Screwtape's 1st Letter: Is there more to life than this?

Have you ever felt completely numb by your everyday life that big questions like "What is the meaning of life?" just seem ridiculous."Keep impressing upon him the ordinariness of things" is Screwtape's advice to Wormwood in this first letter of The Screwtape Letters. We open with a corker addressing questions like...Is there more to life than this?Should we ask whether an idea is indeed true?Is science in conflict with faith?Through Screwtape's anxieties, Lewis highlights just how much we can access God by engaging our own curiosity and asking questions of both philosophy and science. God's existence is marked by the material and spiritual world, so in order for a demon to successfully dissuade the patient from discovering Him in either, he must prevent the patient from engaging in arguments. Because arguments prompt questions, and the true answers, then, aren't far behind...Join the Magic Like This Book Club:https://magiclikethis.substack.com/subscribeRead my essays and join my Celtic Prayer Writing Workshops at The Battle Cry: https://christinalynnwallace.substack.comFind me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/magiclikethispodcastWanting to write a book about what God’s done in your life, but don’t know where to start? I teach a course to help with that!Enrol in Pick Up Your Sword today at https://christinalynnwallace.com/courseAlways wondered about the difference between a colon and a semi-colon? Sign up for Swordsmanship, my free punctuation mark email course, to get 21 days of free, bite-sized lessons teaching you all about the beauty of punctuation.Get it here: https://christinalynnwallace.com/swordsmanship This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit magiclikethis.substack.com/subscribe