Narnia mania

Thanks to all who came to our movie night the other night! We ended up watching Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I have a long history with the stories about Narnia. The college I went to in Illinois had a whole museum devoted to CS Lewis, the author of Narnia, and some of his author friends. They even had on display an original wardrobe owned by Lewis' grandfather that Lewis used to play in when he was a kid! (see below.)

Looks a lot like the wardrobe in the movie, huh? It's pretty cool to see it in person. This morning at 9am our youth group followed up on the movie by talking about how the Narnia story is similar to the stories in the Bible. We noticed some ways that Aslan is like Jesus... and how the story of his dying on the stone table and coming back to life is like Jesus' death and resurrection. Pretty cool! We'll keep on talking about Narnia again next week, Sunday December 21st, at 9am - any middle schoolers are welcome to join us! We'll also plan on watching Prince Caspian some time in the next few months.

If you want to learn more about the Narnia movies (including when the next one will come out!) I would suggest visiting NarniaWeb. If you want to learn more about the author CS Lewis, try Into the Wardrobe.

Disclaimer: I've checked out both of these links and they appear to be fine for youth to visit. However, I cannot guarantee the quality of every single subpage or of every link from this website. Please use your own discretion on the web!