1. Theology and history go hand in hand in the real person of Jesus Christ, making the truth of the Gospels profoundly human and powerfully meaningful.
  2. The joy of which Lewis speaks is a deep yearning of the soul not unlike the nostalgia we feel upon seeing a favorite childhood object once again.
  3. How can he say it? How can he say that Christ is after all the entire meaning of life for him, and that death is no real worry?
  4. Of all the Inklings, Williams was certainly the most enigmatic. His mind and body were always moving.
  5. In A Hobbit, A Wardrobe and a Great War, Loconte meticulously analyzes both Lewis and Tolkien with one eye on their immediate historical context and the other on their works, letters, and diary entries.
  6. God knows that when we face insurmountable odds in our moments of weakness, we are more likely to turn to him in trust and reliance.
  7. Even at Lewis’ graveside, Havard was a faithful friend, and a friend full of faith in Christ, confessing his hope in the resurrection.
  8. We know that death does not have the last word in Christ.
  9. Dyson demonstrated a pious persistence with Lewis, something we can emulate in our own friendships and conversations.
  10. Lord, remember us to remind us, that we may know all good things come from you.
  11. We have to “remember” that God remembers us. He has not fallen away. For God to remember us means he is working for our good; a restoration.
  12. Faith sees your neighbor not as a means to an end, not as a way to score points, but as an object of love: Christ's love and yours.