“Consider the lilies of the field….” We have now come to the fourth and final excerpt from the Screwtape Letters in the new HarperOne book, How To Pray, this being from Letter 6. We could say that these three paragraphs are about “states of mind” (p. 86). There are primarily two involved. First, we should
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C. S. Lewis’s How To Pray, Ch. 6: Morbid Confession?
Each chapter in this new book by HarperOne, How To Pray (HTP), is entitled with a question, for which the excerpt from Lewis’s writing provides the answer. In this chapter, the question is, “Does Prayer Require Morbid Introspection of our Sins?” The answer comes from the last few paragraphs of Lewis’s essay, “Miserable Offenders,” which appears
In Memory of our Trustee and Close Friend, Don Nydam
We regret to inform you of the death of our beloved trustee, Don Nydam, on Saturday evening, September 8th, after a long battle with cancer. Elected to the Board in 2007, Don has served as a sterling Trustee over the years, hosting many of our board meetings in his beautiful home, offering much wise counsel,
C. S. Lewis’s How To Pray: “Can Prayer Be Proven To Work?”
In the first chapter of the new book by C. S. Lewis – released by HarperOne – entitled How To Pray: Reflections and Essays, we find Lewis’ essay, “The Efficacy of Prayer,” from the 1973 book entitled The World’s Last Night, and Other Essays. The essay originally appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, January,
A Word of Grace – November 27, 2017
Dear Friends, “O come, o come, Emmanuel” “Come, Thou long-expected Jesus” “The world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angel’s sing.” “Long lay the world in sin and error pining.” Waiting, as you can read and sing, is a frequent theme of Christmas carols. Waiting is an attitude of the season. We wait to