“The great Spanish poet, novelist and philosopher Miguel de Unamuno, once asked a farmer if he believed it was possible there is a God but no afterlife.  The rustic responded ‘Then wherefore God?’” (The New Criterion, Martin Garner, Nov 2008). He came into our neighborhood—John 1:11 (Dale Bruner) “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure [...]

“Gandalf! I thought you were dead!  But then I thought I was dead myself.  Is everything sad going to come untrue?  What’s happened to the world?” The Return of the King.  J.R.R. Tolkien

   “I’ve a most terrible feeling-as if something were hanging over us” said Lucy. “Have you?  Because as a matter of fact, so have I,” replied Susan. “Something about Aslan.  Either some dreadful thing is going to happen to him, or something dreadful that he’s going to do.”… “Susan!  Let’s go outside and have a [...]