The book in “three” sentences: This book consists of 31 letters from one demon (Screwtape) to his charge and nephew (Wormwood). Screwtape directs Wormwood in how to tempt “the patient” (a man) away from faith in God and into an eternity in hell. Screwtape’s strategy is to first keep the patient from placing his faith …
The book in “three” sentences: The devil’s target is your mind and his weapon is his lies. His goal is to keep you in bondage, believing his lies, because we live our lives based on what we believe to be true. We fight back in four primary ways: First by replacing these lies with truth …
The book in three sentences: As followers of Jesus, we are at war with the world, the flesh and the devil. The three enemies’ stratagem is as follows: We are bombarded with deceptive ideas (from the Devil) that play to our disordered desires (aka the Flesh), which are normalized in a sinful society (aka the …
The book in three sentences: Busyness, distraction and restlessness are the major blocks within our spiritual life. The secret isn’t more time, but to adopt a “slower, simpler” lifestyle modeled by Jesus. The hallmarks of this lifestyle are practicing silence and solitude, sabbath, simplicity and slowing. Big Ideas: Technological and economic progress does not …
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