Tag Archives: Christmas

Always Winter, Never Christmas Dinner

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

I admit it: the turkey was a bit of a panic purchase. There had been an article in the news about a run on Christmas turkeys, and I found myself settling for the store brand version of a Butterball instead … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Story, Christmas, COVID-19, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Narnia, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, pandemic, Scrooge | 13 Comments

The Grand Miracle, Or Easter in Everyday Life with C.S. Lewis (75th Anniversary)

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

On this Holy week near the close of WWII, C.S. Lewis preached a sermon called “The Grand Miracle” at St. Jude on the Hill Church in London. The talk was published two weeks later in The Guardian–following the last episode … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged Christmas, dive, Easter, Galatians 2:20, Miracles, self-death, spiritual theology, St. Jude on the Hill, surrender, The Grand Miracle, The Great Divorce, The Guardian, theology | 10 Comments

The Inside is Bigger than the Outside: A Christmas Thought from Narnia for Our World Too

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I worked this older blog post into a short children’s sermon on Sunday, on the shortest day of the year, following the children’s Christmas concert. I think this moment in Narnia is always worth sharing this time of year. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged Aslan, Bible, books, chocolate peanut butter balls, Christmas, God in Flesh, lion the witch and the wardrobe, literature, myth, Narnia, The Last Battle | 20 Comments

Bethlehem as the Hingepoint of History: C.S. Lewis’ Christmas Revolution Poem

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

It is difficult to see this poem in the Christmases that most of us are subjected to. I think that’s why C.S. Lewis became a bit of a Christmas curmudgeon in his latter days. But in the midst of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Christmas, cruciformity, Jerry Root, Poetry, spiritual theology, the cross, The Surprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis, The Turn of the Tide | 9 Comments

Peace on Earth, Nargle Vaccines, and a Christmas Vacation

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

I have had a flu shot for the first time since the last public health panic. I think it was swine flu or bird flu or nargle flu or something, but it was not an experience that engendered my trust … Continue reading →