Lesser-Known Lewis: Christian Reflections on C. S. Lewis's Essays and Short Works

This week's episode is a short teaching Jordan was invited by Sean to share at Eston College. Jordan takes what we have been learning from C. S. Lewis on prayer this season and looks to The Chronicles of Narnia to see where we might see the same thing, and reflect on how the simple yet beautiful observations Lewis makes about prayer that should strengthen all of our prayer lives.

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To wrap up our Second Season, where C. S. Lewis served as a guide to the Christian life, we sit down with Rev. Dr. Bryan Hollon to talk about what we can learn from C. S. Lewis on how to use Scripture personally, and in the ways we communicate the Gospel.

The C. S. Lewis Institute

Ten Commandments in an Age of Moral Confusion, Conference at Christ Church, Plano, TX.

The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy

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Exploring the second part of C. S. Lewis' 1940 essay "Dangers of National Repentance." This time David helps us think through what we should do about collective guilt, the difference between repentance and penitence, looking at others with charity. We also consider what the sins of our own age might be — what is the long in our own eye?

Consider attending the ⁠Common Roots Conference⁠ June 8-10, 2023, put on by David at the Robert E. Webber Center.

Check out ⁠Rev. Dr. David Ney's⁠ writing at ⁠The Covenant Blog⁠, or in his books, ⁠All Thy Lights Combine⁠, and ⁠The Quest to Save the Old Testament⁠.

The music for this episode is a song called "Collect for Lent," performed by David Stroeve, composed by Jordan Duncan and David Stroeve, from the Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent from the Episcopal Prayer Book. David Stroeve's album ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Cathedral Project,⁠⁠⁠⁠ is on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music. See especially "The Jesus Prayer," and "God of Mercy" as excellent meditative worship songs for Lent.

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Exploring C. S. Lewis' 1940 essay "Dangers of National Repentance," where Lewis challenges the young people of his day on their impulse to repent of the acts of past generations. He thinks we ought to be careful when repenting of collective guilt because in order to do this you risk a few dangers. Dangers Jesus confronted when he challenged us to look at the log in our own eye. Dr. Ney helps us reflect on Lewis’ challenge and how it might apply to “woke” culture, cancel culture, and thinking through how we should think and feel about the past - especially when there is obvious wrongdoing by people we are connected to. 

Consider attending the Common Roots Conference June 8-10, 2023, put on by David at the Robert E. Webber Center.

Check out Rev. Dr. David Ney's writing at The Covenant Blog, or in his books, All Thy Lights Combine, and The Quest to Save the Old Testament.

The music for this episode is a song called "Collect for Lent," performed by David Stroeve, composed by Jordan Duncan and David Stroeve, from the Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent from the Episcopal Prayer Book. David Stroeve's album ⁠⁠⁠The Cathedral Project,⁠⁠⁠ is on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music. See especially "The Jesus Prayer," and "God of Mercy" as excellent meditative worship songs for Lent.

Find more Lesser-Known Lewis — 

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Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@lesserknownlewis⁠⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast⁠⁠⁠

Email: [email protected]

Graphic Design by Angus Crawford.

Exploring the second part of C. S. Lewis' 1947 essay "On Forgiveness." Here Lewis turns our attention to how we can accept forgiveness from God and how we can (and ought to) forgive others when they sin against us. As we wrestle with how this challenges and encourages us in our own lives, William provides some good perspective and advice from his experience in the world of counseling on how to go about the process of forgiveness. Since, as Lewis says, "to be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you."

Our guest William O'Flaherty can be found —

Online: ⁠EssentialCSLewis.com⁠

YouTube: ⁠Knowing and Understanding C.S. Lewis ⁠

Podcast: ⁠All About Jack⁠ or to go directly to his ⁠"Essay Chat" episodes⁠

Books: ⁠"C. S. Lewis Goes to Hell"⁠ and ⁠"The Misquotable C. S. Lewis"⁠

Twitter: ⁠@essentiallewis⁠

Facebook: ⁠Confirming C.S. Lewis Quotations Group⁠

Here are links, should you want to read ⁠⁠"On Forgiveness," ⁠⁠ or listen on YouTube: ⁠⁠"On Forgiveness."⁠⁠

The music for this episode is a song called "Collect for Lent," performed by David Stroeve, composed by Jordan Duncan and David Stroeve, from the Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent from the Episcopal Prayer Book. David Stroeve's album ⁠⁠The Cathedral Project,⁠⁠ is on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music. See especially "The Jesus Prayer," and "God of Mercy" as excellent meditative worship songs for Lent.

The lyrics for the song, "Collect for Lent" are: "Oh God, whose glory it is to have mercy, be gracious to all who've gone astray from Your ways, lead us again with penitent hearts, and steadfast faith to hold fast and embrace the unchangeable truth, Your Word: Jesus Christ, Your Son, who with You and the Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and forever. Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy."

