by Hannah Rau | May 19, 2021 | Christian Life
“Always tell the truth. It’s the easiest thing to remember.” – David Mamet I have keen memories of suffering absolute terror sitting in a small group Bible study or youth group and knowing I would be asked to ‘give my testimony’—a request which I understood as “prove...
by Hannah Rau | May 11, 2021 | Christian Life
“He’s wild, you know. Not like a tame lion.” These words are from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. They describe Aslan, the Lion, the King of Narnia. This non-tameness of Aslan is a theme throughout the Chronicles of Narnia series. When four...
by Hannah Rau | May 4, 2021 | Christian Life
This week, I’m shamelessly plugging my favorite book of the Bible because I think it’s been largely misunderstood and under-loved. Although it’s traditionally attributed to Solomon, its authorship is uncertain. And its apparent pessimism makes it a challenge to read...
by Hannah Rau | Apr 28, 2021 | Christian Life
The Bible often talks about meditating on God’s law, especially throughout the Psalms. Take Psalm 1 for example: Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose...
by Hannah Rau | Apr 20, 2021 | Christian Life
One of the strangest places I’ve ever learned about my own human nature is from C.S. Lewis’ satirical set of letters between two devils. The Screwtape Letters is an imagined correspondence to Wormwood, a “junior tempter,” from his superior devil, Screwtape. Screwtape...
