19. Mansfield Park, Part VI

Join Shanna and Janice in conversation and laughter as they discuss the books they’re reading and finish up their discussion of Mansfield Park.Commonplace QuoteAnd, in yet another sense, handing everything over to Christ does not, of course, mean that you stop trying. To trust Him means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in saying you trusted a person if you would not take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him. But trying in a new way, a less worried way. Not doing these things in order to be saved, but because He has begun to save you already. Not hoping to get to Heaven as a reward for your actions, but inevitably wanting to act in a certain way because a first faint gleam of Heaven is already inside you.~ C. S. LewisIf then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. ~ Colossians 3:1-2Books MentionedMere Christianity, C. S. LewisThe Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, Carl R. TruemanThe BibleHarry Potter, J. K. RowlingThanks for listening to Readings & Ramblings! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit readingsandramblings.substack.com