Given the pandemic, I haven’t seen my barber in months. And yet, he’s on my mind regularly these days. Not so much because I miss his services – although I do – but because of a criticism of Christianity he shared with me; a criticism he considers valid. In more or less words here was his critique: “A spirituality that …
I recently had a candid conversation with friends that covered some heavy topics including religion and current events. My friends are not believers, however, I’m very open about my faith in Christ with them. As we spoke about current events, one friend expressed hopelessness. “It’s never going to get better because people are awful.” Another friend, more optimistic, said, “We …
{Introduction: In 1942, C.S. Lewis published The Screwtape Letters, an imaginary correspondence from senior devil Screwtape to his nephew Wormwood, who has been charged with the temptation of an ordinary young man. What follows is an updated, much shorter, but no less devilish, version.} My dear Wormbait, Your most recent correspondence greatly alarmed me. It seems that your patient is actually trying to …