Chasing Aslan in the Real World
There is always a slight hesitancy to write these blog entries. Sometimes it keeps me away for a week or two because I am deeply aware that I am speaking about ancient, foundational things; the "Deep Magic" Aslan refers to in the "Chronicles of Narnia". This is not Sunday picnic conversation topics. Actually, maybe they... Continue Reading →
It would be far too easy to skip over the domestic scene with Mr. and Mrs. Beaver and pretend that it doesn’t matter. Deep down inside every lover of this book is a quiet desire to actually visit Mr. and Mrs. Beaver an enjoy the hospitality of their lodge. It’s a similar feeling most readers... Continue Reading →
“My goodness,” the author muttered when he realized that it was October when he had last written about Narnia. He sighed and pulled thoughtfully at his goatee. Forlornly he looked around for another cookie to dip in his tea as he thought of what possibly could have happened during the intervening time. His wife had... Continue Reading →
It's easy to pity Lucy. She knows she isn't making up the kingdom in the wardrobe. She is beset on all sides with siblings who minimize, call her foolish, or even go so far as to outright lie when she finally proved her experience true. As a Christian, and especially when we are following our... Continue Reading →
It is an entirely normal human reaction that when we see a truth and become excited by it we feel the desire to tell others. This Something has illuminated our life, shown us a level or texture we haven’t before seen. Our joy bubbles over and we want to express it like Lucy when she... Continue Reading →
In the chapter “What Lucy Found There” we find out that Narnia is, in some ways, not as different from our world as we would like to believe. The White Witch is there, a cruel tyrant who considers herself to be the Empress of all things in the absence of the True King. She has... Continue Reading →
Finding Narnia 
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