Tag Archives: C.S.Lewis

If we lose this, we lose all.

Posted on November 22, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

You may have noticed that the books you really love are bound together by a secret thread. You know very well what is the common quality that makes you love them, though you cannot put it into words: but most … Continue reading →

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A Visit To Narnia (with guest star)

Posted on June 8, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

 

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“A Grief Observed”

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Brian D. Butler

No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning. I keep on swallowing. At other times … Continue reading →

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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

 

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It was a bright cold day in April…

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Brian D. Butler
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Vanity Is Useless

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Brian D. Butler
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Oxford Inklings

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

Recently, while doing some research on an early edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s lesser known books I ran across a brief article about the author’s life in Oxford and his social network there. The venerable university city of Oxford … Continue reading →

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