Some favorite passages from That Hideous Strength

I recently re-read That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis, and enjoyed it so much. One of my favorite things about this book is the creativity Lewis used in making the characters in leadership of the...

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Reflections on Baxter (1): seeing God in all things

I am reading Richard Baxter’s The Reformed Pastor and really enjoying it. In the first section, the section I read today, Baxter discusses the nature of a pastor’s self-oversight. One of the most striking aspects...

D.A. Carson poem

I understand that matter can be changedTo energy; that maths can integrateThe complex quantum jumps that must relateThe fusion of the stars to history’s page.I understand that God in every ageIs Lord of all; that...

Favorite Narnia Moments (8): Caspian’s (Un)worthiness

“Welcome, Prince,” said Aslan. “Do you feel yourself sufficient to take up the Kingship of Narnia?” “I-I don’t think I do, Sir,” said Caspian. “I’m only a kid.” “Good,” said Aslan. “If you had felt...

Not Just Difficult, Its Impossible

I recently heard a Francis Schaeffer quote in which he said, in reference to his ministry at L’Abri, “what we are trying to do here is not just difficult – its impossible.” I have been...

Favorite Narnia Moments (7): I have another name

This conversation takes place at the very end of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: “Oh, Aslan,” said Lucy. “Will you tell us how to get into your country from our world?”“I shall be telling...

Reflections on Zechariah (4): Looking Back on Chapters 1-6

The book of Zechariah divides into two large sections, chapters 1-6 and chapters 7-12 (although I don’t agree that these two sections represent different authors and different historical settings). As I just finished chapter 6...

Reflections on Zechariah (3): Joshua vindicated

I am really struck by the first section of Zechariah’s fourth night vision, portrayed in 3:1-5: 1Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at...