{"id":2337,"date":"2013-12-26T09:31:32","date_gmt":"2013-12-26T14:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/?p=2337"},"modified":"2016-10-19T09:04:14","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T13:04:14","slug":"spanning-the-life-of-cs-lewis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2013\/12\/spanning-the-life-of-cs-lewis.html","title":{"rendered":"Spanning the life of CS Lewis"},"content":{"rendered":"

A biography of C.S. Lewis, by Alister McGrath<\/a>, is worth the read. It broadened my sense of C.S. Lewis beyond Narnia <\/i>and Mere Christianity.<\/i> Lewis\u2019 life shows the possibilities and limitations of the human mind. He went from an atheistic belief system to defending Christianity. He produced a plethora of material that has since been developed even further.<\/p>\n

I remember watching, and loving, the film The Chronicles of Narnia. <\/i><\/a>This was an example of how images and sounds can speak to us about the power of good over evil.<\/p>\n

It reminds me to listen to the falling snow and hear peace. It reminds me to watch the images of people walking side-by-side and see love.<\/p>\n

It also reminds me that the belief system of today may not be the belief system of tomorrow. To judge what is before me, I must do it with a caliber of flexibility <\/a>that allows me to adapt to changes yet while still knowing the steadiness of God, good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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