Search Results for: blog shadowlands 1993

Shadowlands (1993)

“Shadowlands” is the beautiful true story of C.S. Lewis and how he came to find love in a most unexpected place. Living the life of a bachelor, with his equally unmarried brother Warnie, C. S. (who went by the name of Jack) thought he had everything he could ever want. He was a famous and skilled lecturer, he had a series of best-selling children’s books about a magical wardrobe that acted as the portal between this world and another, and he was well respected by his peers. For the last little while, he’s been exchanging letters with an American poet … Continue reading →

C. S. Lewis – Latter-day Truths in Narnia – Marianna Richardson and Christine Thackeray

I had the most marvelous opportunity a couple of weekends ago to read “C.S. Lewis –Latter-day Truths in Narnia,” and I loved every minute of it. I’ve been a fan of Lewis’s since I was ten, when I first picked up “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,” and was amazed to discover that Aslan was a type of Christ. I remember running in to my mom and telling her, “This is just like Jesus.” She didn’t humor me by letting me think I’d discovered it on my own—instead, she said, “I know”—but that didn’t diminish my discovery. I read … Continue reading →

Scripture Study: 1 Nephi 14:13-17

We are reading about the vision Nephi had when he inquired of the Lord to know the meaning of his father’s dream. We have studied this in several installments, as it’s very in-depth and he was shown a great many things. To my mind, this is a perfect example of the Lord answering a faithful prayer. He has told us that He will answer us when we ask in faith. Sometimes that answer comes later, and sometimes He answers with a great deal of knowledge, just as he did for Nephi. 13. And it came to pass that I beheld … Continue reading →