Exploring a few short scraps written by C. S. Lewis in 1945, in a piece now appropriately titled “Scraps," while reflecting on their connection to Christmas and the good news of the Incarnation. In "Scraps," Lewis shares four different, interesting, short, and to-the-point thoughts that illustrate some of the reasons we celebrate that God has become Man in the birth of Jesus; that God affirms the goodness of both the physical and spiritual realms and longs to reunite them; that he affirms the goodness of humanity; and that humans were created to be, in the words of Screwtape, "amphibians...half spirit and half animal." We found lots to reflect on for Christmas in what is possibly Lewis' shortest work. 

We also find ourselves returning back to Lewis' essays on prayers briefly, rethinking Lewis' "Problem of Prayer" between the A Pattern and B Pattern prayers and wondering what Jesus knew when he prayed "Thy will be done" in the Garden of Gethsemane. 

The podcast episode Jordan referred to can be found at this link to their show called "Word and Table" .

Camille Parkman's song, "Deliverer / O Come O Come Emmanuel" can be found on Spotify and other music platforms for purchase or streaming.

If you want to read or listen to C.S. Lewis' "Scraps" you can find links to it in print, online, and in audio format at pintswithjack.com/essays

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