Tag Archives: C.S. Lewis

Dreaming of G.K. Chesterton in a blue sweater

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Jorge Costales

I’ve been trying to complete reading — I’ve mastered just starting the book — G.K. Chesterton’s book, Manalive for over a year. Also in the past year, I have been making great use of the Miami-Dade Public Library system. Whenever … Continue reading →

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Through the eyes of a believer

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Jorge Costales

Quick, what do you see in the photo to the right? Go ahead and click on it, I’ll wait. If you see the mid-section of a male who recently underwent successful bypass surgery, the good news is that you are … Continue reading →

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God and imagination

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Jorge Costales

The greatest Christian writers of the last century — C.S. Lewis [Chronicles of Narnia], G.K. Chesterton [The Ethics of Elfland, a chapter in Orthodoxy], and J.R.R. Tolkien [Lord of the Rings] — loved fairy tales. The reason is that those … Continue reading →

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28th Anniversary of Ronald Reagan Quoting C.S. Lewis

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Jorge Costales

I’m always a sucker for a good CS Lewis quote: The greatest evil is not done in those sordid dens of evil that Dickens loved to paint but is conceived and ordered (moved, seconded, carried, and minuted) in clear, carpeted, … Continue reading →

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Now That’s a Bunch of Lard

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Jorge Costales

My love of Cuban Bread can survive knowledge of it’s ingredients, but why can’t food products have a spoiler alert? We could call the anti-spoiler law the IZ Alert. The IZ Alert law would acknowledge the inherent limitations of potentially … Continue reading →

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Tuning Out, But Not Turning Away

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Jorge Costales

I heard it twice on the radio before I really heard it. Twin sisters and a six year girl old were gunned own on Thanksgiving by their own brother. This is why I don’t watch local TV news anymore. Reading … Continue reading →

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Not another frigging Dwarf!

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Jorge Costales

I love CS Lewis’ writing. The Screwtape Letters drove home in an unforgettable way how the battle for our souls consists of a series constant and seemingly inconsequential decisions, i.e. when to call your Mom. Mere Christianity is a very … Continue reading →

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C.S. Lewis on how to not fool yourself

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Jorge Costales

Thanks to Tico Herrera for reminding me about this quote from Mere Christianity: I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: “I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral … Continue reading →

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