American Minute from William J. Federer
His death went unnoticed, as he died the same day John F. Kennedy was shot, but his works are some of the most widely read in English literature.
Originally an agnostic, he served in World War I and became a professor at Oxford and Cambridge.
He credits his Catholic friend and fellow writer, J.R.R. Tolkien, author of "Lord of the Rings," as being instrumental in bringing him to faith in Christ.
Among his most notable books are: The Screwtape Letters; Miracles; The Problem of Pain; Abolition of Man; and The Chronicles of Narnia, which include The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe.
His name was C.S. Lewis, born NOVEMBER 29, 1898.
Over 200 million copies of his books have sold worldwide and, 40 years after his death, continue to sell a million copies a year.
In Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis wrote: "All that we call human history - money, poverty, ambition, war, prostitution, classes, empires, slavery - is the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy."
C.S. Lewis wrote: "Christianity...is a religion you could not have guessed...It is not the sort of thing anyone would have made up. It has just that queer twist about it that real things have."
William J. Federer is a nationally recognized author, speaker, and president of Amerisearch, Inc, which is dedicated to researching our American heritage. The American Minute radio feature looks back at events in American history on the dates they occurred, is broadcast daily across the country and read by thousand on the internet.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
The Queer Twist That Real Things Have
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Those who find their intellect an impediment to belief should read C.S. Lewis. During a long illness I became bitter and depressed. A friend brought me a copy of "The Problem of Pain" and it changed my thinking and helped me understand what the Psalmist meant when he said that he was blessed in his afflictions. I was, too. And C.S. Lewis helped me to see that.
"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world." -- C.S. Lewis, "The Problem of Pain"
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