One minute book review: Five Children and It

In our C.S. Lewis reading group, we are currently working through “Surprised By Joy”, the spiritual autobiography of C.S. Lewis. In it, he mentioned some of the authors he loved as a child, one of which was E. Nesbit. 

Edith Nesbit wrote many books, but a particularly popular trilogy was The Psammead Trilogy, the first of which was Five Children and It, where the children find a sand fairy who will grand them wishes. I read this book as a child and loved it (although I seem to recall loving the sequel even more) and I wanted to see if it still retained its charm for me as an adult. 

Five Children and It is definitely still an enjoyable read as an adult. The language and society of the book has rather aged. There is one chapter where American Indians are portrayed and the dialogue isn’t exactly in line with present-day political correctness.  Despite this, it’s easy to see why Lewis loved these books and how they fired his imagination, both as a child and as an adult.

What you can learn from Ben Shapiro in debates…

Since I posted a clip of Ben Shapiro earlier this week, I thought I’d also share this video I came across which outlines what we can learn from the way he argues:

As an aside, I disagree with the video’s author on the point about abortion. Firstly, nothing which Ben says about the unborn is not biologically, scientifically correct. Secondly, many pro-choice advocates would concede these descriptions, favouring instead the argument that the woman’s choice to end the life of her child trumps the child’s right to life.

Music Monday: Only Jesus

Today’s song is “Only Jesus” by Casting Crowns:

Make it count, leave a mark, build a name for yourself
Dream your dreams, chase your heart, above all else
Make a name the world remembers
But all an empty world can sell is empty dreams
I got lost in the light but it was up to me
To make a name the world remembers
But Jesus is the only name to remember

And I, I don’t want to leave a legacy
I don’t care if they remember me
Only Jesus
And I, I’ve only got one life to live
I’ll let every second point to Him
Only Jesus

All the kingdoms built, all the trophies won
Will crumble into dust when it’s said and done
‘Cause all that really matters
Did I live the truth to the ones I love
Was my life the proof that there is only One
Whose name will last forever

Jesus is the only name x2
Jesus is the only name to remember
Jesus is the only name x2
Jesus is the only name to remember

Jesus is the only name to remember
I don’t want to leave a legacy
I don’t care if they remember me
Only Jesus
Only Jesus

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