Find more Lesser-Known Lewis — 

Online: ⁠⁠pintswithjack.com/lesser-known-lewis⁠⁠

Patreon: ⁠⁠patreon.com/lesserknownlewis⁠⁠

Instagram: ⁠⁠@lesserknownlewis⁠⁠

Facebook: ⁠⁠Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast⁠⁠

Email: [email protected]

Graphic Design by Angus Crawford.

Exploring C. S. Lewis' 1947 essay "On Forgiveness." You'll never guess what it's about ;) In this first part, Lewis leads us to reflect on how we approach God when we ask for forgiveness. He helps us see the important difference between forgiving and excusing and after reminding us that confession and repentance are important regular activities of the Christian life, he challenges us to consider whether our confession and repentance with God is true repentance asking for true forgiveness, or whether we are merely approaching God with excuses, and leave never truly having asked for forgiveness.

Our guest William O'Flaherty can be found —

Online: EssentialCSLewis.com

YouTube: Knowing and Understanding C.S. Lewis

Podcast: All About Jack or to go directly to his "Essay Chat" episodes

Books: "C. S. Lewis Goes to Hell" and "The Misquotable C. S. Lewis"

Twitter: @essentiallewis

Facebook: Confirming C.S. Lewis Quotations Group

Here are links, should you want to read ⁠"On Forgiveness," ⁠ or listen on YouTube: ⁠"On Forgiveness."⁠

The music for this episode is a song called "Collect for Lent," performed by David Stroeve, composed by Jordan Duncan and David Stroeve, from the Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent from the Episcopal Prayer Book. David Stroeve's album ⁠The Cathedral Project,⁠ is on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music. See especially "The Jesus Prayer," and "God of Mercy" as excellent meditative worship songs for Lent.

The lyrics for the song, "Collect for Lent" are: "Oh God, whose glory it is to have mercy, be gracious to all who've gone astray from Your ways, lead us again with penitent hearts, and steadfast faith to hold fast and embrace the unchangeable truth, Your Word: Jesus Christ, Your Son, who with You and the Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and forever. Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy."

Find more Lesser-Known Lewis — 

Online: ⁠pintswithjack.com/lesser-known-lewis⁠

Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/lesserknownlewis⁠

Instagram: ⁠@lesserknownlewis⁠

Facebook: ⁠Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast⁠

Email: [email protected]

Graphic Design by Angus Crawford.

Exploring the second part of the 1948 article by C. S. Lewis, "The Trouble with 'X'" where Lewis explores the all too relatable problem of what to do when we encounter people whose "fatal flaw" shipwreck all our best plans. Here he turns the whole complaint on its head and with a few parables Lewis helps us see that God sees one more person with fatal flaws that we don't see, the only person we are able to change, the only person we are responsible to change — ourselves. Lewis helps us take seriously "the log in our own eye," that we may be blind to things in us that, if left unchecked, may lead to hell, and consider what we ought to do about it. There's no time like the present to put ourselves into God's hands and allow him to do his gracious work of salvation.

Our guest on for this essay is Rev. Dr. Joel Scandrett. 

To read this essay an version can be found online here: "The Trouble with 'X'," or audio version can be listened to on YouTube, "The Trouble with 'X'."

Should you want to read ahead for the upcoming Lent essay: "On Forgiveness,"  or listen on YouTube: "On Forgiveness."

The music for this episode is a song called "Collect for Lent," performed by David Stroeve, composed by Jordan Duncan and David Stroeve, from the Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent from the Episcopal Prayer Book. David Stroeve's album The Cathedral Project, is on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music. See especially "The Jesus Prayer," and "God of Mercy" as excellent meditative worship songs for Lent.

The lyrics for the song, "Collect for Lent" are: "Oh God, whose glory it is to have mercy, be gracious to all who've gone astray from Your ways, lead us again with penitent hearts, and steadfast faith to hold fast and embrace the unchangeable truth, Your Word: Jesus Christ, Your Son, who with You and the Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and forever. Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy."

Find more Lesser-Known Lewis — 

Online: pintswithjack.com/lesser-known-lewis

Patreon: patreon.com/lesserknownlewis

Instagram: @lesserknownlewis

Facebook: Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast

Email: [email protected]

Graphic Design by Angus Crawford.

Exploring the 1948 article by C. S. Lewis, "The Trouble with 'X'" where he tells explores the all too relatable problem of what to do when we encounter people whose "fatal flaw" shipwreck all our best plans. The first thing to do, is realize that we now know a little of how God feels, for God sees all his plans spoiled too, by all these same people with their fatal flaws. Only, he sees even more fatal flaws than we could ever see. How frustrating it is that God, in his wisdom, has "made it a rule for himself that he won't alter people's character by force." Nevertheless, this means that we have to come to grips with the fact that no matter how well the rest of our lives go — even if we won the lottery — we would still have to face the hurdles of all the people around us, shipwrecking our plans. How will we deal with that? How does God deal with it? 

