I am off to Britain and Scotland and, for a day, to Rome. It is a study tour for Midwestern Baptist Seminary Students. My Lewis book accounts for my presence on the trip. I am looking forward to the Lewis sites. I doubt that I will be able to blog again until June 4, but who knows.
The more I read Lewis the more I am fascinated. I think the recent publication of the final volume of letters will result in significant clarification of Lewis’ views and illumination of the richness of his spirituality.
Lewis seems to hold together a very strong, very serious commitment to the spiritual disciplines and to spiritual accountability and growth without the worst by-products such seriousness can sometimes produce: fixation on spiritual naval-gazing; the holy huddle syndrome; and loss of the glorious liberty of the children of God that knows our righteousness is not our own. Am I right about this?
Later.
2 responses so far ↓
Matthew Davison // Jun 4, 2007 at 7:07 pm
Have a great time in the UK. I am a Scottish pastor currently serving in Kentucky. Scotland is by far the most beautiful country in the world, and one in great need of church planters and evangelists. One note before you get there, Scotland is in Britain. So before you get into any hot water from the English or the Scots make sure you refer to them as either English and Scots, who both make up part of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland!
Brad // Jun 9, 2007 at 5:02 pm
Dr. Mark Devine,
I googled your name after a random blogger posted an ad for a conference you and Darrin Patrick are speaking at on the 21st. This blog is just awesome. It is VERY encouraging to hear someone from the Southern Baptist crowd echo a different sentiment than what has been published in the St. Louis Post dispatch concerning the emerging church (and The Journey specifically).
This is really good stuff. Thanks for writing!
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