About Story & Faith
Story & Faith began as a place to gather the conversations that matter most to readers and writers of historical fiction — particularly the kind of fiction where faith, history, and the human heart are woven together with care and craft.
Our Editorial Focus
We cover four interconnected areas:
Historical Fiction Writing Craft
The mechanics of period fiction are demanding and thrilling in equal measure. Researching a historical setting requires not just dates and names but textures, smells, social hierarchies, and the private logic of another era. We explore how writers approach this research, how they balance historical accuracy with dramatic necessity, and how the best novelists make the past feel as immediate as this morning.
Biblical Fiction and Faith Reflection
Fiction rooted in biblical narrative occupies a unique space. The source text is sacred to millions, and the writer's task is both an act of imagination and an act of reverence. We reflect on how authors navigate this responsibility, what makes biblical fiction resonate, and how faith themes — grace, redemption, suffering, miracle — translate into story.
Book Guides and Reading Resources
For book clubs, classrooms, and individual readers who want to go deeper, we provide discussion questions, thematic notes, and contextual background to enrich the reading experience. Good books deserve unhurried attention.
Nutrition and Nourishing Recipes
Reading is embodied. We sit, we brew tea, we reach for something good to eat. Our nutrition-informed recipes draw on a background in public health to offer food that tastes wonderful and supports the kind of sustained mental clarity that long reading sessions demand.
Who This is For
Whether you're a voracious reader, a first-time novelist, a book club convener, or someone who simply finds that faith and story show up together in your life — this is a space for you. According to the Pew Research Center, narrative and storytelling remain among the most powerful vehicles for exploring spiritual questions in contemporary life. We take that seriously.
A Note on Perspective
This site holds a broadly Christian perspective, particularly as it relates to biblical fiction and faith reflections. That perspective is offered with openness and curiosity rather than dogmatism. Readers of all backgrounds are welcome here. Great stories always are.