"The safest road to Hell is the gradual one—the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts." — C.S. Lewis
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A Lenten Study of C.S. Lewis's
"The Screwtape Letters"
After our wonderful journey through Narnia this past Advent, we are shifting our focus from the snowy woods of the Wardrobe to the subtle, psychological battleground of the human soul. This Lent, you are invited to join us for a 6-week study of C.S. Lewis’s classic, The Screwtape Letters.
Written as a series of letters from a senior demon (Screwtape) to his apprentice nephew (Wormwood), this book offers a brilliant—and often humorous—look at the "tactics" used to distract us from God. By seeing our faith through the eyes of the tempter, we gain a clearer vision of God’s grace and the small, daily ways we can turn back toward God during this season of repentance and preparation for Easter.
 
Mondays during Lent
We will meet in the Ministry Center and via Zoom on the following dates:
February 23
March 2
March 9
March 16
March 23
March 30 @7:00pm
For our first gathering, please try to read the first five letters—about 20 pages—so we can jump right into Screwtape’s tactics!
As you read, since the book is written from a demon's perspective, keep in mind the following inversions:
"The Enemy" = God
"Our Father Below" = Satan
"The Patient" = The Human.
The goal in reading this work is not to study "demonology," but to use Screwtape's tactics as a mirror to examine our own hearts—a very traditional Lenten practice.
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