Fellow C.S. Lewis admirer here! Thank you for this. The truths this man expressed!! And your artwork helps the understanding immensely. I am sharing it with friends and family.
@clairebamber9608 Says:
C S Lewis speaks such truth with wisdom, yet to have it illustrated in such effective and helpful illustrations not only brings greater clarity and opens up what he is saying to a wider audience, but also enables the points to be more fully understood and remembered... particularly for someone like me who is a visual learner. Thanks so much 😊 ✏️ 🖌🎨 🛗
@revandrewlazo Says:
Marvelous--where can I find a copy of the text? What issue of "The Strand" is this?
@victormartin6608 Says:
Thank The Good Lord for giving us such a gifted person as C.S. Lewis. 😇
@karleenpage5979 Says:
Thank you so much!! Merry Christmas!
@MrJoel9679 Says:
Did anyone take more than a minute to press pause?
@JoschuaSchmidt Says:
This is so smart and eye-opening.
@stephenmerritt5750 Says:
It's amazing how a simple illustration can reveal profound spiritual truth
This is why Jesus taught in parables
@YahLovesYou86 Says:
Please continue your work, this channel has been such a blessing to me. Make more content!
@tinawelch3005 Says:
how can i thank you for this incredible visual representation? i will watch this many more times because the writings of CS Lewis are magnetic by their grounding in TRUTH and your interpretation in art is so compelling. Thank you!!
@amk1689 Says:
just found this channel. loving it! the doodles really clarify the concepts and are so clever
the music at the end of this made me want to 😩. the musical version of the computerized voice?
but, you have an anointing to bring CS Lewis’s messages to non-readers. i am sharing them and i subscribed. how amazing to find an essay lost until now!
@phellippesilva5598 Says:
You deserve a Prize!!!
God Bless Forevermore!!!
@markheaney Says:
Wonderfully enlightening.
@f.k.b.16 Says:
7:41 Great Sound Effect!! Did you make it yourself?
@AslansMane88 Says:
CS Lewis, read by Russell Crowe. We are entertained. 🤴🧔
@mazaroth7 Says:
Where did you get the acutal sermon? I have looked everywhere to buy this but I cannot find it.
@desdichado92 Says:
Even transforming the Don into Robo-Lewis somehow doesn't make the man any less fascinating to listen to.
@CSLewisDoodle Says:
Here are the video description notes from above if you missed them:
For those in the southern hemisphere, a little 'thought salad' for your mid-winter Christmas party. Here is a piece that C.S. Lewis wrote some 73 years ago, which was lost until last year. As such you will have to excuse the computerised voice/text reader used here, but enjoy the brand new material anyway. See notes below...
(4:41, 9:53) See Lewis' Moral Law summary here: https://drive.google.com/file/d1HkHEBgXDPIOZhNMahUfWADYaCGckjIO0/view?usp=sharing
(6:44) “The ancient man approached God (or even the gods) as the accused person approaches his judge. For the modern man the roles are reversed...Man is on the Bench and God in the Dock." (God in the Dock, Sept 1948).
(7:29) “The astronomers hold out no hope that this planet is going to be permanently inhabitable. The physicists hold out no hope that organic life is going to be a permanent possibility in any part of the material universe. Not only this earth, but the whole show, all the suns of space, are to run down. Nature is a sinking ship” (On Living in an Atomic Age, 1945, http://y2u.be/oxFmkg5dcyk). See also https://youtu.be/leSj7SVX_dg?t=602
(8:18) In 1946 British food supplies were more heavily rationed than during the Nazi siege, as now many continents were suffering from droughts, & the prospect of a “global starvation” was in all the newspapers. I should point out, that humanity had not put anywhere near enough CO2 into the air to have any possible effect in 1946 (see Dr. Patrick Michaels on this issue). It turns out that the threat of famine was not quite so bad as thought with bumper harvests in other regions (ironically world obesity was to be the real future threat). See article below for a taste of the panic:
"14 Feb 1946 – FAMINE THREAT TO LIVES OF 1000 MILLION Foreign Secretary Bevin Tells World Diet Will Be Very Monotonous. Question of Survival. Civilisation at Stake. Food must be the world priority #1. This was the key note of an urgent call to all food producing countries voiced at the United Nation Organization last night. Mr Ernest Bevin led the debate. He appealed to the Governments of the world to wage war on famine, which threatened a thousand million lives…"
(8:36) In Britain, with cooking fats & soap still rationed, the nation looked to whale hunting to supply the large shortage. Whale hunting had been suspended for 5 years during WW2, and it was thought the whale stocks would be plentiful. The hunting fleets failure of 1946 describes exceptionally bad weather, a decrease in sightings of whales, a decrease in the age of whales caught, but also the “slimming” of similar aged whales caught - due to some sort of undersea plankton famine occurring in 1946.
