And the prophet spoke, saying:<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cThere\u2019s really not a lot of stuff out there in the media or in products that are available to kids that represent the Christian thing that\u2019s relevant. \u2026 There\u2019s nothing that\u2019s hardcore and fun that can really compete with a lot of stuff that\u2019s similar. If you go to a bookstore to their graphic novel section if you look at the Christian stuff it\u2019s pretty dorky and cheesy stuff. It\u2019s not as hip and edgy and cool. Spirit Warriors<\/em> is the story of six or seven kids that are out there; they\u2019re gnarly skateboarders that are edgy kids who are living out their faith in Jesus Christ. It\u2019s all about how they\u2019re battling the supernatural and the spirit realm each and every day between the forces of good and evil and darkness and light.\u201d<\/p>\nMan, I only hope the dialogue in the books is as hardcore as that.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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