Lent is a good time to think about such things, and face such issues head-on. 

Our guest for this essay is Rev. Dr. Joel Scandrett. 

To read this essay an version can be found online here: "The Trouble with 'X'," or audio version can be listened to on YouTube, "The Trouble with 'X'." 

Should you want to read ahead for the upcoming Lent essay: "On Forgiveness,"  or listen on YouTube: "On Forgiveness."

The music for this episode is a song called "Collect for Lent," performed by David Stroeve, composed by Jordan Duncan and David Stroeve, from the Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent from the Episcopal Prayer Book. David Stroeve's album The Cathedral Project, is on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music. See especially "The Jesus Prayer," and "God of Mercy" as excellent meditative worship songs for Lent.

The lyrics for the song, "Collect for Lent" are: "Oh God, whose glory it is to have mercy, be gracious to all who've gone astray from Your ways, lead us again with penitent hearts, and steadfast faith to hold fast and embrace the unchangeable truth, Your Word: Jesus Christ, Your Son, who with You and the Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and forever. Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy."

Find more Lesser-Known Lewis —   Online: pintswithjack.com/lesser-known-lewis

Patreon: patreon.com/lesserknownlewis

Instagram: @lesserknownlewis

Facebook: Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast

Email: [email protected]

Graphic Design by Angus Crawford.

Exploring the second part of C. S. Lewis' 1946 sermon, "Miserable Offenders," where he defends the language of the Anglican prayer book, referring to ourselves as "miserable offenders," because those fatal flaws we see so clearly other people are present also in us. Lewis gives us some great pastoral wisdom for dealing with getting these logs out of our own eyes. Lent is precisely the time for such a task.

You can read "Miserable Offenders" here. To read next the essays for the weeks ahead you can find them here: "The Trouble with 'X'," and "On Forgiveness," or audio versions can be listened to on YouTube, here: "The Trouble with 'X'," and "On Forgiveness."

The music for this episode is a song called "Collect for Lent," performed by David Stroeve, composed by Jordan Duncan and David Stroeve, from the Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent from the Episcopal Prayer Book. David Stroeve's album The Cathedral Project, is on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music. See especially "The Jesus Prayer," and "God of Mercy" as excellent meditative worship songs for Lent.

The lyrics for the song, "Collect for Lent" are: "Oh God, whose glory it is to have mercy, be gracious to all who've gone astray from Your ways, lead us again with penitent hearts, and steadfast faith to hold fast and embrace the unchangeable truth, Your Word: Jesus Christ, Your Son, who with You and the Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and forever. Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy."

Find more Lesser-Known Lewis —   Online: pintswithjack.com/lesser-known-lewis

Patreon: patreon.com/lesserknownlewis 

Instagram: @lesserknownlewis

Facebook: Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast

Email: [email protected]

Graphic design by Angus Crawford.

Exploring C. S. Lewis' 1946 sermon, "Miserable Offenders," where he defends the language of the Anglican prayer book, referring to ourselves as "miserable offenders," asking for God to give us "contrite hearts," and confessing that the burden of our sins is "intolerable." Lewis is adamant that this has nothing to do with how we feel, but is a statement of fact and one we, as Christians, must come to grips with if we are to be honest and to be saints. His message is challenging but leads us straight into the loving arms of Jesus during the season of Lent. 

You can read "Miserable Offenders" here. To read ahead, links are here: "The Trouble with 'X'," and "On Forgiveness," or audio versions can be listened to on YouTube, here: "The Trouble with 'X'," and "On Forgiveness."

The music for this episode is a song called "Collect for Lent," performed by David Stroeve, composed by Jordan Duncan and David Stroeve, from the Collect for the Second Sunday in Lent from the Episcopal Prayer Book. David Stroeve's album The Cathedral Project, is on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music. See especially "The Jesus Prayer," and "God of Mercy" as excellent meditative worship songs for Lent.

The lyrics for the song, "Collect for Lent" are: "Oh God, whose glory it is to have mercy, be gracious to all who've gone astray from Your ways, lead us again with penitent hearts, and steadfast faith to hold fast and embrace the unchangeable truth, Your Word: Jesus Christ, Your Son, who with You and the Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and forever. Have mercy, have mercy, have mercy."

Links to resources Jordan mentioned for understanding the secular age we live in: 

The Eudo Podcast. 

James K.A. Smith

Andrew Root

Carl Truman

Charles Taylor

Find more Lesser-Known Lewis — 

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Instagram: @lesserknownlewis

Facebook: Lesser-Known Lewis Podcast

Email: [email protected]

Graphic design by Angus Crawford.