Tag Archives: C. S. Lewis

The Barbie Movie Part 1: The Ken of Patriarchy

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Awry Stoic

I imagine that C.S. Lewis would say that there is no better way to see how different English speaking society views the concept of patriarchy than by reading Ephesians 5:22 in The Message and comparing it to the 1599 Geneva … Continue reading →

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Projecting Feeling as Thought

Posted on October 31, 2023 by Awry Stoic

Jeremiads teach us the impermanence and misguiding of emotions through a false filter as shown by Amusing Ourselves to Death and the Screwtape Letters. My father valued Spiritual emotions as one of the greatest and most important books he ever … Continue reading →

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Theological Inner Ring Ghetto Club

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Awry Stoic

C. S. Lewis says that we listen to some men because they seemed to have been closer to God than we are. In this case, Lewis indicates that the primary danger in reading the Bible is not an overindulgence in … Continue reading →

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On Edification Drive: Solomon Dissonance

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Awry Stoic

Base image by Void Design Can Man Make Godโ€™s Word Sinful? It is sometimes said that there was a saying that young Israelites should not read the Song of Solomon until they are married. Who is this person though? Who … Continue reading →

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Holy Discontentment

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Awry Stoic

Like unity, contentment is not inherently good. Discontentment, like all emotions, is at least partially justified by its object. Aaron was content to make an image of an animal to represent the creator of animals. The Israelites were content to … Continue reading →

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Calvin, Schaeffer, Peterson, and Paradoxes as Bridges to Meaning

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Awry Stoic

John Calvin placed great importance on the definition of words, especially those of a spiritual nature. Francis Schaeffer placed great importance on the definition of words, especially those of a spiritual nature. Jordan Peterson places great importance on the definition … Continue reading →

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Weightier Things

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Awry Stoic

Plato’s Cave and Christ’s Spirit Continue reading →

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Regarding the Coming Neo Psychedelic VR Wholesome Age Part 1: Selective Science Fiction Realized 1896-1999

Posted on April 24, 2021 by Awry Stoic

Pleasure, pushed to its extreme, shatters us like pain. โ€”C. S.  Lewis, The Four Loves[1] Virtual reality may encourage Gnosticism. Science Fiction sometimes predicts the future in regards to technology. Brave New World had more to say about society than … Continue reading →

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The Divine Duty of Drudgery

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Awry Stoic

๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž. Continue reading →

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Why C. S. Lewis Would Pay Attention to Comic Books; or, Why C. S. Lewis Would not hold Matt Murdock and Comic Books in Contempt; Suffering

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Awry Stoic

C. S. Lewis’s warning against genreic snobbery Continue reading →

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