on that Sermon on the Mount…CS Lewis

In another essay entitled “Rejoinder to Dr. Pittenger” from the God in the Dock collection, Lewis gives a dead-on evaluation of the Sermon on the Mount in response to criticism that Lewis liked Paul’s theology of sin too much and didn’t “care for” Jesus’ more optimistic ethics, such as found in the Sermon on the [...]

On Trimming Theology…CS Lewis

In an essay entitled “Horrid Red Things” from the God in the Dock collection, which later appears as a chapter in the longer work Miracles, Lewis makes a bold challenge to those of his day attempting to strip the Christian faith from its theological baggage, especially that of an historical* or miraculous nature. “I think [...]

Speaking of education…CS Lewis

Every teacher (perhaps every parent?) should read CS Lewis’ “The Abolition of Man“- a critique of modern (and its step-child postmodern) education to its core. A few quotes: On the push for criticism of literature over understanding (and perhaps subsequent enjoyment) of literature– “For every one pupil who needs to be guarded from a weak [...]

On the Second Coming- CS Lewis

From the title essay “The World’s Last Night”, a few thoughts by Lewis on the second coming and date-setting. Comparing our role in regards to Christ’s return as to actors in a play… “To play well the scenes in which we are “on” concerns us much more than to guess about the scenes that follow [...]

Februaries are for Fighting…SBC Style. (updated)

I probably read more SBC blogs than a healthy person should.  One great help here is the site sbcvoices.com.  While occasionally there’s original content there that’s sparks some interesting conversation, the directory page is neat for introducing new bloggers and bloggers who run in different circles to each other in the SBC universe. This past [...]

Conversations I won’t have over the Internet…

In light of some recent activity by bloggers from my particular denomination, I wanted to remind myself of things I try to avoid in cyberspace.  The list is not exhaustive, but the topics included certainly can be! 1. I don’t have non-public dialogue with women by and large.  My work e-mail is monitored, so that [...]

On “Democratic Education”- CS Lewis

From his essay Screwtape Proposes a Toast, found both at the end of many editions of The Screwtape Letters, and in a collection of essays entitled The World’s Last Night. In several essays he wrote, CS Lewis lamented the “democratizing” of education, specifically the tendency in public education to treat all students as equals, forcing [...]

Biased “Metaphorism”- CS Lewis

As promised, here begins a week of CS Lewis quotations from diverse sources. from The Pilgrim’s Regress (which is better than it sounds, especially for those who like history of philosophy) John the pilgrim has just been aided along a cliff’s side by a mysterious “Man”… The Man: “…But one word before I go.  You [...]

Problem with youth today…

Is the problem with today’s youth that they have rejected the professed beliefs of their ancestors… …or is that they have too readily and passionately embraced the ACTUAL beliefs of their parents and leaders? or to self-examine… what things do I love that will destroy the lives of those I influence?

A week without posting…

Um. I didn’t really mean to go a week without posting. But I was busy. and now I’m going to Colorado until next Tuesday. so there’s practically another week. Sorry. I will promise ya’ll a week straight of CS Lewis quotes when I return. I’ve got quite a few lined up to share sometime.