C.S. Lewis and a Theology of Love
What do C.S. Lewis, The Grand Canyon & Mary Magdalene have in common? from The Narrow Gate on Youtube.
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C.S. Lewis on Joy
One of the things that drew me most to C.S. Lewis when I was an early Christian was Lewis’ writing on and amplification of “joy.”
Jerry Root
My former professor and friend, Jerry Root, is joining us at Antioch this Sunday This is one you don’t want to miss if you’re in Central Oregon! Here’s a brief overview: Sermon Topic: C.S. Lewis and “Perfect Love Casts out Fear” Educational Background: Ph.D., British Open University. Thesis: C. S. Lewis and the Problem of
Questions
I’ve been thinking a lot about questions. Questions exist where they are articulated and where they are hidden or obscured. There are questions on the surface that we feel and know. And there are questions below the surface that shape us or nag at us, but that we can’t quite put a finger on or
Companions
Those who are enjoying something, or suffering something together, are companions. Those who enjoy or suffer one another, are not. C.S. Lewis in That Hideous Strength
Books
Reread C.S. Lewis’ introduction to On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius. It’s one of the best sustained arguments for the value of reading old books. One of my all time favorite bits from Lewis. Here is an extended excerpt: Every age has its own outlook. It is specially good at seeing certain truths and specially liable
The Magician’s Nephew
Tamara is reading through C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicle’s of Narnia and came across this passage that I marked years ago in The Magician’s Nephew. We must go back a bit and explain what the whole scene had looked like from Uncle Andrew’s point of view. It had not made at all the same impression on
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Open Forum
This past Sunday I decided at the last minute to field questions in church rather than teach a lesson. I simply felt like the message I had was too cold and objective and I thought that Q&A would make it feel more conversational. Anyway, we busted through 50 minutes like it was nothing, so the
Lewis on the Classics
C.S. Lewis has a great introduction to Athanasius’s “On the Incarnation” that makes me want to read more. He writes the following: Every age has its own outlook. It is specially good at seeing certain truths and specially liable to make certain mistakes. We all, therefore, need the books that will correct the characteristic mistakes
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