Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Awkward Conversation in the Face of Death

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

Like so many others before me, I spent my teenage years working in a pizza joint after school and on weekends. We were not well off, so if I wanted the things that mattered to me in high school—a car, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged A Grief Observed, Anthony Hopkins, C.S. Lewis, Debra Winger, Douglas Gresham, grief, N.W. Clerk, Shadowlands | 8 Comments

Not a Tame Lion: The Spiritual Legacy of C.S. Lewis and the Chronicles of Narnia by Terry Glaspey

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

Qoheleth reminds us that “of the writing of books there is no end” (Ecc 12:12)—a proverb no less true in the world of writings about C.S. Lewis. So it is with a little irony and low expectations that I picked … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Chronicles of Narnia, glaspey, Narnia, Pilgrim's Regress, Surprised by Joy, tame lion, Terry Glaspey; Not a Tame Lion;, the Narnian | 6 Comments

An Old Review of an Album I Still Like: “High Countries” by Caedmon’s Call

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

This review appeared in Living Light News a few years ago, but the weblink is now lost in cyber dust. Caedmon’s Call are an American acoustic rock band and fellow pilgrim’s in Narnia who draw on authors like Lewis for … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged album review, back home, C.S. Lewis, Derek Webb, The Great Divorce, the High Countries | 4 Comments

Homage to C.S. Lewis in the Adventures of Tin Tin?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

On a treasured “Guys Night Out” recently, I took my 7 year old son to see The Adventures of Tintin, a mash of three or four Tin Tin books by dynamic duo Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg. It was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged Adventures of Tintin, C.S. Lewis, captain haddock, Peter Jackson, Stephen Spielberg, tin tin comics, Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 1 Comment

Link: Incredible Web Resources by The Journal of Inklings Studies

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

I’ve known for some time about The Journal of Inklings Studies. It is a creative literary peer-reviewed academic journal with biannual thematic collections of research and writing about the Inklings–that eclectic collection of thinkers and writers gathered around C.S. Lewis, … Continue reading →