Tag Archives: love

Love Lessons from “Love Actually”

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

I did not grow up with the spiritual significance of Christmas in my home, so Christmas was about three things: food, toys, and Christmas movies. I am still a little traumatized by a stop-action drummer boy in my childhood memory, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Reviews | Tagged Christmas, Cloin Firth, Emma Thompson, film, Hugh Grant, Keira Knightly, Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, love, Love Actually, Martin Freeman, Rowan Atkinson | 5 Comments

The Difference Between Pressure & Discipline: Reflection upon my 100th Post

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

Reaching the somewhat artificial but still satisfying pinnacle of 100 Posts on A Pilgrim in Narnia has set me into a reflective mood. I began this project just over a year ago as a way to draw together my thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Bible, books, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, evangelical, fantasy, imagination, J.R.R. Tolkien, Letters to an America Lady, literature, love, myth, religion, Science Fiction, The Screwtape Letters, writing | 9 Comments

Friendship Facing Forward

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

Our national broadcaster recently had a show about colossally bad first dates. There were your classic stories, from the lack of a spark to the instantaneous stalker. One of the stories was of a guy who asked a girl out … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged awkward silences, bad date, books, C.S. Lewis, friendship, literature, love, Marion E. Wade Center, The Four Loves | 11 Comments

50 Shades of Bad Writing

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

I understand that this will strike regular readers as a bit of a departure. This blog covers a lot of areas—children’s writing, fantasy, myth, theology and philosophy—and Fifty Shades of Grey is none of those. Not even close. And no, … Continue reading →