1. 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.
  2. If poetry elevates its subject, we could also say the reverse: the subject, in this case, the Most High God, elevates the language.
  3. Even at Lewis’ graveside, Havard was a faithful friend, and a friend full of faith in Christ, confessing his hope in the resurrection.
  4. Dyson demonstrated a pious persistence with Lewis, something we can emulate in our own friendships and conversations.
  5. When God remembers his covenant with Noah and causes the flood to subside, he also chooses to forget.
  6. Thanks to Barfield’s opposition, several important things happened to C.S. Lewis.
  7. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
  8. Written in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien's death.
  9. Today is Pastor Bo Giertz birthday. This is an excerpt from Bo Giertz’ novel, With My Own Eyes, translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2017).
  10. 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.
  11. What if Jesus had said on the cross, “Earn it”?
  12. 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.