who is it for? And Star […]

Three movies. Three podcast hosts. One holiday. All three are beloved to some, and on Evan’s list of favorites! Two of them are hated by Ben. And one of them is described as “harmless.” It’s a lively discussion as they take on the good, the bad, and the ugly of Christmas movies!

Ben and Evan take a road trip with Ben’s son to see Aquaman. Aquaman. On the big screen. It happened! Who thought it was a perfect movie and one of the best of the year? And who thought it was a fun, ok movie? Find out here! Part one is the drive to the theater. […]

A special Strangers and Aliens Advent event! Every Sunday (and then Christmas Day) join us for some thoughts on the traditional Advent candles . . . even if we don’t have candles . . . Week 3 of Advent: JOY Joy is something we take the time to think about at Christmas . . . […]

Ben and Evan talk about one of the best movies of the year, one of the best animated superhero movies, one of the best Marvel movies, and one of the best superhero movies. And they are all the same movie: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse!

A special Strangers and Aliens Advent event! Every Sunday (and then Christmas Day) join us for some thoughts on the traditional Advent candles . . . even if we don’t have candles . . . Week 2 of Advent: FAITH Faith and hope are very similar, faith is hope in action. And for this reflection […]

In the seventh and final episode of our Seven Deadly Sins series, Evan, Steve, and Ben dive into what pride is, some examples from pop culture, what pride looks like in our own lives and, of course, what Dante, C.S. Lewis, and the Bible have to say on the matter. You can listen to the […]

A special Strangers and Aliens Advent event! Every Sunday (and then Christmas Day) join us for some thoughts on the traditional Advent candles . . . even if we don’t have candles . . . Week 1 of Advent: HOPE We’ve all felt that anticipation as we’ve waited for something we KNEW was coming. Something […]

Ben and Evan fire up the van and head out to see Ralph Breaks the Internet! NOTE: First, there is a discussion on the drive to the theater. After the movie, there is a brief non-spoiler conversation, and then on the drive home a spoiler-filled discussion. NOTE TWO: There are two post-credit scenes. You’ll want […]