Friday, May 14, 2010

What is it about CS Lewis?



I just love this man. I can't even really articulate why I love CS Lewis so much. It's like he clicks something on, somewhere inside of me. I think that if he was alive, or I was alive then, I might have stalked him. That sounds awful, doesn't it? I won't lie. I love brilliant men. And he has a brilliance about him when you read his writings. I love his story. Not a new one. But a very powerful story of conversion from atheism to faith in Christ. He set out to disprove God, and the power of the testimony changed his heart. And the great thing about Christ is, he doesn't change you into a Stepford. He makes the intrinsic you better. And that's what he did with CS Lewis. If you have never read anything by him, don't start with the Chronicles of Narnia. I don't say that because they aren't good. I say that because that would be the easy route. Start with Mere Christianity. If you don't appreciate CS Lewis then, well, that's okay. But I have a feeling you will. His rational explanations carry serious weight. He doesn't do that whole "you must believe because I said so" thing. He gives well-thought, reasoned points for why Christianity is valid.

I don't put him on a pedestal. He was human. But, I've heard some really demonizing things said about him, that I disagree with in my heart. I admit, you can be mislead about people. But my heart seems to know him. I have evaluated him as a person, and I really like the man that he was. Okay, yes, it's creepy, my love for CS Lewis. But, at least I'm owning up to it. :)

3 comments:

  1. It's a good thing not to be ashamed of what or who you like - I have issues about this that I'm attempting to overcome. I have only read a few of his Chronicles of Narnia books back when I was a kid. I'm more into mystery novels.

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  2. What mystery authors do you like to read, LaraAnn?

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  3. I enjoy Agatha Christie, Martha Grimes, Elizabeth George, Jonathan Kellerman, Mary Higgins Clark, James Patterson, PD James, Sue Grafton, Tony Hillerman, Murder She Wrote books and others.

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