One of the concepts that C.S. Lewis used regularly as a literary device was that of Mercenary Rewards. The mercenary, for Lewis, was the perfect symbol of someone who doesn’t act for true love or desire for the thing itself, but for the reward he receives – much like mercenaries don’t care about the cause […]
I’d love to use all these quotes in my message this Sunday, but don’t know that I’ll be able to get to them all. Posting them here is the second best option!! “Moreover, how can he give eternal life who cannot give happiness? For we mean by eternal life that life where there is endless
Augustine on Happiness Read More »
I once wrote that the subtlest of all sins is ‘unjoy.’ It seems strange at first… how can not being joyful be bad? In order to untangle this we simply need to look at the nature of sin. The first part is obvious: doing things we’re not supposed to do (cheating, lying and stealing etc.).
