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"To be greatly and effectively wicked a man needs some virtue."  [Screwtape to Wormwood]   In Letter 29 we discover the patient...

"...we pick out this natural pleasantness of change and twist it into a demand for absolute novelty... But the greatest triumph of all ...

"Men are not angered by mere misfortune but by misfortune conceived as injury.  And the sense of injury depends on the feeling that a l...

The next group of letters focus upon the danger of allowing our senses to rule us.  In Letter 17 , Lewis expands the common understanding of...

"The characteristic of Pains and Pleasures is that they are unmistakably real, and therefore, as far as they go, give the man who feels...

"Religion is all very well up to a point.  A moderated religion is as good for us as no religion at all." [ Screwtape to Wormwood ...

"One of our best weapons, contented worldliness, is rendered useless.  In wartime not even a human can believe that he is going to live...

"It is funny how mortals always picture us as putting things into their minds:  in reality our best work is done by keeping things out....

Having come from a long line of Congregationalists, Spurgeon became convicted of the need for believer baptism soon after coming to the Lord...

I thought I'd share practical advice from a worship pastor with 3 young children (aged 5, 6, 8) concerning Family Worship. The FBC Libr...

One thing I've observed over the years is the tendency for Christians to cling to catch phrases. I've never been a fan, finding them...

From the pen of Lilias Trotter , a late 19th/early 20th century missionary to Muslims in Algiers for over 38 years... a single, older woman ...

"Every so often I’ve contemplated what a Saturday Night Live type of variety program might look like if the topic was “Christendom.” T...

Many of you seemed surprised to learn that I highlight fiction, and some questioned why I would do that. I thought I'd give you a peek...

There are high and low points in the spiritual walk of every Christian. There are times we rejoice seeing God work through us... and times w...

In Mt.4 we see the Holy Spirit leading Jesus into the Judean wilderness to be tempted by Satan. Unlike Adam, Jesus responds righteously to S...

In 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Paul commands believers, "Do not be quenching the Spirit". To "quench" means "to dampen, h...