B. The Absence of Dark AnalogiesIf Christians retreat entire...

B. The Absence of Dark AnalogiesIf Christians retreat entirely from this genre, the field is left open to other worldviews. When imagination is nourished exclusively by stories that embrace nihilism, despair, or moral relativism, those are the "analogies" that become "encoded" in the child's mind.By providing a book that affirms goodness and beauty (even without naming Jesus), you are directly contesting the narrative of hopelessness. You are offering a powerful, beautiful analogy for hope itself.

B. The Absence of Dark Analogies

If Christians retreat entirely from this genre, the field is left open to other worldviews. When imagination is nourished exclusively by stories that embrace nihilism, despair, or moral relativism, those are the "analogies" that become "encoded" in the child's mind.

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