Imagination Is a Battleground, Not a Hobby

The Table Church

Jul 6, 202629:23Religion & Spirituality

We're living in what feels like a dystopian novel — and Octavia Butler saw it coming in 1993. Her Parable of the Sower imagined a world of climate collapse, privatized towns, and a politician promising to "make America g...

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