At the end of last year, Matt and I got to meet C.S. Lewis’ stepson, Douglas Gresham. In today’s episode, Matt interviews Douglas and asks him about his early life in the United States, his time living at The Kilns, as well as his life following his stepfather’s death.
S3E48: “After Hours” with Douglas Gresham (Download)
This is the story of a runaway With no way home and no way out I threw the best of me away I had my chance, it’s too late now Too far gone and too ashamed To think that You’d still know my name But love refused to let my story end that way
You didn’t wait for me to find my way to You I couldn’t cross that distance even if I wanted to You came running after me When anybody else would’ve turned and left me at my worst Love moved first Oh-oh-ohh, oh-oh-ohh, oh-oh-ohh
What kind of grace, relentless grace Would chase this rebel down Crawl into this prisoner’s cage Take my hand and pull me out You knew I couldn’t make the change So You became the change in me And now I live to tell the story Of the God who rescues
You didn’t wait for me to find my way to You I couldn’t cross that distance even if I wanted to You came running after me When anybody else would’ve turned and left me at my worst Love moved first
From the throne to the manger From a manger to the grave Your cross is the proof Love made the first move From a grave meant to keep You To a stone rolled away Your cross is the proof Love made the first move I remember where You found me I’m amazed by where I stand Your cross is the proof That love made the first move
You didn’t wait for me to find my way to You I couldn’t cross that distance even if I wanted to You came running after me When anybody else would’ve turned and left me at my worst Love moved first Oh-oh-ohh, oh-oh-ohh Love moved first
We’re extending “Tolkien Month” for just one more week! The hosts of The Tolkien Roadinvited me onto their show to talk about Mythopoeia, a poem which Tolkien wrote for Lewis following their late-night conversation which ultimately led to Lewis’ conversion.
This episode was posted on The Tolkien Road podcast a few weeks ago, but here it is again, but with some introductory commentary and a recitation of the poem itself.
Why You ever chose me Has always been a mystery All my life, I’ve been told I belong At the end of a line With all the other Not-Quites With all the Never-Get-It-Rights But it turns out they are the ones You were looking for All this time
‘Cause I’m just a nobody trying to tell everybody All about Somebody who saved my soul Ever since You rescued me, You gave my heart a song to sing I’m living for the world to see nobody but Jesus I’m living for the world to see nobody but Jesus
Moses had stage fright And David brought a rock to a sword fight You picked twelve outsiders nobody would’ve chosen And You changed the world Well, the moral of the story is Everybody’s got a purpose So when I hear that devil start talking to me, saying “Who do you think you are?” I say
I’m just a nobody trying to tell everybody All about Somebody who saved my soul Ever since You rescued me, You gave my heart a song to sing I’m living for the world to see nobody but Jesus I’m living for the world to see nobody but Jesus
So let me go down, down, down in history As another blood-bought faithful member of the family And if they all forget my name, well, that’s fine with me I’m living for the world to see nobody but Jesus So let me go down, down, down in history (Go down in history) As another blood-bought faithful member of the family (It’s all I ever wanna be) And if they all forget my name, well, that’s fine with me I’m living for the world to see nobody but Jesus, yeah
I’m just a nobody (Nobody) Trying to tell everybody All about Somebody Who saved my soul (Oh, saved my, saved my soul) Ever since You rescued me You gave my heart a song to sing (You gave me a song to sing) I’m living for the world to see Nobody but Jesus (Nobody but You, Lord)
I’m living for the world to see nobody but JesusI’m living for the world to see nobody but Jesus
I saw this pop up in my Facebook memories and wanted to share it again. This is my favourite statue of Christ in Rome. When my buddy Joe was in Rome several years ago, I sent him on a scavenger hunt to find it…
