Saturday, January 27, 2007

Questions for Discussion and Reflection - Letter X

1 What kinds of people are considered “desirable acquaintances” by Screwtape?
2 What are the contemporary characteristics of such friends?
3 Are “old warnings” of “worldly vanities, the choice of friends, and the value of time” still important for post-modern lives?
4 How to fight inconsistencies such as enjoying blasphemy over coffee because we are aware of a “deeper” spiritual world?
5 When the difference between being “in” the world and being “of” the world hard to distinguish?
6 How can we avoid being “polluted” by the world?
7 How things like drinking, smoking, partying, etc. become fatal habits?

For Further Reading and Reflection
Reading: The Four Loves, The Inner Ring, Letters of CSL

New Schedule - Spring 2007

Letter 8 January 13 - @ Ribeiro' s
Letter 9 January 20 - @ Ribeiro's
Letter 10 January 27 - @ Ribeiro'o
Letter 11 February 10 - @ Ribeiro's
Letter 12 February 17 - @ Bev's
Letter 13 March 3
Letter 14 March 10
Letter 15 March 17
Letter 16 March 24
Letter 17 March 31
Letter 18 April 7
Letter 19 April 14
Letter 20 April 21
Letter 21 April 28
Letter 22 May 5
Letter 23 May 12
Letter 24 May 19
Letter 25 May 26
Letter 26 June 2
Letter 27 June 9
Letter 28 June 16
Letter 29 June 23
Letter 30 June 30
Letter 31 July 7

Friday, January 19, 2007

Questions for Discussion and Reflection - Letter IX

•What is the contrast made between trough and peak sexuality?
•Why is Hell so often given credit for which belongs to God (the creator of pleasures) and vice-versa?
•Has this any bearing on the current vogue of such terms as “sex” and “having sex”?
•Read and discuss Romans 14:14-23. Why does Screwtape consider a “moderate religion” better than no religion at all?
•How do we get out of troughs?
•What are the phases in vogue now?
•How is Ephesians 6:10-18 (Armor of God) so important at the trough of our lives?
•In what ways Lewis suggests that our faith is attacked?
•How can we help each other as to deal with our troughs?

Tuesday, January 9, 2007

Letter VIII - Opening Questions

1How much backsliding is caused by the feeling that troughs are permanent?
2 What do you think of the law of Undulation?
4 What is most damaging, peaks or troughs?
5 Do you agree with the idea of God’s periodic withdrawal from us?
6 Why should it be against God’ nature to over-ride human will? How conciliate this idea with God’s sovereignty?
7 How do you think God expects us to obey when we feel forsaken?


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