Our good friend Andrew Lazo is slated to speak and teach at two upcoming events in April. We encourage you to attend. The first will be the 14th Annual C.S. Lewis and Inklings Studies Conference, held this year at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 1-2. Andrew will be giving two plenary lectures, the topics of which are yet to be announced. The next is in Southern California on the weekend of April 29-30 He will be speaking on Friday evening, April 29 at St. Michael's By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Carlsbad, CA, on the topic, "Faith & Fairy Tale: Practical Spirituality from the Chronicles of Narnia." He will also be giving a workshop at the church on the morning of the 30th, titled "Teaching C.S. Lewis: A Curricular Workshop."
A Word of Grace – March 21, 2011
There are entire theological treatises devoted to the parables of the mustard scene and the yeast. Some interpreters say that a mustard seed shouldn't grow into a tree big enough to support nesting birds. They claim that Jesus is warning that the church can get out of hand in size and organization and become an idolatrous end in itself. The same eisegetic (highly personal and subjective) interpretation is applied to the yeast as a symbol of growth by fermentation and pride rather than the graceful increase of the Holy Spirit. I do not buy this. Jesus can be taken at his word. He is speaking in parable and metaphor about how a tiny, almost invisible seed of faith can grow into something capable of shade and shelter and the nurture of life. That's the thought of the Creator and Redeemer and that is who Jesus is.
A Word of Grace – March 14, 2011
Dear Friends: Thank you for the outpouring of prayers and encouragement in response to my message for February 28, “The Biography of My Left Knee.” Our heavenly Father has heard your petitions and I am grateful to Him and to you. I received a total replacement of the knee. The surgery went well at the
Scholar Finds Rare C.S. Lewis Interview Transcript
A scholar at the University of Otago, New Zealand, has just found a lost transcript of a TV interview with C.S. Lewis.
C.S. Lewis Foundation Now Hiring for Development Associate Position
The C.S. Lewis Foundation is currently looking for a new Development Associate. The purpose of this position is to provide administrative oversight and assistance to the development efforts of the C.S. Lewis Foundation and C.S Lewis College. It is a full time position, with primary work in Redlands, California. For more information on the Development Associate position, including how to apply, please click here.