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Life Observed, A

A Reframing of Lewis' Surprised By Joy Author: Devin Brown For the C.S. Lewis Fellowship Life & Writings course (which I ended up not finishing this year, but intend to pick up again) we delve into the man, C.S. Lewis himself, starting with his life and then his writings. The program is not about an academic standpoint, but an application standpoint, to help fellows learn from Lewis’ writings and apply his message to the discipleship of heart and mind. As such, we kick-off by reading Devin Brown’s A Life Observed: A Spiritual Biography of C.S. Lewis, which is more of a [...]

Frances Carden2025-12-14T15:06:51-07:00December 14th, 2025|Tags: biography, C.S. Lewis, Christian, conversion, faith, nonfiction|

Great Divorce, The

"Reality is harsh to the feet of shadows." Author: C.S. Lewis In The Great Divorce a dreaming man (Lewis himself) takes an allegorical bus ride from hell to heaven. The story, surreal and dreamlike, yet also sharp with Lewis’ keen insight on humanity and how we strive to deceive ourselves and others, tackles the big questions: why does God allow a hell and why does He send creatures He supposedly loves to hell? The basic tenant of the story is that people choose hell. Ultimately, they love sin more than goodness, and if ferried from the depths of hell to heaven, [...]

Frances Carden2025-10-29T13:33:57-07:00October 29th, 2025|Tags: allegory, C.S. Lewis, Christian, Christian fiction, Christianity, Great Divorce, Heaven, Hell|

Captive in Iran

"Whatever God has planned is what will happen." Authors: Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh Maryam Rostampour and Marziyeh Amirizadeh are tricked into visiting the Iranian police station, responding to an incorrect notice about a car registration. What happens next is their sudden, vicious imprisonment for being Christians and a 259-day stint in the world’s most notorious prison, Evin. As Captive in Iran unravels, Maryam and Marziyeh share the story of their imprisonment, the deprivations and unexpected moments of connection and hope. They were both given a simple out: renounce Christ and stop sharing Christianity with strangers and they would be [...]

Frances Carden2025-07-14T18:15:11-07:00July 14th, 2025|Tags: book review, Christian, Christianity, evangelism, Iran, memoir, nonfiction, prayer, read, reading|