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Tag Archives: Lewis
very valuable people or accidental by-products?
I have a friend named Jean. She’s 84, and she’s delightful. Yesterday, we were leaving a women’s retreat, and with happy exuberance, she told me, “There were 100 women here this weekend, and when I arrived I already knew 70 … Continue reading
lessons (about pride) from walks with a dog
“Supposing you are taking a dog on a lead through a turnstile or past a post. You know what happens (apart from his usual ceremonies in passing a post!). He tries to go to the wrong side and gets his … Continue reading
conceit gradually peeling off
“When I first became a Christian, about fourteen years ago, I thought that I could do it on my own, by retiring to my rooms and reading theology, and I wouldn’t go to the churches and Gospel Halls . . … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity
Tagged arrogance, conceit, growth in humility, humble, humility, Lewis, pride, solitary conceit
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I’m going to stand by the play world
“One of my favorite passages in all of literature is Puddleglum’s response to the Lady of the Green Kirtle in The Silver Chair. The Lady (an evil sorceress) has several characters trapped underground, and with the help of a little … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity
Tagged Aslan, Christianity's truthfulness, Jeremiah 15, Lewis, Narnia, Ortlund, Overland, Puddleglum, stand by the play world, The Silver Chair
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somewhere else there must be more of it
“It was when I was happiest that I longed most. It was on happy days when we were up there on the hills . . . with the wind and the sunshine . . . Do you remember? The colour … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity
Tagged beauty as a pointer, I Corinthians 13, Lewis, longing, pointers, there must be more of it, yearning
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Does your faith feel really comfortable?
“If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.” Your all is called for. We each give our all to something. Don’t settle for a life filled with comfortable, self-stroking somethings — the … Continue reading
when the Son became man
“The Son of God became man so that men might become sons of God.” Christ, by highest Heav’n adored; Christ the everlasting Lord; Late in time, behold Him come, Offspring of a virgin’s womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; … Continue reading
fighting temptation
Do you ever think of temptation as a nebulous concept? “I’m fighting temptation,” you might say. But…temptation to what? To sin in a particular way? Yes, certainly. But, each time you and I face a particular fight against a particular … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God, Jesus
Tagged Ephesians 6:10-18, fight, fighting temptation, happiness, Lewis, Mere Christianity, spiritual battle, temptation, tempted, turn away from God
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every chapter better than the one before
And soon they found themselves all walking together — and a great, bright procession it was — up toward mountains higher than you could see in this world even if they were there to be seen. But there was no … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God, Jesus
Tagged Albert Bierstadt, Aslan, heaven, Lewis, life in this world, mountain scene, Narnia, The Last Battle
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Make New Year’s resolutions, but don’t get stuck staring at the highway sign
What if you resolve to daily search out at least one beautiful or amazing thing this new year? Small things, or once-in-a-lifetime things, or beautiful moments recognized in the middle of the mundane — all mixed up together, there for … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God
Tagged 2016, amazing, awe, beauty, beauty as signpost, Lewis, New Year's resolutions, Psalm 40:5, Resolutions, resolve, surprised
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How can I know what to pray?
If I’m a magnificently created yet small creature (which I am, and you are, too) and my magnificent Creator wants me to communicate with Him (which He does, and that very fact should stupefy us), then I should sit up … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus
Tagged how do I pray, how to pray, Lewis, Matthew 6, Matthew 6:9-13, pray, Prayer, template, the Lord's prayer
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only the Author knows
“The doctrine of the Second Coming teaches us that we do not and cannot know when the world drama will end. The curtain may be rung down at any moment: say, before you have finished reading this paragraph. This seems to … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God, Jesus
Tagged Christ's return, Lewis, Mark 13:11, Mary Cassatt, Matthew 24: 42-44, sovereignty of God, the return of Christ
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locks and gloves and the place made for you
The mold in which a key is made would be a strange thing, if you had never seen a key: and the key itself a strange thing if you had never seen a lock. Your soul has a curious shape … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God, Jesus
Tagged eternal perspective, heaven, heaven on earth, Jesus' promises, John 14:2-3, Jonathan Parnell, Lewis, soul
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The Prince will never break His promise
A quip I heard years ago came to mind this morning. (I think the quote was attributed to C.S. Lewis, although I never verified he said it.) It went something like this: “Yes, there will be a library filled with … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God
Tagged God's faithfulness, God's promises, heaven, Helen Taylor, Isaiah 43:1-5, John Bunyan, Lewis, parenting, Pilgrim's Progress, Vanity Fair
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