Posts Tagged: cs lewis
The Problem of Pain
The Problem of Pain is my newest, go to C.S. Lewis recommendation. If you haven’t read it, you should. Pain is the question of how we reconcile a good, creator-God with our present experience of suffering. It is a uniquely
The Problem of Pain
The Problem of Pain is my newest, go to C.S. Lewis recommendation. If you haven’t read it, you should. Pain is the question of how we reconcile a good, creator-God with our present experience of suffering. It is a uniquely
Selection, Waste & Narrowing
We assume, I think, that because God is big and all-encompassing and above and beyond and Other; that because He created us and the whole world, well, we assume that God works in the big and general and abstract. When
Selection, Waste & Narrowing
We assume, I think, that because God is big and all-encompassing and above and beyond and Other; that because He created us and the whole world, well, we assume that God works in the big and general and abstract. When
The Joy of Books.
Reasons I love this video: It’s beautiful, full of joy, and just plain fun to watch! I appreciate patience and attention to detail in an entirely deeper way. The “critically acclaimed” Whoopie Pie Cookbook is prominently featured. (And I do love
The Joy of Books.
Reasons I love this video: It’s beautiful, full of joy, and just plain fun to watch! I appreciate patience and attention to detail in an entirely deeper way. The “critically acclaimed” Whoopie Pie Cookbook is prominently featured. (And I do love
Reality is in the Particular
Where do you discover what’s real? Is it in general principles, general abstractions, general experience? Is reality found in the universal? OR, do you discover reality in particular natures, particular stories, particular characters? Is reality found in the here and
Reality is in the Particular
Where do you discover what’s real? Is it in general principles, general abstractions, general experience? Is reality found in the universal? OR, do you discover reality in particular natures, particular stories, particular characters? Is reality found in the here and
The genre of the letter:
CS Lewis is known to have written over 10,000 letters in his lifetime. I’m going to try and write 365. Yes, my 2012 Project is to write and mail one letter every day this year. That’s $160 in stamps. That’s,
The genre of the letter:
CS Lewis is known to have written over 10,000 letters in his lifetime. I’m going to try and write 365. Yes, my 2012 Project is to write and mail one letter every day this year. That’s $160 in stamps. That’s,
In the verge.
That intangible sense, deep in your soul, that’s telling you something is coming. You can’t ignore it but you can’t quite name it either. It’s so illusive that you hesitate to talk about it with even your closest friends. And
In the verge.
That intangible sense, deep in your soul, that’s telling you something is coming. You can’t ignore it but you can’t quite name it either. It’s so illusive that you hesitate to talk about it with even your closest friends. And
Ahhhh….
I’m on vacation (REAL VACATION!) for the next week and I’m very much looking forward to it. No computer, no phone, no internet. Just me, my family, several C.S. Lewis books, and a heavy dose of rest. I’ll be back
The Memory of a Memory
What is nostalgia? I typed that question and then had to go look up the word because I wasn’t actually sure. As you are probably saying to yourself right now, yes, nostalgia is a longing for the past, often in
The Memory of a Memory
What is nostalgia? I typed that question and then had to go look up the word because I wasn’t actually sure. As you are probably saying to yourself right now, yes, nostalgia is a longing for the past, often in
Severe Mercies
I just finished the only book I’ve ever read twice. CS Lewis scoffs at men who don’t re-read good literature…yikes! And coincidentally CS Lewis plays a key role in this story. Anyways, the book is called A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken.
Severe Mercies
I just finished the only book I’ve ever read twice. CS Lewis scoffs at men who don’t re-read good literature…yikes! And coincidentally CS Lewis plays a key role in this story. Anyways, the book is called A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken.
Safe
Where do you feel the most safe? The kind of safe where you stop calculating your actual presence within a space. Where you stop analyzing motivations. Where you aren’t tabulating or tracking actions and words and attention. You stop doing
