Tag Archive - C. S. Lewis

Back To Narnia

June 17, 2010 in Culture, Film with 9 Comments

I’m a big fan of C.S. Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia” series. I read most of the 7 books in the series when I was in grade school and remember being struck by the creativity and way that Lewis used words to paint a vivid picture of this place called “Narnia.”  The way in which Lewis uses allegory to tell the story of Narnia has always been powerful to me and I keep saying I’m going to go back and reread the books.  Maybe I will do that this year.

The third film to be adapted from the Chronicles of Narnia series, The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, is set for release December 10, and I’m pretty excited!  The first official trailer was just released today and from the looks of it, the bar will once again be raised in bringing this powerful story to life on the big screen. I can’t wait!

Aslan is on the move!

Are you a fan of C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series?

 

Too Easily Pleased

March 31, 2010 in Faith with 12 Comments

mud pies

I love this C. S. Lewis quote:

“If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.” – C. S. Lewis (from The Weight Of Glory)

Are you far too easily pleased?  Do you find your heart settling for mud pies when the bounty of the Father is available to you?