Hey all! I’m working on getting our C.S. Lewis Summer Institute postcard ready and have been playing around with different ideas for the photo on the postcard. After playing around with different ideas, I decided to post up some of the ideas on the blog to see what others have to think about them. The
A Word of Grace – November 22, 2010
Dear Friends: There is certainly every reason to desire such a gathering and to work to make it happen. At the heart of the Thanksgiving holiday is a celebration of the blessings of community and grace. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because of the thought behind it. If there is “thanks” to be given then
47th Anniversary of C.S. Lewis’s Death
C.S. Lewis died on November 22, 1963, just seven days shy of his 65th birthday on November 29th. Today is the 47th anniversary of his death, the same day that President John F. Kennedy and writer Aldous Huxley died.
Holly Ordway’s Inspiration at Camp Allen
For a CS Lewis fan, what could be better than three days holed up in a beautiful retreat center in the Texas piney woods, sharing in fellowship and conversation with like-minded folks? Answer: nothing! Rather than walk through all the events of a very, very busy four days (I arrived on the Thursday and left on the Sunday), I will pull out a few highlights of the 2010 CS Lewis Retreat, starting with Malcolm Guite and ending with the C.S. Lewis College!
A Word of Grace – November 15, 2010
Prayer is an important sifting tool in my experience. Many times I have sifted through a toxic mess of irritation, concern, humiliation and pain before my heavenly Father. As my jumbled thoughts and feelings tumble from my mind and heart, something will catch in my soul and literally pull me to my feet in indignation or distress. That leaves me with a choice to stuff what troubles me back into the crevices of my heart to be dealt with later in my own devices, or to let it go to God with a plea, "Here, Father, take this and my desire for vindication that goes with it. Remove it from the reach of heart and mind."