In most children but in relatively few adults, at least in our time, we may see this willingness to be delighted to the point of self-abandonment. This free and full gift of oneself to a story is what produces the state of enchantment. But
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“Lewis was an exceptionally skillful exposer of ideological forces and their titanic influence over us, but he rarely gets credit for this from contemporary intellectuals because it is their most treasured beliefs that, more often than not, he is exposing. So instead of praising him for the acuity of his insights, they call him “reactionary” or “Victorian”
― The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis
― The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis
“Lewis passionately believed that education is not about providing information so much as cultivating “habits of the heart”—producing “men with chests,” as he puts it in his book The Abolition of Man, that is, people who not only think as they should but respond as they should, instinctively and emotionally, to the challenges and blessings the world offers to them.”
― The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis
― The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis
“Courage and fear are not mutually exclusive. Most of us feel brave and afraid at the exact same time. We feel vulnerable.”
― Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
― Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.
“Homemaking is not about mastering cleaning lists and chores but about loving and serving people, making homes in which they—and we—can flourish.”
― Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done
― Simplified Organization: Learn to Love What Must Be Done
“If we treated careers more like dating, nobody would settle down so quickly.”
― Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
― Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Chrysti’s 2025 Year in Books
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