Summer Reviews #1
Throughout the summer, I’m going to do a number of reviews on music, books, or anything else you may want to get into this summer. Because summers in Minnesota are laid back and beautiful, people generally like to find new things to get into. Here we go with the first edition of the summer reviews!
I’m going to focus this one for parents and families. Chances are, you’ve seen the Narnia movies (or at least one of them). They are pretty good. Years ago (and I mean years ago) I read two of the Narnia books, but really didn’t get into them because I was a young teenager and I thought they were uncool. My plan for summer reading is to read all the books.
This past weekend, I knocked out ‘The Magicians Nephew‘ just on the plane going to NC and coming home. This is the very first in the stories chronological order. It explains quite a bit of what you may already seen in the other books/movies, and is essentially about the creation of Narnia.
What’s so beautiful about this book is how CS Lewis details Aslan creating Narnia from nothing. It parallels the Biblical story so well. Reading how Narnia was created was like seeing the story of God creating this world in a very new and awesome way. It would be an awesome story to read to your children, and not only perfectly paint an illustration of creation for them but you also. It’s such a simple and short read.
It hit even harder today as I was listening to Andrew Peterson here in my office. His song ‘The Magic Hour‘ shuffled up and the song hit me in a way it never has.
Here at the magic hour
Time and eternity
Mingle a moment in chorus
Here at the magic hour
Bright is the mystery
Plain is the beauty before us
Could this beauty be for us?
What is this voice that sings
Holy and hovering
Over this hill in the still of the evening?
Son of God, speak
Into the peace of these wild things,
Into the wild of this grace,
Into the grace of this blessing,
Speak in the peace of this place
After reading ‘The Magicians Nephew’ this song was even more beautiful than it previously had been. I would encourage you to read the Narnia story to your children, or simply read it yourself. CS Lewis is one of the most amazing authors of the 20th Century, and his writings inspire all ages.
And get that Andrew Peterson album for summer listening! It’s an album about family.
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