Amy MacKinnon
Harry Potter and the Exorcists
The concern that these exorcists have for the salvation of souls is commendable, but is their interpretation of this series accurate?
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Finding Faith Everywhere.
God is Truth, Goodness, and Beauty itself.
Wherever they are found, God is also present.
Finding Faith Everywhere.
God is Truth, Goodness, and Beauty itself.
Wherever they are found, God is also present.
Finding Faith Everywhere
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Amy MacKinnon
Oct 5, 20193 min read
Fairy Tales and Multiculturalism
Are fairy tales just stories for northern Europeans? Let's talk about the sources of many of these wonderful stories from other cultures
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Amy MacKinnon
Oct 3, 20195 min read
Harry Potter and Christianity
Doesn’t Harry get away with a lot of bad behavior, in addition to practicing magic? Are there really biblical references in Harry Potter?
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Amy MacKinnon
Sep 27, 20193 min read
Why Are There so Few Fairies in Fairy Tales?
Why are there so few fairies in fairy tales, and why do we even call those stories "fairy tales" if there are rarely any fairies in them?
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Amy MacKinnon
Sep 26, 20193 min read
Harry Potter and the Inklings
Why are the members of the Inklings widely accepted as Christian authors, when J.K. Rowling is so harshly criticized?
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Amy MacKinnon
Sep 20, 20193 min read
Narnia as a Fairy Tale
Which is better: Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, or the Chronicles of Narnia? Lord of the Rings is an epic Narnia is a fairy tale
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Amy MacKinnon
Sep 18, 20193 min read
Harry Potter and Spells
I’m not going to mock parents who are concerned about the Harry Potter books. The formation of the souls of their children is important.
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Amy MacKinnon
Sep 13, 20194 min read
The Velveteen Rabbit: A Christian Fairy Tale
Stuffed animals don’t generally become real animals. If they did, we wouldn’t allow kids to play with stuffed lions, tigers, or bears.
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Amy MacKinnon
Sep 11, 20193 min read
Harry Potter and Magic
The Harry Potter books have been an issue for Christians almost from the first moment that J.K. Rowling published her books in the US.
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Amy MacKinnon
Aug 23, 20195 min read
Beauty and the Beast: A Christian Fairy Tale
This summary is based on the version of Beauty and the Beast by Charles Perrault, which is also the version that used and adapted by Disney
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Amy MacKinnon
Aug 16, 20194 min read
Hansel and Gretel: A Christian Fairy Tale
Hansel and Gretel is about Adam and Eve, salvation, and the reuniting of a family in heaven after their fall and redemption.
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Amy MacKinnon
Aug 3, 20195 min read
Cinderella: A Christian Fairy Tale
Part of the Fairy Tale Fridays series, the Fairy Tale Summaries with Cinderella! And finding the Christianity that’s hidden in plain sight
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Amy MacKinnon
Jul 26, 20196 min read
How Are Fairy Tales Christian?
The classic fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault, and Hans Christian Andersen, are intentionally Christian stories
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Amy MacKinnon
Jul 19, 20194 min read
Fairy Tales, Cautionary Tales, and Myths
No one gets married, and then lives happily ever after. Or kills an evil witch who’s trying to eat them, and then lives happily ever after
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Amy MacKinnon
Jul 11, 20195 min read
A Little Dickens of a Ghost Story
When you think of a Christian story, or a story by a Christian author, what authors come to your mind? What about Charles Dickens?
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Amy MacKinnon
Jun 25, 20194 min read
Why Are We So Afraid of Ghosts?
In the summertime when the days are long and the nights are short, it’s pretty easy to scoff at being afraid of ghosts. But in the winter...
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Amy MacKinnon
Jun 14, 20194 min read
Women in Fairy Tales: Good or Bad?
Is it true that women in fairy tales are just passively waiting around for some man to come and save them?
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Amy MacKinnon
Jun 1, 20193 min read
What Do Werewolves and the Incredible Hulk have to do with Aristotle?
They’re in a lot of stories now, and authors do a lot of different things with their characters. They tend to be dramatic—with LOTS of speci
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Amy MacKinnon
May 22, 20194 min read
What do the Wizard of Oz and Star Trek have to do with Aristotle?
What do the Wizard of Oz and Star Trek have to do with Aristotle?And in the end, they win. But how do they win?
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Amy MacKinnon
Apr 6, 20195 min read
Why Read Fairy Tales
Why should we read fairy tales to children? Are fairy tales just for children? Why are fairy tales important today?
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