[Christianity] creates, rather than solves, the problem of pain, for pain would be no problem unless, side by side with our daily experience of this painful world, we had received what we think a good assurance that ultimate reality is righteous and loving.
+ C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
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On the Problem of Pain (C.S. Lewis)
Posted in christianity, tagged christianity, quote, cs lewis, pain, problem of pain, ultimate reality on September 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
He Is not a Tame God (C.S. Lewis)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged aslan, christianity, cs lewis, god, quote, the silver chair on September 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Are you not thirsty?” said the Lion.
“I am dying of thirst,” said Jill.
“Then drink,” said the Lion.
“May I — could I — would you mind going away while I do?” said Jill. The Lion answered this only by a look and a very low growl. And just as Jill gazed at its motionless [...]
We Will Be Perfect (C.S. Lewis)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged christ, christianity, cs lewis, mere christianity, perfect, quote, we will be perfect on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
He meant what he said. Those who put themselves in His hands will become perfect, as He is perfect — perfect in love, wisdom, joy, beauty, and immortality. The change will not be completed in this life, for death is an important part of the treatment. How far the change will have [...]
No Half-Measures (C.S. Lewis)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged christ, christianity, cs lewis, mere christianity, no half-measures, quote on August 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Christian way is different: harder, and easier. Christ says, ‘Give me all. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. [...]
Be Perfect!
Posted in christianity, tagged be perfect, christ, christianity, count the cost, cs lewis, jesus, mere christianity, perfection, quote on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”
+ Matthew 5:48
I find a good many people have been bothered by what I said in the previous chapter about Our Lord’s words, ‘Be ye perfect.’ Some people seem to think this means ‘Unless you are perfect, I will not help you’; and as we cannot [...]
Pleasure – Gift or Curse? (C.S. Lewis)
Posted in Addiction & Recovery, tagged addiction, cs lewis, gift, god, pleasure, quote, screwtape letters, sex addiction, sexual addiction on July 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“PLEASURE”?
As I’ve been trying to overcome my “need” for the pleasure of addiction, I found the following description of pleasure from C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters on point:
[This is a fictional elder demon writing to a younger, less experienced demon]
“Never forget that when we are dealing with any pleasure in its healthy and normal and satisfying [...]
Perelandra – A Marvelous Book!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adam, adam and eve, book review, christianity, creation, creator, cs lewis, earth, eve, god, literature, mars, perelandra, redemption, salvation history, satan, science fiction, venus on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I just finished reading Perelandra by C.S. Lewis and I have to say it is a wonderful read! Perelandra is the second installment in a science fiction trilogy that C.S. Lewis wrote in the 1940’s – long before he got around to creating the Narnia series.
As is the case with the Narnia books, C.S. [...]
On Trust & Obedience (C.S. Lewis)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged christ, christianity, cs lewis, everything for nothing, faith, god, mere christianity, obedience, obey, quote, theology, trust on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you like to put it that way, Christ offers something for nothing: He even offers everything for nothing. In a sense, the whole Christian life consists in accepting that very remarkable offer. But the difference is to reach the point of recognising that all we have done and can do is nothing. What we [...]
Unselfishness? Or Love? (C.S. Lewis)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged christ, christianity, cs lewis, love, quote, spirituality, unselfishness on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
UNSELFISHNESS OR LOVE?
If you asked twenty good men today what they thought the highest of the virtues, nineteen of them would reply, Unselfishness. But if you asked almost any of the great Christians of old he would have replied, Love. You see what has happened? A negative term has been substituted for [...]
The Three-Personal God – C.S. Lewis
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged christ, christianity, cs lewis, faith, god, personal god, quote, theology, trinity on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A good many people nowadays say, ‘I believe in a God, but not in a personal God.’ They feel the mysterious something which is behind all other things must be more than a person. Now the Christians quite agree. But the Christians are the only people who offer any idea of what a being that [...]
