You Are My God — Even Amidst Hurricane Florence
When disaster strikes, where can we go? Only to "Our God." He will either stop the storm, or be with us in the storm. You will hear stories from two ...
Experience His Presence More Than You Have
If I were to name a common denominator, a desire that the women here all have, it is to experience His presence. This last week I've been mediating on a ...
WAITING ON THE LORD!
I'm taking a break to wait on the Lord as to what He would have me do next with this blog. But in the meantime, I'd love to continue the ...
FINISHING MERE CHRISTIANITY! WE DID IT!
WE DID IT! WITH THIS LAST WEEK OF SUMMER, WE WILL HAVE COMPLETED MERE CHRISTIANITY. IT MAKES ME WANT TO SING THIS, FROM MY FAIR LADY: You did it! You ...
Did C. S. Lewis believe in purgatory?
We're going to discuss if Lewis believed in purgatory at the end of the week -- and I am eager for your views. He says some very controversial things in ...
Let’s Pretend (Earthly stories that illumine truth)
One evening at Oxford, before C. S. Lewis was converted to Christianity, he had a famous conversation with J. R. R. Tolkein in which Lewis lamented that though he had ...
How To Change (Mere Christianity)
Theology, or doctrine, matters. It influences our thinking, and our thinking shapes how we live. Let me illustrate. Living close to my daughter Sally the last five years has given ...
Sensing Beauty in the World Will Never Save Us (The Necessity of Theology)
Oh, I do believe this final section will be my favorite. Though warned against it, Lewis closes with theology. Why? Though it is true, Lewis says, that we may sense God in ...
If nothing on this earth can satisfy…Lewis on Hope and Faith
I wait all year for Door County summers: for the beauty and the warmth, for the joy of children and grandchildren coming and for times on the back porch, ...
The Great Sin: Mere Christianity
This is the chapter that may shake your world. I'm reading an old tattered copy that has notes and underlinings from my then teenage daughter, Sally. This chapter is particularly ...
C. S. Lewis on Marriage and Forgiveness:
So much has been written on marriage and forgiveness, but Lewis has some fresh ideas, and I'm looking forward to edifying discussions! When he gave his radio address on marriage ...
C. S. Lewis and Sexuality
Lewis continues foundational arguments on Christian behavior, and then begins with specific categories, the first being sexuality. It is remarkable how contemporary he is, and yet that should only give us confidence ...
Christian Behavior (Beginning Book 3 of Mere Christianity)
Congratulations to all who have made it this far! Now, in July, we will cover Book 3 of Mere Christianity: CHRISTIAN BEHAVIOR Lewis begins with some foundational principles, showing how ...
The Shocking Jesus (Finishing Book II of Mere Christianity)
I was twenty-one, a wife, and a new mother. My newly converted sister came to Indianapolis, followed me around with a Bible, and asked me question after question about Jesus: Who ...
What Christians Believe (Mere Christianity)
We Begin Book II of Mere Christianity, and you'll be heartened to know it is easier! Congratulations to you who made it through Book I, which is, in my opinion, ...