William Knelsen

This is absolutely astounding, from C.S Lewis’s Case for Christ by Art Lindsley, P. 19. Once when I was invited to his rooms after dinner for a glass of beer, he played a game. He directed, ‘Give me a number from one to forty.’ I said, ‘thirty’. He acknowledged, ‘Right, go to the thirtieth shelf …

It was an unusual Easter Church Service. The service was certainly focused on Christ, however, Revelation was used as the main text in order to focus our minds on the Glory of the Risen One. Revelation is a book of prophecy, however what is more important than knowing what will happen in the end, is …

From C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters (note: ‘Enemy’ refers to God, ‘Father’ refers to Satan; the letter is written by a demon) One day, as he sat reading, I saw a train of thought in his mind beginning to go the wrong way. The Enemy, of course, was at his elbow in a moment. Before …

Many things – such as loving, going to sleep, or behaving unafectedly – are done worst when we try hardest to do them.   – C.S. Lewis, Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature  I would add to that: humility. In fact, I would suggest humility is the perfect example of working against your goal when you try …