Month: April 2026

Stories from “Mere Christians”

  

I just returned from Winter Garden, Florida, after being part of the “Mere Christians” conference for the third year in a row. Speaking for many, I’m sure, the draw of C.S. Lewis conferences, regardless of the sponsors of the event or the theme, is the opportunity to meet face to face with others who have the same abiding interest—and dare I say, fascination—in one of God’s premier writers of the past century. The fellowship of kindred minds and spirits is… Read more »

The Three Parts of Morality

  

C.S. Lewis’s classic, Mere Christianity, begins with a section entitled “Right and Wrong As a Clue to the Meaning of the Universe.” In it, he establishes that a universal moral law applies to all humans. Section two, called “What Christians Believe,” then goes into the specifics of Christian doctrine with its apex being the Person of Christ as Savior. The third section, “Christian Behavior,” begins with a chapter explaining “The Three Parts of Morality.” It forms the bedrock for all… Read more »

My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?”

  

Of all the words Jesus spoke from the cross, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me,” had to be the ones of greatest personal anguish. Why? What makes these words so searing? The key is the word “forsaken.” We must stop and consider the depth of this anguish and why it is so. In order to do this, we have to draw from the rest of Scripture the reason why this would be so devastating. The Father, Son,… Read more »