Marian Jacobs

Dec 9, 2024 | lorehaven.com | Marian Jacobs |at Desiring God

As soon as I saw the trailer for Jack Black’s Christmas movie about Satan, I couldn’t imagine watching something that horrific and, well, stupid. Current viewers appear equally unimpressed. Dear Santa has an IMDB score of 5.3, a Rotten Tomatoes critic score at 24%, and a RT audience score of 45%. Then former-occultists-turned-Christian started posting warnings about this film.

Nov 25, 2024 | lorehaven.com | Marian Jacobs |at Desiring God

I first saw Wicked on stage at the Pantages in Los Angeles in college with a group of other theater students. From that moment on, I was a fan of the pink and green girls. The story was gripping, the characters complex, the music heart-wrenching and funny. Since then, I’ve seen the show twice more and listened to the soundtrack countless times. The Wizard and I is my song of choice at karaoke.

Sep 12, 2024 | wng.org | Marian Jacobs

Science fiction author Cathy McCrumb wrote her debut novel, Recorder, on a hand-me-down Kindle Fire. McCrumb, who lives near the Rocky Mountains and uses a pen name, regularly emailed the file to herself, then edited it at a library computer station. McCrumb knew there was zero interest among secular publishers for science fiction written from a Christian perspective. More surprisingly, though, she found near-zero interest among Christian publishers, too.

Aug 12, 2024 | lorehaven.com | Marian Jacobs |at Desiring God

Mad Max: Fury Road was a box office hit in 2015, so it came as no surprise when Warner Bros. Pictures announced a prequel featuring the enigmatic Furiosa in her youth. I’d enjoyed the tenacity and hope she brought to the desolate, post-apocalyptic landscape of Fury Road and was looking forward to the prequel. Enough time has passed since Furiosa’s theatrical release in May that I’d like to give a full review of the film, including spoilers.

Feb 15, 2024 | lorehaven.com | Marian Jacobs |E. Stephen Burnett

Christians parents are discovering a serious side effect of our new neutral world. It happens when relatives give your child a new popular book, or your child learns of the title and can’t wait to read it. The cover seems friendly enough. It’s fantastical and whimsical. Maybe it features a wide-eyed hero your child’s age who goes on an amazing journey. Then your parent-senses start tingling. Something’s not right. You open the book and confirm it.