1. 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.
  2. Of all the Inklings, Williams was certainly the most enigmatic. His mind and body were always moving.
  3. 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.
  4. Even at Lewis’ graveside, Havard was a faithful friend, and a friend full of faith in Christ, confessing his hope in the resurrection.
  5. Dyson demonstrated a pious persistence with Lewis, something we can emulate in our own friendships and conversations.
  6. When God remembers his covenant with Noah and causes the flood to subside, he also chooses to forget.
  7. Thanks to Barfield’s opposition, several important things happened to C.S. Lewis.
  8. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
  9. The issue is not the existence of so-called inner rings, but our desire and willingness to spend our lives in order to gain from an inner ring what is freely promised in Christ: hope, security, and identity.
  10. What if Jesus had said on the cross, “Earn it”?
  11. Is salvation by the law or not? Moses or Jesus? Indeed, we find a fundamental parting of the ways put forward here, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
  12. Honest confession brings us into the fatherly care of God where we are always greeted with grace, mercy, peace, love, and forgiveness in Jesus Christ.