Posted on 11/18/2021 3:44:42 PM PST by Making_Sense [Rob W. Case]
oday C.S. Lewis, the man whose literary works such as The Chonicles of Narnia book series is known as a titan of the Christian faith. When he was alive, Lewis’s deep insights, wisdom, words of comfort, and reason were all sought after, particularly during World War II, when he addressed the people of Great Britain on the BBC, and thereafter. After he passed away in 1963, C.S. Lewis’s writings would continue to bring valuable insight, wisdom, words of comfort, and reason to generations looking for serious answers about God, life experience, the fractured world around us, pain, suffering, and how everything works together having Jesus Christ in one’s heart and life. These elements did not always exist, however. Everything that C.S. Lewis became was a result of having the world that he once knew, had his security in, and the ideas that were established within that, all torn down around him. This led to Lewis being a stubborn willed atheist. Though ever inquisitive about truth, logic, and reason, outside of everything having to do with God, Lewis’s search for truth would reach a point where God would reveal himself…. to him.
The Story:
The story of Clive Staples Lewis is an interesting one. Clive and his brother Warren (known as “Warnie”) had an ideally happy and comfortable childhood. Lewis’s sense of faith and imagination in his childhood years were instilled in him by his mother Florence, whom he greatly adored and admired. As Clive and his brother enjoyed their childhood years, a sense of security, joy, and happiness was established, and served as the foundation of Clive’s “world”. It was not until Lewis’s mother fell ill with cancer that Lewis’s “world” was shaken.
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I’m looking forward to seeing this movie. I have read him for decades- he brings me clarity when I need it- and confusion when I become complacent! A perfect combination.
Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett died the same day…
Another one is Farrah Fawcett’s death being overshadowed by that of Michael Jackson.
There’s a bunch of them. Here’s a few more:
Top 10 Deaths That Were Overshadowed By Other People’s Deaths
It’s not death, but SC Gov Mark Sanford was spared a ton of continuous scrutiny about Brazil & the App Trail when Michael Jackson died.
Apologies … for hijacking the post about a very special person.
I totally agree with you. Since COVID we have seen very few quality movies, much less Christian movies, so I was excited to see that this movie was coming out.
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