“23 March 1946 – WHALING SEASON WORST ON RECORD. The first post war whaling season has proved the worst on record. It was expected that the suspension of whaling during the war years would mean that 'the ships would be hardly able to move for whales.' But on the contrary few whales have been found, and they are small and thin. Whale oil now stands at £45 a ton compared with £25 before the war.”
(8:47) The earth vomits out its corrupt inhabitants – see Lev. 18.24-25: “Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things...for the land itself vomits out her inhabitants". See also Amos 4.7-8.
The earth groans with old age: “You, Lord, in the beginning laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands. They will perish, but You remain; and they will all grow old like a garment” (Heb. 1.11, Psa. 102.26, Isa. 51.6).
The earth is in "travail" as it waits for its ultimate purpose: “For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly awaits the revelation of the sons of God…for we know that the whole creation groans & travails in pain together until now.”
Famine can also be caused by misuse: “Only the trees which you know are not trees for fruit, you shall destroy & cut them down…” (Deut. 20.19).
(8:52) See the 'Abolition of Man' chapter three: http://y2u.be/idgYLTnSzxI
(8:55) Sic Volo Sic Jubeo: Thus I will, thus I command. Let my feelings take reason’s place.
(12:39) See John 6.60-71: So Jesus said to the twelve disciples, “Do you want to go away as well?” Simon Peter answered Him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, & we have believed, & have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”
(12:43) “...as Jesus ever lives to make intercession for them” (Heb. 7.25). “Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifies. Who is he that condemns? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us” (Rom. 8.33-34).
(14:51) "a sign to note": a swaddled baby meant 'loved' (see Ezek. 16.4). A baby in an animal trough meant 'hated'. So the sign was "a loved baby in an unloved position". A similar kind of sign as "Christ crucified" (=chosen by God, rejected by men, or 'the saviour, unsaved' or 'the deliverer, delivered up & handed over').
@CSLewisDoodle Says:
Here are the lyrics to the Christmas carol at beginning:
"God rest ye merry, gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember, Christ, our Saviour
Was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
In Bethlehem, in Israel,
This blessed Babe was born
And laid within a manger
Upon this blessed morn
The which His Mother Mary
Did nothing take in scorn
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
From God our Heavenly Father
A blessed Angel came;
And unto certain Shepherds
Brought tidings of the same:
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by Name.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
"Fear not then," said the Angel,
"Let nothing you affright,
This day is born a Saviour
Of a pure Virgin bright,
To free all those who trust in Him
From Satan's power and might."
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding
In tempest, storm and wind:
And went to Bethlehem straightway
The Son of God to find.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
And when they came to Bethlehem
Where our dear Saviour lay,
They found Him in a manger,
Where oxen feed on hay;
His Mother Mary kneeling down,
Unto the Lord did pray.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All other doth deface.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy."
(Music by the Salvation Army Band)
Song at end: 'For Unto Us' by Carmen Licciardello.
Intro music: "Luther's Cradle Song" originally sung to small children in the nursery crib, i.e. "no crying he made" (i.e., meaning that the Son of God had less than most of us, yet did not complain about his mistreatment, a manger of hay was enough):
"Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head.
The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay,
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.
The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,
But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes.
I love thee, Lord Jesus! look down from the sky,
And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.
Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask thee to stay
Close by me forever, and love me I pray.
Bless all the dear children in thy tender care,
And take us to heaven to live with thee there."
Spoken: Luke 2.8-12
"Now there were in the same country shepherds, living out in the fields
Keeping watch over their flock by night
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them
And the glory of the Lord shone around them
And they were greatly afraid
And the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold
I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people."
