“God can use anyone.” That’s what I was often told in childhood. Many of you were probably told the same thing on the principle that we need to be ready and open to serve God in any circumstance. What does this mean in practice? What does a life useful to or used by God look […]
C.S. Lewis
Professor Alister McGrath’s Forthcoming Biography on C.S. Lewis
Alister McGrath has recently released a video introduction to his forthcoming biography of C.S. Lewis. Dr. Debbie Higgens hosted Alister McGrath’s filming of the video, which was shot at The C.S. Lewis Study Centre at “The Kilns.” McGrath’s biography of Lewis will be published in March 2013 to mark the 50th anniversary year of Lewis’ ongoing legacy. […]
Back from Narnia
Gregory Pyne kindly gave us permission to repost a blog post about his experience at the 2012 C.S. Lewis Retreat in Navasota, Texas. The original post appeared on his blog “Wandering Tree” at http://wanderingtree.wordpress.com/2012/11/17/back-from-narnia-2/ “Friendship exhibits a glorious ‘nearness by resemblance’ to Heaven itself where the very multitude of the blessed (which no man can number) increases […]
My Time in Narnia: The C.S. Lewis Retreat at Camp Allen
Crystal Sullivan Hurd kindly gave us permission to repost a blog post she wrote after attending the 2012 C.S. Lewis Retreat in Navasota, Texas. The original post appeared on her blog and can be found at http://crystalhurd.com/?p=474 At the conclusion of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Lucy and Aslan have an important exchange: “Oh Aslan,” said […]
A Word of Grace – Nov 26, 2012
Dear Friends, Sunset is a time of relief. That’s why sailors like to see a brilliant sunset. It usually means that a storm is clearing. It gave rise to an ancient mariner’s proverb that Jesus quoted to the Pharisees and the Sadducees: “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the […]