Tag Archives: C.S. Lewis

MacDonald’s Loving Vision of Christ

George MacDonald’s Christian vision comes through clearly in “Sir Gibbie,” a wondrous tale of a mute boy.

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Why Jesus Used Parables

Why did Jesus use parables? Because fiction is more powerful than straight exposition.

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We Need Disturbing Lit If We Are to Grow

If we want literature to improve our lives, often we must read–and teach–works that unsettle.

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Thou Cam’st a Little Baby Thing

George MacDonald’s “That Holy Thing” dramatically makes the point that God doesn’t show up in our lives as we expect or think we want.

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Quick! – The Gates Are Drawn Apart

A C.S. Lewis poem that captures Advent longing.

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My Literary Introduction to Eels

Poaching is ravaging the populations of endangered eels. I first discovered eels were edible in a C.S. Lewis novel.

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Will Putin Use the Deplorable Word?

In Lewis’s “Magician’s Nephew,” Queen Jadis uses the “deplorable word” to end all life–not unlike Putin threatening nuclear annihilation on Ukraine.

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See, This Coal Has Touched Your Lips

The image of God touching the lips of Isaiah and Jeremiah shows up in C.S. Lewis’s “Voyage of the Dawn Treader.”

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Is a Fair Election Fight Still Possible?

“Prince Caspian” has a fight that foregrounds the issues the U.S. confronts regarding free and fair elections.

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