June
Orientation: Life, Faith, and Writings of C.S. Lewis – Dr. Joel Woodruff, President of the C.S. Lewis Institute, introduces participants to a new Fellows Program entitled the Life, Faith, and Writings of C.S. Lewis. This video provides the initial orientation for the LFW course.
July
Personal Studies – No lectures this month.
August
Biblical Truths in Narnia with Christin Ditchfield (Fall Retreat) – Bestselling author and speaker, Christian Ditchfield Lazo opens up the Scriptural truths hidden in the pages of Narnia and provides practical ways to use these stories to point your children, family and friends to Jesus.
LFW Retreat Schedule and Handouts – Small group interaction, discussion, prayer and relationships are vital to the spiritual growth process in this program. This is demonstrated throughout Scripture, but especially among Jesus’ approach to his small group of disciples.
Poems of C.S. Lewis (LFW Retreat) – Explore this collection of C.S. Lewis’s poems that provide insight into his life and faith.
September
The Power of Friendship in the Christian Life – Christian friendship finds its basis in the friendship between each believer and God. When John refers to fellow believers simply as “the friends” ( 3 John 15 ), he implies the loyalty and affection for one another that spring from loyalty and love for God. Dr. David Downing gives us a deeper understanding to the power of friendship and how it affects our Christianity.
October
Dr. Michael Ward on Mere Christianity Mere Christianity – Option 1 – Dr. Michael Ward takes us deeper into Mere Christianity and offers insightful reflections on one of Lewis’s most popular works. Interestingly, Mere Christianity was not even originally written to be a book. It arose out of four sets of radio addresses that Lewis gave on the BBC during some very stressful years of World War II, from 1941 to 1944. Lewis had these published as separate little booklets soon after the broadcasts. But it was not until 1952 that he collected them into one volume with a new introduction as Mere Christianity.
Dr. Joel Woodruff on Discipleship with C.S. Lewis Mere Christianity – Option 2 – A disciple is someone who believes in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, intentionally learns from Him, and strives to live more like Him. Discipleship is a widely-used word to describe a journey of spiritual growth, as such Dr. Joel Woodruff helps us grow as disciples of Jesus using the Bible and Mere Christianity as a guide.
November
The Power of Prayer in the Christian Life – The purpose of prayer is to converse with God, but prayer is not merely talking to God. It is responding to the One who has initiated towards us. Prayer is not a conversation we start but a relationship we are drawn to. Dr. Tom Schwanda helps us experience the power of prayer in our daily lives.
December
Spiritual Warfare with Tom Tarrants – Learn more about spiritual warfare and about how God can equip you to stand firm and experience victory through Jesus Christ.
Rev. Stuart McAlpine on Spiritual Warfare – Rev. Dr. Stuart McAlpine helps us understand the spiritual battle going on around us and our role in it.
January
Belief in Miracles and the Supernatural – Has God intervened in history in miraculous ways and does He continue to do so today? How can a rational person accept the miracles described in the Bible? Dr. Ken Boa explores the science, philosophy, and history of miracles and the supernatural.
Faith, Science, and Reason – Dr. Ken Boa explores how the transcendentals of beauty, truth, and goodness point to the glory of God and provide the foundation for morality, reason, science, art, and worship.
February
Absolute Truth and the Call to Discipleship – Bryan Hollon examines one of C.S. Lewis’s most important works, The Abolition of Man, while exploring the relationship between truth and discipleship and what that means for followers of Jesus Christ.
March
The Problem of Evil and Suffering: – If God is good and all-powerful, why do evil and suffering exist in the universe? And if the world is half so bad as some people say it is, how did we ever come to attribute it to a Good God in the first place? Professor Jerry Root helps us to explore these important questions with insights from the life, faith, and writings of C.S. Lewis.
April
Final Destinations: Heaven and Hell – In this Zoom video recording Dr. Wayne Martindale shares a biblical understanding of Heaven and Hell and how we can live in light of these realities.
Final Destinations: Heaven and Hell Question and Answer – Dr. Wayne Martindale responds to questions from Fellows on heaven and hell.
May
Mere Evangelism: Insights on Sharing our Faith from Lewis – Randy Newman explores insights from C.S. Lewis on how we can share our faith with those around us. Discover practical tips and grace-filled wisdom to share good news and hope that our world so desperately needs. Evangelism is an extraordinary task; it’s what God uses to bring people from death to life.