Tag Archives: C.S. Lewis

A fairy tale in the mail

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Michal Conger

Look what came today! I know what I’ll be doing for the rest of the day. Beauty is one of my favorite re-reads. It’s been a few years since the last time I read it; somewhere between college and Virginia I … Continue reading →

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We do not want merely to see beauty, though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. We want something else which can hardly be put into words — to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it. Continue reading →

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Michal Conger | 1 Comment

Why I love Lewis, Tolkien, Chesterton and fairy tales

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Michal Conger

(Shamelessly reposted from S.D. Smith at The Rabbit Room — there’s good stuff there. Go visit!) “One of the great benefits of reading fiction is the experience we often have of deep empathy for a character. Like a charm, we … Continue reading →

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One Thing Is Constant

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Michal Conger

“Our feelings come and go, but God’s love for us does not.” ~C.S. Lewis This quote sums up quite well the experience of my September. The month began with a cross country drive that transplanted me and all my earthly … Continue reading →

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To See Reality

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Michal Conger

From  John Piper’s Don’t Waste Your Life, via http://www.rachelduke.com: “Lewis gave me an intense sense of the “realness” of things. The preciousness of this is hard to communicate. To wake up in the morning and be aware of the firmness of … Continue reading →

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