On ‘The Wind in the Willows’: Enjoying the Creator’s Good Gifts
We do experience a facet of our Creator’s love when we take the half hour to watch the pinky dusk light trace the outlines of early spring leaves.
Series: Literary Reflection
On ‘The Princess and the Goblin’: Having Faith Like a Child
Without a doubt, there is nothing more essential to child’s play than the imagination.
On ‘Kristin Lavransdatter’: The Wandering Redeemed
Though undeniably a sinner, Erlend is actually a model Christian.
On ‘The Last Battle’: Hope in an Age of Political Woe
C.S. Lewis reminds us of our everlasting hope despite political turmoil.
On ‘Watership Down’ and the Life of the Christian
Richard Adams tells a story that is not overtly Christian but nonetheless reflects Christian truths.
On ‘Frankenstein’: Alienation and the Creature’s Need for Belonging
‘Frankenstein’ is a tragic picture of what happens when we don’t live according to our design for communion with our Creator and fellow creatures.
On ‘That Hideous Strength’: Christian Community, the Gate to All Good Adventure
Lewis’s novel shows us how Christ Himself is present in Christian community.
On ‘Till We Have Faces’: C.S. Lewis’s Comfort for the Post-Modern Evangelist
In this retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche, Lewis portrays God’s never-ceasing work to bring us to Himself.
On ‘Anna Karenina’: A prescient critique of sexual disorder
Although he wrote long before the Sexual Revolution, Tolstoy anticipates the tragic effects of such an ethic on human life.
On ‘Brideshead Revisited’: A Hopeful Community
Brideshead Revisited paints a picture of the church as a hopeful community for those who have lost hope in everything else.
On ‘Huckleberry Finn’: When Community Fails
Mark Twain’s novel depicts the depths of human sin and cruelty while, at the same time, showing us the heights of human goodness.
On ‘Hannah Coulter’: Conforming our memories to Christ
By conforming her memory to Christ, Hannah has a foretaste of heaven and a vision of eternity.