Broken Masterpieces

January 05, 2005

Mere Christianity - Another Book I'm Reading

As part of my renewal this year I'm re-reading Mere Christianity. Whether you are a pastor or a skeptic, this book is worth reading. Lewis makes a great case for Christianity, period! I will blog later about some more of the details of the book, if you are not familiar with it.

Posted by Tim at January 5, 2005 08:01 AM
Comments

I remember reading this after i first became a Christian. Fine book by a fine author. If you have never read The Screwtape Letter I would recommend that as well.

On an unrealted note, I have moved Miller's Time to Typepad. If you still consider my site worthy of linking (and I do apreciate it since you were one of the first blogs to link mine) could you update your blogroll to http://millers_time.typepad.com

Thanks
Chris

Posted by: Miller's Time at January 7, 2005 10:49 AM

Fascinating author for his time. But in 2005, it is in parts a quaintly out of date book. Lewis's "liar, lunatic, or Lord" argument seems tired, Hewitt-like, to me. As slippery and silly as "Well, in America you're either a Democrat, Republican, or Nader-ite."

Oh really?

You were a bright, thoughtful author, Jack. But Jesus's concepts of "Love your enemy," "Love your neighbor as you love yourself," and the importance of forgiveness are brilliant insights for all us---Christian or otherwise.

Even as an agnostic, I bought and loved the DVD of the wonderful movie based on his life with his wife Joy, "Shadowlands." Find a copy NOW at your local video store or on eBay.

Posted by: Tom at January 7, 2005 06:12 PM

Hey Tom,

Good to hear from you in this new year.

Tim

Posted by: Tim at January 7, 2005 09:48 PM

Thank you, my friend. Like many of us, I overdosed on discussions of politics and philosophy leading up to the election, and just had to get away. But it's a new year, and we all need to keep talking. Thank you for keeping Broken Masterpieces alive. Thank you for setting up the big tent where both Republicans AND Dems, conservatives AND liberals all feel welcome. Thank you for listening to Christians AND non-Christians. What you're doing is important, in my opinion. Instead of administrating Broken Masterpieces you could be watching "Fear Factor," listening to Ashlee Simpson, or spending hours memorizing PlayStation "Grand Theft Auto." But you don't. You apparently are crazy enough to manage a town square forum where all of us can think through and discuss important issues. Not a bad way to spend a little time in the day, huh?

Posted by: Tom at January 8, 2005 06:39 PM