TRUE FICTION
Three modern parables make biblical truths memorable for every age.
Should You Watch It?
If you want a Christian teaching video that makes biblical truths memorable, TRUE FICTION is worth your time. It uses three modern parables rather than relying only on lectures, then follows each one with Eric Holmberg’s commentary. That commentary helps viewers understand the subtlety and emotional power of the stories.
The production is not Hollywood fare, but the material communicates its points intelligently. The comedy in “Rock Against Lung Cancer” compares well with most television programming, while the other parables use danger, mystery, and satire to invite reflection.
This is especially useful for reaching young people with important biblical truths. Watch it as a family, in a church setting, or wherever thoughtful Christian teaching is welcome.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESTRUE FICTION presents three modern-day parables.
“If You Love Me” follows a boy and his father on a birthday fishing expedition, where the boy must decide whether to heed his father’s advice. “H.A.L. 666” centers on a young woman and a virus-ridden computer that receives an extraordinary upgrade. “Rock Against Lung Cancer” sends up a rock group’s celebrity charity press conference.
Is It Any Good?
Three stars means this is a solid, worthwhile teaching video rather than polished Hollywood entertainment. Its strength is not elaborate production but the way its three parables communicate biblical points through drama, mystery, and comedy.
“Rock Against Lung Cancer” is especially funny and compares well with most network television programming. Holmberg’s commentary is the best part of the video: it clarifies each parable without making the story unnecessary. The explanations help viewers grasp the stories’ subtlety and emotional power.
The Worldview
TRUE FICTION is explicitly Christian teaching built around modern parables. It presents biblical truths through stories about consequences, obedience, moral blindness, and change. The first parable shows the danger of ignoring a father’s advice. The second uses a virus-ridden computer and an extraordinary upgrade to picture transformation. The third uses comedy to expose the contradiction of promoting medical research for lung cancer while chain-smoking.
The video’s approach reflects Jesus’ use of parables: concrete stories communicate truths that a purely didactic lecture might not convey. The source identifies no worldview elements that the video removes or distorts.
Its central method is consistent with Christ’s teaching: “He who has ears to hear, let him hear” (Mark 4:9).
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Content Summary
Christian worldview containing parables that show the consequences of bad actions; violent alligator attack; smoking; and, rebellion
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
The first parable involves a boy who ignores his father’s advice. Why can obedience be an act of trust rather than merely rule-following?
Ephesians 6:1–3 · John 14:15The video uses stories instead of only direct instruction. Why do stories sometimes help us see truth more clearly?
Matthew 13:34–35 · Mark 4:33–34The computer in “H.A.L. 666” receives an extraordinary upgrade. What kinds of change does the Bible describe as genuine renewal?
Romans 12:2 · 2 Corinthians 5:17“Rock Against Lung Cancer” makes fun of celebrities who promote a cure while chain-smoking. What does this teach about the difference between words and actions?
Matthew 7:3–5 · James 1:22The Final Word
TRUE FICTION is not polished Hollywood entertainment, but it is intelligent, funny, and effective Christian teaching. Its three modern parables and Eric Holmberg’s commentary make biblical truths accessible to young people and families. WORTH THE TRIP.
