Skyscrapers, Social Media, and Science: C.S. Lewis on “Progress”

Proof number 793 that I’m an old soul: I resonate with a poem that laments the evils of progress…from 100 years ago. On my latest reading of C.S. Lewis’s The Pilgrim’s Regress, I came across this powerhouse of a poem in the last chapter….

An Allegorical Conversion Story: C.S. Lewis’s The Pilgrim’s Regress

This week I finished re-reading C.S. Lewis’s The Pilgrim’s Regress, and guys—it was thrilling. Seems like an odd description for a spiritual allegory from almost a century ago, but it’s true. I’d read it before, maybe during high school, so I found plenty of…

The Mythmakers by John Hendrix

Today’s book features my two favorite Inklings: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. In that sense, it’s on par with many other books I’ve read, enjoyed, and recommended. However, there’s a little something that sets this one apart: it’s a graphic novel. Not A Comic…

What I Learned from Lewis’s Letters

There are so many collections of Lewis’s letters that it’s hard to know where to begin reading. On my bookshelf I have his Letters to Children; Letters to an American Lady; Letters to Malcom, Chiefly on Prayer; Collected Letters, and—probably the longest one I…

Who Were the Inklings?

Happy 8th birthday to Past Watchful Dragons! It was February 28, 2018, when I first posted in this space about my love of reading and writing. It’s been a long and wonderful journey, and there’s plenty more to come. For those of you who…

Twaddle: A Gateway Drug to Literature

What’s on your reading list right now? What’s on your kids’ bookshelves? If those questions make you squirm, fret not. Sometimes, books of sub-par quality can be the beginning of a richer literary life.

Read on to find out what Charlotte Mason says about “twaddle” and where I humbly beg to differ with her opinion.

When Aslan Rights the World

If your heart ever breaks for the brokenness in the world, take heart–the King is coming.
Aslan gives us a small but beautiful glimpse into the justice and joy that will reign when Jesus returns.