The Christian Fan Fiction Gathering

Hey, everyone. :)

Since many of us are spending more time at home than ever, and given some recent controversies with streaming services like Netflix, I thought it might be a good time to mention some excellent Christian streaming alternatives that have appeared online. The links are below. :)

Christian Cinnema - This is an excellent streaming service with a lot of wonderful Christian and family friendly movies and a lot of purchase options. You can buy or rent movies individually, or you can purchase a “Giving Membership” for $24.99 annually which gives you up to five free rentals a month (that means up to 60 free movies a year), as well as other benefits, and the memberships help provide clean water to people around the world.

RedeemTV - This is a free streaming service with a good number of Christian movies. The production value of the Christian movies can vary sometimes, but if you’re especially particular about that, there are a number of high quality productions available as well. They also have documentaries and children’s programming, and the site allows you to interact with other viewers through forums and comment sections. You can unlock even more content by making a donation.

The Dove Channel - Suggested by ramblin_rosie. She says it is "another free streaming service with options for on-demand and live viewing. It's available online, through its own app and through Tubi, and as a channel on Pluto TV."

Yippee - Yippee is a subscription service specifically centered around children’s shows and the needs of families. The cost is the same as Netflix, though you can try out the site first with a 7 day free trial.

And last, but by no means least:

The Chosen - The Chosen is “the first-ever-multi-season TV show about the life of Jesus.” While it isn’t a streaming service specifically, the creators of The Chosen are working to give as many people free access to the show as possible with a “Pay it Forward” initiative through their app. They invite anyone to watch through the app, and then, if they are able and wish to, they can pay so that others might also watch for free. Season 1 (8 episodes) is complete and is also available on DVD if you’d rather watch that way. You can also find livestreams of the episodes on The Chosen Youtube channel, which includes lots of behind the scenes content, interviews, and updates.

I genuinely cannot say enough about this show. It is absolutely incredible. The writing and directing are fabulous, as is the quality of the show in general. It is one of the best things I have ever seen, Christian or otherwise, and it brings the scriptures to life in a way that other Christian productions haven’t. They really are reaching people for Christ, both inside and outside of the church.

They are currently filming season two (with a lot of extra precautions due to COVID, including frequent testing for the cast and crew). If you have not seen it already, please go check it out. You won’t regret it. :)

-Laughter

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Edit: If you know of any others that I've missed here, please let me know, and I will add them. :)

Heaven is real. God loves you.

Are those statements true? Yes, most definitely! But, they do not represent the full truth, and if those are the only two truths you embrace, you may be headed down a very dangerous path. That is why I was incredibly disappointed by the movie, "Heaven is for Real."

Let me back up a bit.

I read the book, “Heaven is for Real,” a few years ago, and I loved it. It was in-line with scripture, and it was wonderfully inspiring and left me encouraged and uplifted. The real-life account is amazing, and I was thrilled to learn that there would be a movie. But, just a few days ago, I bought the movie and came away feeling incredibly let down, because not only does the movie not match the account in the book in some critical ways, more importantly, it’s not in-line with the Gospel.

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The ACLJ has created a new documentary about the persecution Christians are currently facing in the Middle East.

You can watch it online for free here.

I try not to flood the comm with things like this, because there are always so many worthy causes and so many things to pray about, but this one seemed like another good one to share.

Some consider North Korea “The most Christian-Hostile Nation in Human History” (Rev. Eric Foley, These are the Generations). Personal accounts by North Korean Christians support this, and their stories are harrowing. The Voice of the Martyrs is currently running a campaign, writing letters of confession to North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un.

If you’re interested, you can sign a letter electronically here.

It’s easy to do, and doesn’t take long.

Hi, everyone.

I have mentioned Pastor Saeed Abedini a few times now. He has now been in an Iranian Prison for 493 days. But, in the words of the ACLJ, (The American Center for Law and Justice, a non-profit, Christian legal organization) "...there is a glimmer of hope. Iran has indicated that clemency – release – could be a possibility for Pastor Saeed."

The ACLJ is currently working on a petition to demand that Iran grant this clemency to Pastor Saeed. If you'd like to sign the petition, or to learn more about Pastor Saeed, you can go here.

And of course, please keep him in your prayers, as well as all the persecuted Christians around the world.

Note: The promptathon is now officially over, but you're still welcome to respond to the prompts if you'd like to. I'll keep this post up for a while yet, just so everything for the propmptathon is easily accessible.

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This is the post for all things promptathon, lol. It’s your one stop shop for all you need to know.

If you have questions, please start here.

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Hi, everyone. :)

When I posted the prompts for May, I mentioned that I had something different in mind for June prompts. I’ve been wanting to do something that will hopefully inspire more writers and prompt - pun intended - more interaction on the comm. :) And, a conversation with a good friend of mine, cruorem, gave me an idea. We were talking about the sad way that marriage is often portrayed in fics - either it’s ignored completely, or it’s shown in a sad light, or it’s twisted somehow. And we both agreed that it would be really nice to see marriage celebrated for once.

So, for the month of June, that’s exactly what CFF will do. :) We are going to have a marriage promptathon.

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Hi, everyone, your friendly neighborhood mod here. :)

I just wanted to update everyone on what’s been happening around the comm, and let you know about a few changes. (Sorry that it’s taken me so long. Life has been demanding my full attention lately.)

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