"For unto You is born this day
In the city of David
A Mighty Savior,
Christ, the Lord."
"And this shall be a sign to note
A baby wrapped in swaddling clothes
Lying in the manger lo
Christ, the Lord."
Spoken: Isaiah 9.6-7:
"For unto a child is born
Unto us a Son is given
And the government will be upon His shoulder
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace,
Of the increase of his government and peace
There will be no end
Upon the throne of David and over his kingdom
To order it and establish it
With judgment and justice
From that time forward and even forevermore
And the zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this!"
@steveseidel100 Says:
You are the best
@SusanAmberBruce Says:
:-)
@gause__ Says:
thank you so much
@mildredchester Says:
An excellent surprise, always learning something new from these videos.
@thundergrace Says:
Nice booklet
@sjlooker Says:
Thank you for doing another "Doodle"! The essay was wonderful and the graphics were fantastic. There was something that seemed ... amiss about the voice. Was it AutoTuned? Anyway, I can't wait for the next video. Thanks again for the work you're putting into these.
@ActuarialNinja Says:
I'm a simple guy. I see, CSLewisDoodle, and I watch.
@dannybaseball2444 Says:
Excellent as always. Judicious introduction of color and montage. Thank you for this wonderful series.
@SylvianLight Says:
NICE
@terryhollifield9343 Says:
Outstanding work as usual. Your visualization of Lewis' arguments is intuitive and highly illuminating. I share your video with friends in evangelistic conversations and equipping frequently. Please keep them up, and thank you very much!
(Constructive side note: There is expense involved, but having a live person actually read it as in past videos is much more desirable than this automated voice. The automated voice makes it a little irritating to listen to.)
@Ephisus Says:
lol, is that Carman?
@Ephisus Says:
Somehow I didn't hear about this.
@tihiandrew Says:
this is really great content , thanks
@FoxFamilyAdventures6 Says:
Thank you from the land downunder.
@TheGag96 Says:
Argh. If only there was a better narration available than text-to-speech... But we get what we can get lol.
@CSLewisDoodle Says:
C.S. Lewis wrote a preface to the book “How Heathen is Britain?” around the same time as this magazine article. The preface sheds some light on the climate it was written in, as at the time, newspaper journalists were celebrating "the decline of Christianity in England" (the book - based on interviews of pupils - exposes the root cause - Christianity was no longer being taught to children). In a rather humorous retort below, Lewis addresses this issue:
"During the war we turn with quickened interest from the newspaper accounts of the fighting to the report of any man who has just returned from taking part in it himself. The manuscript of this little book, when it was first put into my hands, gave me a similar excitement.
Discussions on education and on religious education are admirable things; but here we have something different – a first-hand record of the results which the existing system is actually producing... Firstly, that the content of, and the case for, Christianity, are not put before most schoolboys under the present system; and secondly, that when they are so put, a majority find them acceptable. The importance of these two facts is that, between them, they blow away a whole fog of “reasons for the decline of religion” which are often advanced and often believed.
If we had noticed that the young men of the present day found it harder and harder to get the right answers to sums, we should consider that this had been adequately explained the moment we discovered that schools had for some years ceased to teach arithmetic. After that discovery we should turn a deaf ear to people who offered explanations of a vaguer and larger kind – people who said that the influence of Einstein ['s theory of relativity] had sapped the ancestral belief in fixed numerical relations, or that gangster films had undermined the desire to get right answers, or that the evolution of consciousness was now entering on its post-arithmetical phase. Where a clear and simple explanation completely covers the facts no other explanation is in court.
If the younger generation have never been told what the Christians say and never heard any arguments in defence of it, then their agnosticism or indifference is fully explained. There is no need to look any further: no need to talk about the general intellectual climate of the age, the influence of mechanistic civilization on the character of urban life. And having discovered that the cause of their ignorance is lack of instruction, we have also discovered the remedy. There is nothing in the nature of the younger generation which incapacitates them for receiving Christianity. If anyone is prepared to tell them, they are apparently ready to hear” (Preface, On the Transmission of Christianity, June, 1946).
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