Sometimes I need to use this website to help promote some of my other sites. I usually make sure these articles don’t show up on the front page so you are only reading this if you were looking through some of the older posts of the site. My hope with my websites is to have some impact on the Kingdom of God. One of the ways to accomplish this is to get the sites noticed by Google so that people can find them by doing searches. If you searched for Christian Book Club in Google right now this site shows up on page 8. That isn’t very good. I would like for it to show up on page 1. So I work all my sites together to help them get returned on Google searches. Right now I am going to give a link in the article to two other articles I wrote on different web sites. One of them is called “Ideas for Church Growth“. the other is called “Fun Things to Do at Work“. Hope you are enjoying Christian Book Club Online.
This week on the Christian Book Club we will be finishing up Prince Caspian. I loved reading the book again. The book is so filled with wonderful symbolism that you see a little more each time you read the book. One of the themes that runs throughout the Chronicles is a neat concept of time. As the children enter Narnia and then return no time has passed. Narnia exists outside of our understanding of time. So does God. When we consider the things of God we often try to do it with our limited understanding of time. I have an idea that God created time for us. He is not bound by time.
I got the biggest kick out of the way Glozelle and Sopespian manipulate Miraz into doing what they want. Miraz allowed his pride to overrule what was right. We are often victims of our pride. We are also often victims of being manipulated and sometimes we turn it around and manipulate others. I also enjoyed the whole thing about Reepicheep’s tail. That all the other mice were ready to cut off their own tails was such a demonstration of love and loyalty. I look forward to your comments.
Your God is Too Safe
I hope you are getting ready for the next book we will be reading. I think you will enjoy Your God is Too Safe. It is a book that will give us some great things to ponder and talk about. If you haven’t ordered your book yet you should do it soon. You can order the book right here at the Christian Book Club Books page.
I have been getting some requests for future book for the Christian Book Club. I love to hear your ideas and we will select some of your picks for upcoming clubs. Keep sending those suggestions.
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This week week at Christian Book Club we will be reading chapters 9 – 12. I hope you have been enjoying the book as much as I have. This week I think you will really enjoy the encounter between Lucy and Aslan. The whole discourse is wonderful. I really like what Aslan says on page 149,
“To know what would have happened child?” said Aslan. “No. Nobody is ever told that.” “Oh dear,” said Lucy. “But anyone can find out what will happen”, said Aslan.
That is so great. The only way to find out what will happen is to do it.
I also like what happens at the end of page 157,
And so at last they got on the move. Lucy went first, biting her lip and trying not to say all the things she thought of saying to Susan. But she forgot them when she fixed her eyes on Aslan.
When we fix our eyes on Jesus we are able to live life the way He intended us to live it. Not all caught up in our usual pettiness. If you are reading Prince Caspian with us I want to encourage you to enter your own comments. I would like to read about some of your favorite parts of the book.
You should make arrangements to get a copy of the book for May. The book is called “Your God is Too Safe”. If you don’t have a copy, you can order one at the Christian Book Club Books page.
