Inner Driving

  I posted this first session early to make sure it looks and works ok.  If you found it early - congrats!  Other days of our study will be posted by 6:00 am on the proper day of Lent! The Propers for the Thursday after Ash Wednesday can be found on  The Lectionary Page at   www.lectionarypage.net/WeekdaysOfLent/ThursAfterAshWed.html . C. S. Lewis was a member of Holy Trinity Headington Quarry in Oxford for most of his adult life.  It was in the pew at a weekday service that he came up with the idea for The Screwtape Letters .  Apparently the Curate's sermon that day was both long and boring.  The parish is still there today and you will find their website at  https://www.hthq.uk/ . If you have questions, suggestions, or anything else, please email me at  davidhallretired@gmail.com .

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  Letter 25 Notes Today in Letter 25 we revisit several themes from previous Letters like TIME, PLEASURE, CONFUSION and how to use them to the benefit of effective tempting.   We shall also hear of some new tactics, particularly corrupting CHANGE and PERMANENCE with NOVELTY and the horror of the SAME OLD THING. First, there are a number of words and phrases that need to be defined. 1.       First is the word “MERE” and the way it is used in the 1 st paragraph in conjunction with Christianity.   You will remember that one of my favorite C. S. Lewis books is Mere Christianity.   When Screwtape uses the words “MERELY” or “MERE” he is referring to the basics or essentials of Christianity.   More on that in a moment. 2.       Hedonist – you will remember from Letter 22 refers to someone devoted to the pursuit of please as an ultimate end.   A Hedonist is obsessed with personal pleasure. 3.  ...