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Omnibus One and Two: The devils begin to fail....Letter 30
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009. The devils begin to fail.Letter 30. Screwtape admonishes Wormwood for allowing this to happen, demanding him to bring back food or be food himself. Some additional questions about this letter:. What can fatigue produce? Extreme gentleness, quiet of mind, and even something like vision). How do men react to fatigue? How do women react? What kind of problems can this create in their relationship? April 26, 2009 at 1:22 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Omnibus One and Two.
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Omnibus One and Two: March 2009
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009. Letter 22 .Finding Perfect Love. Screwtape begins this letter angrily, as the patient has found true love. The worst kind ever. This girl is a Christian, a demure yet humorous, quiet, virginal, bread and butter Christian. The type that faints at the sight of blood, but dies with a smile. Screwtape goes on to explain that everything has to be twisted before it can be used by them. Here are some questions to discuss:. Describe the girl the patient falls in love with:. Someone takin...
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Omnibus One and Two: September 2008
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Monday, September 22, 2008. Good resources for learning more about Greek Drama. More of a reminder to myself than anything else, I'm going to write down some books that have been helpful to me in learning Greek drama. The books have to go back to the library and I don't want to forget what they are when it comes time to teach this. The first is Aristotle Poetics again. The second is Greek Drama by Harold Bloom. And again, Greek and Roman Classics a Guide to Humanities by Meyer Reinhold. Essentials of Gre...
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Omnibus One and Two: Heaven on Earth.....Letter 28
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Monday, April 20, 2009. Heaven on Earth.Letter 28. In this letter Screwtape is concerned as the war progresses. He fears that the patient could die, and if he did, at this time they would lose him. What does Screwtape say prevents the young from becoming worldly? The beauty of creation and love cry out to God and keep them focused on the eternal. How can the young become more worldly? By creating "Heaven on earth" through politics, science or psychology. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Omnibus One and Two: Selfless Love......Letter 26
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Saturday, April 18, 2009. Selfless Love.Letter 26. In this letter, Screwtape explains how Wormwood can use the selfless acts of Love that man displays in early courtship to become a source of conflict in later yrs. This conflict originates from the different ways that men and women define unselfishness. How does a woman define unselfishness? How does a man define unselfishness? Not giving others trouble). How can these 2 definitions create conflict? What is the Generous Conflict Illusion? This is a blog ...
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Omnibus One and Two: Change and novelty
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Saturday, April 18, 2009. In this letter Screwtape discusses how the desire for change can be misdirected into a craving for novelty and excitement. How relevant is this today? How often do we hear our children say "we're bored! How often do we think we're being cheated if life isn't fun enough? Here are some questions from the reading. What does God balance change with? A love of permanence). What type of change does God give us? Change of seasons, change of celebrations in the church calendar).
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Omnibus One and Two: Letter 24....Spiritual pride
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Letter 24.Spiritual pride. It turns out the patient's girlfriend has one small flaw. She tends to think that those who don't believe the same as her are stupid and silly. I think there are 4 good questions to discuss about this letter. Where is the root of the girl's flaw? Can this happen to us today? How can spiritual pride turn off non-Christians? How can spiritual pride divide different religions or sects of Christians? How should we treat non Christians? Omnibus One and Two.
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Omnibus One and Two: December 2008
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Friday, December 26, 2008. The History of Greek drama. Two types of dramas evolved. The first being the Tragedy and the Satyr play. The tragedies had a noble purpose to teach religious lessons, much like the parables of our Bible. They were designed to show the consequences of taking the wrong path in life. The protagonists of the dramas pitted themselves against fate, society or life's rules. Most often the main character's major fault is "hubris" or unmerited arrogance. Although Sophocles in a very lon...
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Omnibus One and Two: January 2009
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Progressing through Plutarch's Lives. It's great too to see names that were mentioned in Herodotus and Spielvogel come up in Plutarch. During our reading of Solon Cereus, Cyrus and Cinncinatus were mentioned. I hope you all are enjoying your studies! Thursday, January 15, 2009. As you read Plutarch's Lives you may want to take notes on each person in order to answer the following questions:. 2 What do we know about his education, training and development of these gifts? The a...
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Omnibus One and Two: War in the Backyard...Letter 29
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009. War in the Backyard.Letter 29. The Germans are coming to the patient's hometown. Screwtape knows this will force the patient to face his possible death. The devils of course do not want him to die with faith in God. They would like him to doubt. In this letter Screwtape discusses how they should accomplish this goal, either by cowardice or courage followed up by hatred of the Germans or pride. From these two choices, it seems cowardice may be the best to use. Omnibus One and Two.
