In September of 1931 J.R.R. Tolkien, Hugo Dyson, and C.S. Lewis took part in a late-night conversation at Oxford University. This was not only a pivotal moment in Lewis’s life (helping to convince him of the validity of Christianity), but also a well-chronicled moment for mythopoeic grace. Two of the great literary figures of the […]
Play Therapy
Down by the creekWhere the salamanders creepAnd the water spiders all tip-toeSquats a boy on a logStaring hard at the frogThat he caught just a moment ago. Little toes take a dipWhere the bees take a sip—Near the edge, where the flowers bloom—And the bob of the curlsOn that pigtailed girlMatch the hum of her […]
Love Like Birch Trees
My wife loves plants. I love beautiful places that encourage a restful heart. The result is that I have learned to love gardening and the general niftyness of the plant world. Caring for plants can also open our eyes to larger truths. For example: After thinking over the relationships I’ve been blessed with, I’ve concluded […]
Make Believe Makes Believers
My son plays happily. He flits easily between two worlds: the world that is and the world he imagines. His conversation assumes the extraordinary. His play is an adventure in make believe. How like faith. Perhaps nothing is more like faith than play. This “admission” would no doubt make Christians raised in an era of […]
To Know Me There
“Please, Aslan,” said Lucy, “before we go, will you tell us when we can come back to Narnia again? Please. And oh, do, do, do, make it soon.” “Dearest,” said Aslan very gently, “you and your brother will never come back to Narnia.” “Oh, Aslan!!” said Edmund and Lucy both together in despairing voices. “You […]
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