In love's garden, each rose tells a unique story. Deep purple blooms mirror God's majestic agape love, while coral petals represent storge's natural affection between family. A heart-shaped red rose captures eros in its purest form, and swirling blue clouds reflect philia's uplifting friendship. Together in one garden, against darkness, these loves intertwine like carefully embroidered blooms, each growing toward their divine source – the God who first planted love in human hearts.

By the crackling fireplace, surrounded by books and bathed in shadows, I drift between worlds as violet and rose clouds swirl above. In this leather chair, each book becomes a doorway to new realms of thought. As meteors streak across the purple twilight of imagination, these volumes – from ancient wisdom to modern insights – create bridges between human understanding and divine revelation, inviting us to explore the space where our stories merge with the cosmos's greater narrative.

In his sunlit Oxford study, C.S. Lewis shared insights with a troubled student about pride and divine correction, drawing from Isaiah 5:15. Their conversation reveals how spiritual anxiety can be a gift, and apparent destruction may actually be God's way of rebuilding us – a timeless lesson about humility and growth that still speaks to us today.

In the luminous moments between past and present, just like a path through an enchanted forest, our journey of growth reveals itself as more beautiful than we imagined. C.S. Lewis, from his study at Oxford's Magdalen College, offers us a profound truth: your past self didn't fail - they succeeded in bringing you exactly where you needed to be. Through the lens of Lewis's own transformation from atheist to Christian apologist, discover how every step, even those that seemed to lead astray, was illuminating the path forward. This reflection explores how our perceived failures are often like waves that propel a boat forward, or switchbacks on a mountain trail that make the impossible climb possible. Join us as we explore why your previous chapters weren't mistakes, but rather stepping stones guiding you through your own enchanted journey of faith and personal growth.

Picture this: As the sun sets over Galilee, casting brilliant oranges and purples across an expansive sky, Jesus sits among his disciples on a hillside. In this moment, he could have delivered straightforward instructions – a clear, bullet-pointed list of dos and don'ts. Instead, he chose to speak in parables, those mysterious stories that seem to simultaneously reveal and conceal truth.

Why would divine wisdom choose to communicate through riddles rather than rules? Through stories rather than statements? In this exploration of C.S. Lewis's profound insights on parables and perception, we uncover a startling truth: sometimes clarity comes not from explanation, but from exploration. Just as a sunset's beauty can't be reduced to a scientific description of atmospheric light scattering, the deepest spiritual truths often require more than mere intellectual understanding.

Join us as we delve into how parables work not just as teaching tools, but as mirrors reflecting the state of our own hearts, and discover why, in matters of faith, the journey to understanding might matter more than the understanding itself...

In Luke's Gospel, an extraordinary moment unfolds when an unborn John the Baptist leaps for joy at the presence of Christ. Through the imaginative lens of C.S. Lewis's theological perspective, we explore this profound scene where divine recognition occurs in the most unexpected way. What would Lewis make of this supernatural dance between two unborn children, one the Savior and one His herald? From the revolutionary choice of women as key players to the immediate, joyful recognition by an unborn child, this piece delves into how God delights in turning human expectations upside down. Discover how this ancient biblical scene perfectly embodies Lewis's recurring themes of joy as recognition, divine subversion of worldly wisdom, and the natural integration of the supernatural into human history.

In moments of divine encounter, what appears as resistance often masks a deeper invitation to faith. Through the imaginative lens of C.S. Lewis, we explore the fascinating story of the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15 - a tale where apparent rejection transforms into profound acceptance. Like a veil that both conceals and reveals, Jesus's seemingly harsh response serves to illuminate one of the most powerful demonstrations of faith in the Gospels. Join us as we uncover how this troubling passage, when viewed through Lewis's keen spiritual insight, reveals timeless truths about persistence, humility, and the boundless nature of God's mercy.