Jeremy Riley: In a few words

Excerpt from the essay “The Weight of Glory” C.S. Lewis: It may be possible for each to think too much of his own potential glory hereafter; it is hardly possible for him to think too often or too deeply about that of his neighbor. The load, or weight, or burden of my neighbor’s glory should [...]

I found a couple of posts on writing this past week and wanted to share it here. This is by Justin Taylor and I found it helpful: C.S. Lewis’s Writing Style and Advice Kevin DeYoung’s take on CS Lewis’ grasp of language and how aspiring writers can learn from it: The Power of the Poached [...]

CS Lewis’ The Great Divorce presents a very unique tale about the afterlife. It is one that is told in a refreshingly new way, dispelling the preconceptions that 21st Century humanity often bring to the table. Harps, clouds, flames, and pitchforks aside, Lewis brings something different to the theological subject. He highlights and personifies the [...]

The great Christian message of Jesus is not perfect happiness as we usually consider it.  It is not about the personal acquisition of wealth or land.  Instead, the main thread that runs through Christianity is to “give up yourself and you will find your real self.”  CS Lewis wrote this and went on to explore [...]

Among the oxen (like an ox I’m slow) I see a glory in the stable grow Which, with the ox’s dullness might at length Give me an ox’s strength. Among the asses (stubborn I as they) I see my Savior where I looked for hay; So may my beastlike folly learn at least The patience [...]

“In his latest book, he said the 1992 discovery of a planet orbiting another star other than the Sun helped deconstruct the view of the father of physics Isaac Newton that the universe could not have arisen out of chaos but was created by God.” From AP story found here. I wanted to post a [...]

Urgency. It seems to me that the Christian faith is based upon a sense of urgency.  We are not promised tomorrow, we are requested to choose life now. The day of salvation is here.  It seems like a constant message of the Bible is: do it today. I find myself making lists of spiritual tasks [...]